Jeff Innis Baseball player

Jeffrey David (Jeff) Innis (born July 5, 1962 in Decatur, Illinois) is a former pitcher in Major League Baseball who played his entire career for the New York Mets from 1987 through 1993. He batted and threw right-handed. Innis received a psychology degreee from University of Illinois.Innis, a dependable middle reliever with a submarine delivery, threw two different breaking balls with a deceptive movement that disconcerted opposite hitters. A workhorse out of the New York Mets bullpen, Innis led the team in games pitched from 1991–93, averaging 84 innings per season. In 1991, he became the only pitcher in major league history to appear in at least 60 games without recording a win or a save. He broke the streak recording a win in relief on the 1992 Opening Day as he set a team record with 76 pitching appearances that season. His nickname was "I-Man".In a seven-season career, Innis posted a 10-20 record with a 3.05 ERA in 288 games.

Personal facts

Alias (AKA)I-Man
Birth dateJuly 05, 1962
Birth place
Decatur Illinois

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Baseball player

Career startMay 16, 1987
Career endOctober 02, 1993
batting sideRight
former teams
New York Mets
position
Pitcher
teams
New York Mets
throwing sideRight

Jeff Innis on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.baseballlibrary.com/baseballlibrary/ballplayers/I/Innis_Jeff.stm
  2. http://www.mbtn.net/31-40.htm
  3. http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/Pinnij001.htm
  4. http://www.ultimatemets.com/profile.php?PlayerCode=0389