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Jim Poole
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Career Notes

1996
Traded by the Cleveland Indians to the San Francisco Giants for 1B Mark Carreon on July 9 ... Allowed no earned runs in 57 of 67 outings with Cleveland and San Francisco.

1995
Signed by the Cleveland Indians as a free agent to a minor-league contract on March 18 ... Allowed only 4 of 27 (14%) inherited baserunners to score ... Retired 76% of his first batters faced (32 of 42) ... Was the winning pitcher of the 17 inning victory over the Minnesota Twins on May 17 ... Made his first post-season appearance.

1994
During the month of May, did not give up a run in 12 appearances (5.1 innings) ... Posted his longest outing of the season with a 1.2 inning performance May 18 against Boston.

1993
His first full season in the majors ... Started the year with 12 straight scoreless appearances ... By June 11, had a 1.40 ERA in 19 1/3 innings ... His .167 opponents' batting average with runners on was second-best in the American League ... His 51 stranded runners were the highest in the AL ... Finished the year 2-1 with a 2.15 ERA in 55 appearances.

1992
On the disabled list to start the season because of tendinitis in his left shoulder ... Called up to the Orioles Sept. 1 after assignments with Class AA Hagerstown and Class AAA Rochester ... Appeared in six games, allowing no earned runs.

1991
Acquired by Texas from Los Angeles for Steven Allen and David Lynch Dec. 29, 1990 ... Began the year with the Rangers' Class AAA affiliate in Oklahoma City, then appeared in five games with the Rangers before being waived May 26 ... Claimed on waivers by the Orioles from Texas May 31, 1991 ... Played at Rochester until July 30, when he was recalled ... In his major-league debut, struck out six Mariners in 3 1/3 innings ... After allowing a hit to the first batter he faced, he retired 26 straight over six appearances ... held AL batters to a .157 average for the year ... Ended the year 3-2 with a 2.00 ERA in 24 outings.

1990
Began the year with Class AAA San Antonio ... Called up to the Dodgers and made his major-league debut June 15 ... Allowed no runs in his first six appearances ... Returned to San Antonio July 2, then was recalled Sept. 1 ... Ended the year 0-0 with a 4.22 ERA with the Dodgers.


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