#29 william michael stanton | p

2000 highlights:
was 2-3 with a 4.10era in 69 appearances…did not convert any of hi four save opportunities…retired 47-of-69 first batters faced (68%)…prevented 22-of-41 inherited runners form scoring (54%)…after allowing 3er on 8h if first seven appearances (4.oip), allowed only 3er and 17h in next 18 appearances (18.oip) through 5/30 vs. oakland, struck out 20 and walked only one in the 18 game span…earned first win of the season, pitching 3.0 scoreless innings on 5/27 vs. boston despite tying a career high with six hit allowed (also on 8/5/96 with texas at chicago)…struck out a career-high five batters in 6/6 win at montreal (2.2ip, 1bb), with eighth inning single collected his first hit since 5/10/94 (with atlanta vs. philadelphia) and improved his career ba to .500 (7-for-14)…suffered first loss of the season on 6/16 vs. chicago, allowing 1er on 2h in 1.1ip…walked a career high four batters in 6/30 at tampa bay (2.oip, 1h)…earned his second win of the season, pitching a season-high 3.2 scoreless innings (1h, 3bb,3k) on 7/6 vs. baltimore, his longest relief outing since pitching 3.2 innings on 6/1/97 at boston…had his 11 appearance coreles streak snapped (a span of 13.oip) on 7/29 at minnesota…in six-game span from 8/18-9/6, allowed 12er in 4.1ip, but finished the season by allowing only 1er in final eight appearances (6.2ip, 5h, 2bb, 11k)

personal:
graduated from midland h.s. (tx), where he played baseball, basketball and football...was named to the all-district team.