| Graeme Lloyd | ||
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| Pitcher | ||
| Born: April 9, 1967 | ||
| Batted: Left | Threw: Left | |
| MLB debut | ||
| April 11, 1993 for the Milwaukee Brewers |
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| Final game | ||
| September 27, 2003 for the Kansas City Royals |
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| Career statistics | ||
| Record | 30-36 | |
| ERA | 4. In Baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the Pitcher's mound toward the Catcher to begin each play with the goal of Events 193 - Septimius Severus is proclaimed Roman Emperor by the army in Illyricum (in the Balkans) Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Events 491 - Flavius Anastasius becomes Byzantine Emperor, with the name of Anastasius I. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) The Milwaukee Brewers are a Major League Baseball team based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, which plays in the Central Division of the National League Events 489 - Odoacer attacks Theodoric at the Battle of Verona and is defeated again Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. The Kansas City Royals are a Major League Baseball team based in Kansas City, Missouri. In Baseball statistics, earned run average ( ERA) is the Mean of Earned runs given up by a Pitcher per nine Innings pitched 04 | |
| Strikeouts | 304 | |
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| Silver | Athens 2004 | Team Competition | |
Graeme John Lloyd (born April 9, 1967 in Victoria, Australia) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who had a ten year career from 1993 to 2003. In Baseball or Softball, a strikeout or strike out (denoted by SO or K) occurs when a batter receives three strikes The Milwaukee Brewers are a Major League Baseball team based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, which plays in the Central Division of the National League Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Toronto Blue Jays over Philadelphia Phillies (4-2 Paul Molitor, Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over Atlanta Braves (4-2 John Wetteland, MVP The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City, New York. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over Atlanta Braves (4-2 John Wetteland, MVP Headline events of the year Mark McGwire, Sammy Sosa, Ken Griffey Jr The Toronto Blue Jays are a professional baseball team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over Atlanta Braves (4-0 Mariano Rivera, MVP Franchise history Creation of the franchise In 1960 Montreal lost its International League team the Montreal Royals (an affiliate of Champions Major League Baseball Regular Season Champions Other champions Caribbean World Series: Champions Major League Baseball Regular Season Champions Other champions Caribbean World Series: The Florida Marlins are a professional baseball team based in Miami Gardens Florida. Champions Major League Baseball Regular Season Champions Other champions Caribbean World Series: "Mets" redirects here For the medical term see Metastasis. Headline event of the year The Florida Marlins become World Series champions holding off a dynastic New York Yankees team 4 games to The Kansas City Royals are a Major League Baseball team based in Kansas City, Missouri. Headline event of the year The Florida Marlins become World Series champions holding off a dynastic New York Yankees team 4 games to For other events named "World Series" see World Series (disambiguation. Baseball is a Bat-and-ball Sport played between two teams of nine players each Baseball at the 2004 Summer Olympics was held on two separate diamonds within the Helliniko Olympic Complex, from August 15 to August 25 Events 193 - Septimius Severus is proclaimed Roman Emperor by the army in Illyricum (in the Balkans) Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. In Baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the Pitcher's mound toward the Catcher to begin each play with the goal of Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. He played with the Milwaukee Brewers, New York Yankees, Toronto Blue Jays and Kansas City Royals all of the American League and the Montreal Expos, Florida Marlins and New York Mets all of the National League. The Milwaukee Brewers are a Major League Baseball team based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, which plays in the Central Division of the National League The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City, New York. The Toronto Blue Jays are a professional baseball team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Kansas City Royals are a Major League Baseball team based in Kansas City, Missouri. The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the American League ( AL) is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in Franchise history Creation of the franchise In 1960 Montreal lost its International League team the Montreal Royals (an affiliate of The Florida Marlins are a professional baseball team based in Miami Gardens Florida. "Mets" redirects here For the medical term see Metastasis. The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the National League ( NL) is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball He is believed to be the fourth native Australian to pitch in Major League Baseball.
Lloyd was used exclusively as a relief pitcher during his ten years in the major leagues. He ended his career with 30 wins against 36 losses, 17 saves, and 97 holds. At his peak, Lloyd threw a sinking fastball that reached 90 miles per hour and a slider. For the American band of the same name see Fastball (band. For the game also known as fast-pitch softball see Softball. In Baseball, a slider is a pitch halfway between a Curveball and a Fastball. Later in his career, he added a palmball to his repertoire. In Baseball, the palmball pitch is a type of Changeup. It requires placing the baseball tightly in the palm and then throwing it as if throwing a Fastball
For much of his career, he was used as a matchup lefty, or LOOGY (lefty one out only guy). In Baseball, a left-handed specialist is a Left-handed Relief pitcher who specializes in getting left-handed or poor right-handed switch batters This type of pitcher is used against an opposing team's star left-handed hitter(s) late in a game. Lloyd excelled in this role for the New York Yankees in 1998 when he posted a career-best 1. 67 ERA. This effectiveness led to the Toronto Blue Jays demanding that Lloyd be included in a package anchored by starting pitcher David Wells when the Yankees traded for Toronto starting pitcher Roger Clemens. David Lee Wells (born May 20, 1963 in Torrance California) is a former Major League Baseball Starting pitcher. William Roger Clemens (born August 4, 1962 in Dayton, Ohio) is an American Right-handed Pitcher in Major
Lloyd lost the entire 2000 season while recovering from arthroscopic surgery. Arthroscopy (also called arthroscopic surgery) is a Minimally invasive surgical procedure in which an examination and sometimes treatment of damage of the In 2001, he received the Tony Conigliaro Award. The Tony Conigliaro Award is a national award instituted in 1990 by the Boston Red Sox to honor the memory of their former star Tony Conigliaro.
Lloyd represented his native Australia at the Olympic Games in Athens in 2004. The Olympic Games is an international Multi-sport event established for both summer and winter games Athens (ˈæθənz Αθήνα Athina,) the Capital and largest city of Greece, dominates the Attica periphery as one of the world's "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " His teammate Dave Nilsson had made history with him ten years earlier, when, on April 13, 1994, the men formed the first all-Australian battery in an MLB game. David ("Dave" Wayne Nilsson (born December 14, 1969 in Brisbane Australia) is a former Australian Baseball player Events 1111 - Henry V is crowned Holy Roman Emperor. 1204 - The Fourth Crusade sacks Constantinople Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar)
Lloyd's wife Cindy suffered from Crohn's disease, which she succumbed to in 2000 at the age of 26. Crohn's disease is a Disease of the Digestive system which may affect any part of the Gastrointestinal tract from Mouth to Anus In 2000 and 2001 Graeme acted as the spokesman for the Graeme Lloyd and Jon Mechanic Field of Dreams, a charity which was dedicated in the name of Cindy Lloyd.
See also
- Montreal Expos all-time roster
- List of players from Australia in Major League Baseball
- Florida Marlins all-time roster
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
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