| Chicago White Sox — No. 50 | |
| Starting pitcher | |
| Born: April 15, 1985 Austin, Texas | |
| Bats: Left | Throws: Left |
| Major League Baseball debut | |
| April 8, 2007 for the Chicago White Sox | |
| Selected MLB statistics (through June 6, 2008) | |
| Win-Loss | 10-17 |
| Earned run average | 4. In Baseball or Softball, a starting pitcher, often abbreviated as starter, is the Pitcher who pitches the first pitch to the first batter of Events 1450 - Battle of Formigny: Toward the end of the Hundred Years' War, the French attack and nearly annihilate English Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. Events 217 - Roman Emperor Caracalla is Assassinated (and succeeded by his Praetorian Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. A win is a Statistic in Major League Baseball credited to the Pitcher for the winning team who was in the game when his team last took the lead In Baseball statistics, earned run average ( ERA) is the Mean of Earned runs given up by a Pitcher per nine Innings pitched 64 |
| Strikeouts | 160 |
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John William Danks (born April 15, 1985 in Austin, Texas) is a left-handed starting pitcher in the Major Leagues currently playing with the Chicago White Sox. In Baseball or Softball, a strikeout or strike out (denoted by SO or K) occurs when a batter receives three strikes The Chicago White Sox are a professional Baseball team based in Chicago, Illinois. Champions Major League Baseball Regular Season Champions Other champions Minor League Baseball Events 1450 - Battle of Formigny: Toward the end of the Hundred Years' War, the French attack and nearly annihilate English Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. In Baseball or Softball, a starting pitcher, often abbreviated as starter, is the Pitcher who pitches the first pitch to the first batter of The Chicago White Sox are a professional Baseball team based in Chicago, Illinois. John graduated from Round Rock High School in Texas in 2003 and he was named the Texas player of the year. Round Rock High School is a 5A high school within the Round Rock Independent School District in Round Rock Texas. [1] Danks was drafted in the first round, ninth overall in the 2003 Major League Baseball Draft by the Texas Rangers. The Texas Rangers are an American professional baseball team based in Arlington Texas, United States, representing the Dallas-Ft His brother Jordan Danks was drafted by the White Sox in the 2005 MLB Draft in the 19th round. Jordan Cooper Danks (born August 7, 1986 in Austin, Texas) is a Center field prospect for the Chicago White Sox. The 2005 First-Year Player Draft, Major League Baseball 's annual amateur draft, was held on June 7 and 8 He however did not sign and chose to play outfield for the University of Texas baseball team. Jordan was drafted again by the White Sox in the 2008 MLB Draft in the 7th round. The 2008 First-Year Player Draft continued Major League Baseball 's annual amateur draft of high school and college baseball players and was held on June 5 and 6
Danks, along with pitchers Nick Masset and Jacob Rasner, was traded by the Rangers to the White Sox for pitcher Brandon McCarthy and outfielder David Paisano on December 23, 2006. Nicholas Allen Masset (born May 17, 1982 in St Petersburg Florida) is a Right-handed Pitcher for Major League Baseball Brandon Patrick McCarthy (born on July 7, 1983 in Glendale California) is a Starting pitcher for the Texas Rangers. [1]
As a top prospect for the Chicago White Sox, he was selected as the team's fifth starter in their rotation. The Chicago White Sox are a professional Baseball team based in Chicago, Illinois.
During High School he played for Andrew Prater's Austin Baseball Club (ABC) summer league team.