Erik Hanson

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Erik Hanson
Pitcher
Born: May 18, 1965 (1965-05-18) (age 43)
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 5, 1988
for the Seattle Mariners
Final game
June 8, 1998
for the Toronto Blue Jays
Career statistics
Record     89-84
ERA     4.15
Strikeouts     1175
Teams
Career highlights and awards

Erik Brian Hanson (born May 18, 1965 in Kinnelon, New Jersey) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Seattle Mariners, Cincinnati Reds, Boston Red Sox, and Toronto Blue Jays from 1988 to 1998. Erik attended Wake Forest University and was known for possessing an excellent curveball.

Hanson won a career high 18 games for the Mariners in 1990 and was a 1995 American League All-Star selection for the Red Sox compiling a 15-5 record that year. Hanson pitched 8 innings in game 2 of the 1995 ALDS Game 2, receiving the loss in a 4-0 decision.[1]

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