Rafael Novoa
Rafael Angel Novoa (born October 26, 1967) is a retired Major League Baseball pitcher. He played during two seasons at the major league level for the San Francisco Giants and Milwaukee Brewers.
| Rafael Novoa | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pitcher | |||
| Born: October 26, 1967 New York, New York | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| July 31, 1990, for the San Francisco Giants | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| October 3, 1993, for the Milwaukee Brewers | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Win-Loss | 0-4 | ||
| Earned run average | 5.06 | ||
| Strikeouts | 31 | ||
| Teams | |||
Novoa played college baseball for Villanova, where he earned All-Tournament honors in the 1987 Big East Conference Baseball Tournament.[1] In 1987 and 1988, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Harwich Mariners of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[2]
He was drafted by the Giants in the 9th round of the 1989 amateur draft. Novoa played his first professional season with the Class A (Short Season) Everett Giants in 1989, and his last season in the California Angels' farm system in 1996.
Novoa never won a game at the major league level but on September 30, 1990, he was able to notch his one and only career save. He pitched the final 4 innings of a 8-2 Giants win over the arch rival Dodgers. He saved the game for starting pitcher Rick Reuschel. Ironically, this was the 214th and final victory of Reuschel's career. [3]
References
- 2012 Big East Baseball Media Guide. Big East Conference. p. 66. Retrieved January 21, 2013.
- "Major League Baseball Players From the Cape Cod League" (PDF). capecodbaseball.org. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
- https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SFN/SFN199009300.shtml
External links
- "Rafael Novoa Statistics". The Baseball Cube. 10 January 2008.
- "Rafael Novoa Statistics". Baseball-Reference. 10 January 2008.