Cameron Cairncross (born 11 May 1972) is an Australian former baseball player. He was a left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who debuted for the Cleveland Indians on 20 July 2000, and pitched his final game on 1 October of that same season.
Cairncross was born in Cairns, Queensland, Australia and attended Cairns State High School. He signed with the San Diego Padres as an amateur free agent in 1990, and began his professional career a year later with the Charleston Rainbows. For the season, he had an 8–5 win–loss record and a 3.56 earned run average (ERA) in 24 games. The following season, Cairncross pitched for the Waterloo Diamonds and had an 8–8 record, a 3.61 ERA, and 138 strikeouts in 24 games. In 1993, he was promoted to the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes, and in 29 games for them, he had a 10–11 record and a 5.12 ERA.[1]
He made his major league debut on 20 July, and his lone major league win came on 3 September 2000 against the Baltimore Orioles. Cairncross got the last two outs in the top of the 13th of an 11–11 game, then Kenny Lofton hit a walk off home run in the bottom of the 13th for a 12–11 victory.[3] For the season, he appeared in 15 games, all in relief, and had a record of 1–0 with 2 games finished, 8 strikeouts, and an earned run average (ERA) of 3.86 in 9.1 innings pitched. In 2001, Cairncross had shoulder surgery, and ended up missing the entire season. He was released after the 2001 season, ending his professional baseball career.[4]
Referencesedit
^"Cameron Cairncross Minor League Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
^ ab"Australian Pitcher Called Up By Cleveland". Toledo Blade. 19 July 2000. p. 27.
^"Lofton Lifts His Mates". The Plain Dealer. 4 September 2000. p. 1C.
^"Charlie stays; is Juan so gone? Agent claims Gonzalez offering 'discount' for new Tribe contract". The Plain Dealer. 24 October 2001. p. D1.
External linksedit
Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs
Cam Cairncross profile at Australian Baseball League
April 11, 2024
cairncross, cameron, cairncross, born, 1972, australian, former, baseball, player, left, handed, pitcher, major, league, baseball, debuted, cleveland, indians, july, 2000, pitched, final, game, october, that, same, season, relief, pitcherborn, 1972, 1972, cair. Cameron Cairncross born 11 May 1972 is an Australian former baseball player He was a left handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who debuted for the Cleveland Indians on 20 July 2000 and pitched his final game on 1 October of that same season Cam CairncrossRelief pitcherBorn 1972 05 11 11 May 1972 age 51 Cairns Queensland AustraliaBatted LeftThrew LeftMLB debut20 July 2000 for the Cleveland IndiansLast MLB appearance1 October 2000 for the Cleveland IndiansMLB statisticsWin loss record1 0Earned run average3 86Strikeouts9TeamsCleveland Indians 2000 Cairncross was born in Cairns Queensland Australia and attended Cairns State High School He signed with the San Diego Padres as an amateur free agent in 1990 and began his professional career a year later with the Charleston Rainbows For the season he had an 8 5 win loss record and a 3 56 earned run average ERA in 24 games The following season Cairncross pitched for the Waterloo Diamonds and had an 8 8 record a 3 61 ERA and 138 strikeouts in 24 games In 1993 he was promoted to the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes and in 29 games for them he had a 10 11 record and a 5 12 ERA 1 Cairncross started the 1994 season with the Quakes then was promoted to the Wichita Wranglers and the AAA Las Vegas Stars After the season concluded he had to have Tommy John surgery on his shoulder and missed both the 1995 and 1996 seasons as a result 2 Cairncross then rejoined the Quakes in 1997 and pitched in 60 games going 1 3 with a 5 62 ERA the Padres released him after the season ended After spending 1998 with the Brisbane Bandits of the Australian Baseball League he was picked up by the Cleveland Indians and spent 1999 with the Kinston Indians and Buffalo Bisons He then spent 2000 on the Akron Aeros and with Buffalo and was planned to be named to the Australian national baseball team for the 2000 Olympics but was instead promoted to the major league roster 2 He made his major league debut on 20 July and his lone major league win came on 3 September 2000 against the Baltimore Orioles Cairncross got the last two outs in the top of the 13th of an 11 11 game then Kenny Lofton hit a walk off home run in the bottom of the 13th for a 12 11 victory 3 For the season he appeared in 15 games all in relief and had a record of 1 0 with 2 games finished 8 strikeouts and an earned run average ERA of 3 86 in 9 1 innings pitched In 2001 Cairncross had shoulder surgery and ended up missing the entire season He was released after the 2001 season ending his professional baseball career 4 References edit Cameron Cairncross Minor League Statistics amp History Baseball Reference com Retrieved 10 September 2014 a b Australian Pitcher Called Up By Cleveland Toledo Blade 19 July 2000 p 27 Lofton Lifts His Mates The Plain Dealer 4 September 2000 p 1C Charlie stays is Juan so gone Agent claims Gonzalez offering discount for new Tribe contract The Plain Dealer 24 October 2001 p D1 External links editCareer statistics and player information from Baseball Reference or Fangraphs Cam Cairncross profile at Australian Baseball League Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cam Cairncross amp oldid 1191500819, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
