Lester Paul Straker Bolnalda (born October 10, 1959) is a former professional baseball right-handed starting pitcher. He played two seasons for the Minnesota Twins in 1987-88. Straker is currently the pitching coach for the DSL Phillies.
A ten-year minor leaguer, Straker went all the way to the 1987 World Series in his rookie year. As a young prospect, Straker was released by the Cincinnati Reds and Oakland Athletics. He made his major league debut with the Twins as their number-three starter behind Frank Viola and Bert Blyleven.
Straker became the first Venezuelan to pitch in the World Series when he started games three and six. He began 1988 on the disabled list and never completely recovered his form, being released when the season was over. He played two additional seasons in the minor leagues.
straker, lester, paul, straker, bolnalda, born, october, 1959, former, professional, baseball, right, handed, starting, pitcher, played, seasons, minnesota, twins, 1987, straker, currently, pitching, coach, phillies, straker, 1987pitcherborn, 1959, october, 19. Lester Paul Straker Bolnalda born October 10 1959 is a former professional baseball right handed starting pitcher He played two seasons for the Minnesota Twins in 1987 88 Straker is currently the pitching coach for the DSL Phillies Les StrakerStraker in 1987PitcherBorn 1959 10 10 October 10 1959 age 63 Ciudad Bolivar Bolivar State VenezuelaBatted RightThrew RightMLB debutApril 11 1987 for the Minnesota TwinsLast MLB appearanceOctober 1 1988 for the Minnesota TwinsMLB statisticsWin loss record10 15Earned run average4 22Strikeouts99CPBL statisticsWin loss record5 12Earned run average5 19Strikeouts55TeamsMinnesota Twins 1987 1988 Jungo Bears 1995 Career highlights and awardsWorld Series champion 1987 Contents 1 Career 1 1 Coaching 2 See also 3 External linksCareer EditA ten year minor leaguer Straker went all the way to the 1987 World Series in his rookie year As a young prospect Straker was released by the Cincinnati Reds and Oakland Athletics He made his major league debut with the Twins as their number three starter behind Frank Viola and Bert Blyleven Straker became the first Venezuelan to pitch in the World Series when he started games three and six He began 1988 on the disabled list and never completely recovered his form being released when the season was over He played two additional seasons in the minor leagues In his two season 47 game career Straker had a record of 10 15 with 99 strikeouts one shutout one save and a 4 22 earned run average Coaching Edit Straker was named as the pitching coach for the DSL Phillies for the 2018 season See also EditList of players from Venezuela in Major League BaseballExternal links EditCareer statistics and player information from ESPN or Baseball Reference or Fangraphs or Baseball Reference Minors or Retrosheet Pura Pelota This biographical article relating to a Venezuelan baseball pitcher is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Les Straker amp oldid 1119839240, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
