Travis Harper attended Circleville High School in Pendleton County, West Virginia. He was an all-state basketball and baseball player in high school. Also, he helped lead the Indians to a state title in baseball during his senior season of 1994. He was named the West Virginia Baseball Player of the Yearby the state's Sports Writers Association. During his career at Circleville, Harper was 27-5, had an earned run average of 0.88, surrendered just 68 hits and struck out 407 in 207 innings pitched. He was drafted by the New York Mets in the 14th round of the 1994 draft, but instead chose to attend James Madison University in nearby Harrisonburg, VA on a baseball scholarship. In three seasons at JMU, Harper finished with a 20-10 record and an earned run average of 4.08. Harper graduated with a Health Sciences Degree. He played with the Harrisonburg (VA) Turks of the Valley League during his college summers.[1]
Professional career
Harper was drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the third round of the 1997 amateur draft. He signed with the Red Sox on July 14, 1997. Following a contract dispute with the Red Sox which went to arbitration, he became a free agent on October 29, 1997. He then signed with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays on June 28, 1998. He made his Major League debut on August 4, 2000, against the Baltimore Orioles. Later that season, he tossed a two-hit, complete game shutout against the Toronto Blue Jays. Harper played in seven major league seasons for Tampa Bay. He was released by the Devil Rays on October 31, 2006. Harper had career ending shoulder surgery in 2007.[2]
References
^Wickline, John (May 12, 2020). "Travis Harper". Society for American Baseball Research.
^. www.sptimes.com. Archived from the original on 2007-02-27.
External links
Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference
March 05, 2023
travis, harper, travis, boyd, harper, born, 1976, former, major, league, baseball, player, harper, relief, pitcher, tampa, devil, rays, from, 2000, 2006, pitcherborn, 1976, 1976, harrisonburg, virginia, batted, leftthrew, rightmlb, debutaugust, 2000, tampa, de. Travis Boyd Harper born May 21 1976 is a former Major League Baseball player Harper was a relief pitcher for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays from 2000 to 2006 Travis HarperPitcherBorn 1976 05 21 May 21 1976 age 46 Harrisonburg Virginia U S Batted LeftThrew RightMLB debutAugust 4 2000 for the Tampa Bay Devil RaysLast MLB appearanceAugust 1 2006 for the Tampa Bay Devil RaysMLB statisticsWin loss record22 29Earned run average4 94Strikeouts271TeamsTampa Bay Devil Rays 2000 2006 Contents 1 High school and college 2 Professional career 3 References 4 External linksHigh school and college EditTravis Harper attended Circleville High School in Pendleton County West Virginia He was an all state basketball and baseball player in high school Also he helped lead the Indians to a state title in baseball during his senior season of 1994 He was named the West Virginia Baseball Player of the Yearby the state s Sports Writers Association During his career at Circleville Harper was 27 5 had an earned run average of 0 88 surrendered just 68 hits and struck out 407 in 207 innings pitched He was drafted by the New York Mets in the 14th round of the 1994 draft but instead chose to attend James Madison University in nearby Harrisonburg VA on a baseball scholarship In three seasons at JMU Harper finished with a 20 10 record and an earned run average of 4 08 Harper graduated with a Health Sciences Degree He played with the Harrisonburg VA Turks of the Valley League during his college summers 1 Professional career EditHarper was drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the third round of the 1997 amateur draft He signed with the Red Sox on July 14 1997 Following a contract dispute with the Red Sox which went to arbitration he became a free agent on October 29 1997 He then signed with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays on June 28 1998 He made his Major League debut on August 4 2000 against the Baltimore Orioles Later that season he tossed a two hit complete game shutout against the Toronto Blue Jays Harper played in seven major league seasons for Tampa Bay He was released by the Devil Rays on October 31 2006 Harper had career ending shoulder surgery in 2007 2 References Edit Wickline John May 12 2020 Travis Harper Society for American Baseball Research Rays Maddon wants professionalism www sptimes com Archived from the original on 2007 02 27 External links EditCareer statistics and player information from Baseball Reference Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Travis Harper amp oldid 1133701642, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
