Floyd Bannister
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Bannister in 1981 | |||||||||||||||
| Pitcher | |||||||||||||||
| Born: June 10, 1955 Pierre, South Dakota, U.S. | |||||||||||||||
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |||||||||||||||
| Professional debut | |||||||||||||||
| MLB: April 19, 1977, for the Houston Astros | |||||||||||||||
| NPB: April 8, 1990, for the Yakult Swallows | |||||||||||||||
| Last appearance | |||||||||||||||
| NPB: June 14, 1990, for the Yakult Swallows | |||||||||||||||
| MLB: August 10, 1992, for the Texas Rangers | |||||||||||||||
| MLB statistics | |||||||||||||||
| Win–loss record | 134–143 | ||||||||||||||
| Earned run average | 4.06 | ||||||||||||||
| Strikeouts | 1,723 | ||||||||||||||
| NPB statistics | |||||||||||||||
| Win–loss record | 3–2 | ||||||||||||||
| Earned run average | 4.04 | ||||||||||||||
| Strikeouts | 31 | ||||||||||||||
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |||||||||||||||
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Floyd Franklin Bannister (born June 10, 1955) is an American former professional baseball left-handed pitcher, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Houston Astros, Seattle Mariners, Chicago White Sox, Kansas City Royals, California Angels, and Texas Rangers. He also played for the Yakult Swallows of Nippon Professional Baseball in 1990. Bannister was the first overall pick by Houston in the 1976 MLB draft. With the Mariners in 1982, he was an All-Star and led the American League in strikeouts.