Steve Farr
American baseball player
Steven Michael Farr (born December 12, 1956) is an American former professional baseball player who pitched primarily as a closer in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1984 to 1994.
Biography
Farr graduated from DeMatha High School outside Washington, D.C., in 1974 where he played both pitcher and catcher and then played college baseball at American University for a year before signing a professional contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates.
He was signed as an undrafted free Agent by the Pittsburgh Pirates in '76 and spent 7 full seasons in their farm system. On June 8th 1983 he was traded by the Pirates to the Cleveland Indians for John Malkin. he began his professional career in Cleveland in 1984 as a reliever. He pitched 116 innings over the course of 31 games. And was ultimately released by the club.
On May 9, 1985 Farr was picked up by the Royals as a bullpen reliever, although he would not play a part in the team's World Series Championship that year, he was credited as the winning pitcher of game 3 of the ALCS against Toronto having put up 4.1 innings of work. However, after a few seasons he took over as the Royals closer in the 1988 season leading the team in saves with 20. In 89 he injured his knee and required surgery, but still chalked up 18 saves for the team.
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