Michael Edward Darr (born March 23, 1956) is an American former professional

baseball Baseball is a bat-and-ball games, bat-and-ball sport played between two team sport, teams of nine players each, taking turns batting (baseball), batting and Fielding (baseball), fielding. The game occurs over the course of several Pitch ...

pitcher In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throws ("Pitch (baseball), pitches") the Baseball (ball), baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of out (baseball), retiring a batter (baseball), batter, ...

. He played in one game for the

Toronto Blue Jays The Toronto Blue Jays are a Canadian professional baseball team based in Toronto. The Blue Jays compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) American League East, East Division. Since 1989, the team has p ...

Major League Baseball Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball league composed of 30 teams, divided equally between the National League (baseball), National League (NL) and the American League (AL), with 29 in the United States and 1 in Canada. MLB i ...

(MLB) in their inaugural 1977 season.

Early years

Mike attended

Norco High School Norco High School is a comprehensive public high school serving over 2,000 students from grades 9-12 in Norco, California, United States. It is part of the Corona-Norco Unified School District. The current principal is Melissa Bako. Demographic ...

in Norco, California.

Career

Darr was selected by the

Baltimore Orioles The Baltimore Orioles (also known as the O's) are an American professional baseball team based in Baltimore. The Orioles compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East Division. As one of the America ...

in 4th round (96th overall) in the

1974 Major League Baseball Draft The 1974 Major League Baseball draft took place prior to the 1974 MLB season. The draft saw the San Diego Padres select Bill Almon first overall. First round selections The following are the first round picks in the 1974 Major League Baseball ...

, but never played for them. He then was selected by

in the 2nd round (17th overall) of the 1976 expansion draft. Darr appeared in just one game for the Blue Jays on September 6, 1977, at

Exhibition Stadium Canadian National Exhibition Stadium (commonly known as Exhibition Stadium or CNE Stadium and nicknamed The Ex) was a multi-purpose stadium in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on the grounds of Exhibition Place. Originally built for Canadian National ...

against the

Boston Red Sox The Boston Red Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Boston. The Red Sox compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) American League East, East Division. Founded in as one of the Ameri ...

. He was the starting pitcher that day against "Spaceman" Bill Lee. He pitched an inning and a third before being pulled and replaced by Tom Murphy. He gave up three hits, five runs, four walks, hit one batter with a pitch, had one strike-out. He gave up a first inning grand slam to

Carlton Fisk Carlton Ernest Fisk (born December 26, 1947), nicknamed "Pudge" and "the Commander", is an American former professional baseball catcher who played 24 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Boston Red Sox and the Chicago White Sox. In 197 ...

. Darr earned the losing decision in the game and finished with an ERA of 33.75. Afterwards he was sent down to play in their minor league system and did not appear again in a major league game. He was the father of Mike Darr, a

San Diego Padres The San Diego Padres are an American professional baseball team based in San Diego. The Padres compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (baseball), National League (NL) National League West, West Division. ...

outfielder An outfielder is a person playing in one of the three defensive positions in baseball or softball, farthest from the batter. These defenders are the left fielder, the center fielder, and the right fielder. As an outfielder, their duty is to catch ...

who died at age 25 in a car accident in 2002.

References

External links

1956 births Living people American expatriate baseball players in Canada Baseball players from Pomona, California Bluefield Orioles players Cardenales de Lara players American expatriate baseball players in Venezuela Charlotte O's players Jersey City Indians players Kinston Eagles players Lodi Orioles players Major League Baseball pitchers Miami Orioles players Syracuse Chiefs players Toronto Blue Jays players 20th-century American sportsmen {{US-baseball-pitcher-1950s-stub