Jeff Twitty
Twitty in 1980
Pitcher
Born: (1957-11-10) November 10, 1957 (age 66)
Lancaster, South Carolina
Batted: Left
Threw: Left
MLB debut
July 5, 1980, for the Kansas City Royals
Last MLB appearance
September 23, 1980, for the Kansas City Royals
MLB statistics
Win–loss record2–1
Earned run average6.04
Strikeouts9
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Jeffrey Dean Twitty (born November 10, 1957) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played for one season. He pitched for the Kansas City Royals for 13 games during the 1980 season.

Twitty attended Anderson College and the University of South Carolina. At South Carolina, he set a single-season school record with 10 saves.[1] In 1978, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Hyannis Mets of the Cape Cod Baseball League, was named a league all-star, and helped Hyannis win the league title.[2][3][4] He was selected by the Royals in the 25th round of the 1979 MLB Draft.

References

  1. ^ Spear, Bob (30 May 1980). "'Pokey' Slider Makes Twitty Ideal Reliever". The State. p. 47. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  2. ^ "Major League Baseball Players From the Cape Cod League" (PDF). capecodbaseball.org. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  3. ^ "Cape Cod League All-Stars Chosen". The Cape Codder. Orleans, MA. July 25, 1978. p. 20.
  4. ^ Gray, John (August 22, 1978). "Harwich Loses to Hyannis Three Games to One in Series Finale". The Cape Codder. Orleans, MA. p. 23.

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