Lafayette Currence
Pitcher
Born: (1951-12-03) December 3, 1951 (age 72)
Rock Hill, South Carolina
Batted: Both
Threw: Left
MLB debut
July 24, 1975, for the Milwaukee Brewers
Last MLB appearance
September 10, 1975, for the Milwaukee Brewers
MLB statistics
Win–loss record0–2
Earned run average7.71
Strikeouts7
Teams

Delancey Lafayette Currence (born December 3, 1951) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher.

Currence pitched for Emmett Scott High School in Rock Hill[1] and was signed as a free agent in 1970 by the Pittsburgh Pirates. In 1973, he was traded to the Milwaukee Brewers for Greg Erardi.,[2] and he pitched in the Class A Midwest League's 1974 All-Star Game, representing the Danville Warriors, a Brewers affiliate.[3] That season, he led the Midwest League in strikeouts, fanning 184 batters in 191 innings, and racked up a 15–6 record with an ERA of 2.73.[4]

Currence pitched at the Major League level with the Brewers in 1975 in eight games, making one start, wearing #20.[5] He was called up from the Brewers' AA level Eastern League team, the Thetford Mines Miners in Thetford Mines, Quebec when pitcher Ed Sprague, Sr. was put on the 60-day disabled list in July 1975.[6] Currence started the next season with the Spokane Indians, the Brewers' AAA farm club in the Pacific Coast League,[7] and split time that season between Spokane and the Berkshire Brewers, the new Brewers' AA Eastern League farm team. His career in organized baseball ended with 4 games at the AA level in the Eastern League with the Holyoke Millers (the third Brewers-affiliated AA Eastern League location in three years) in 1977.[8][9] The Brewers released him after he was diagnosed with tendonitis in his pitching arm. He attempted to keep in shape by playing amateur baseball in Rock Hill but was unable to return to professional baseball.[10]

Currence was named to the York County (South Carolina) Sports Hall of Fame in 2011.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Bobby Rosinski, "2011 York County Sports Hall of Fame Inductees", WHRI Radio web site, January 3, 2011: http://www.wrhi.com/2011/01/2011-york-county-sports-hall-of-fame-inductees-10379 Downloaded April 7, 2013.
  2. ^ "Lafayette Currence". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2011-03-24.
  3. ^ MWLguide.com, "Midwest League 1974: All-Star Game". Posted October 27, 2009; downloaded April 7, 2013. http://www.mwlguide.com/years/1974/allstars.html
  4. ^ SSPC, "DELANCY LAFAYETTE CURRENCE". Card #251, 1975.
  5. ^ The Brewer Nation Blog, "Milwaukee Brewers Uniform Number History: #20". Published June 9, 2012; downloaded April 7, 2013. http://brewernation.mlblogs.com/tag/lafayette-currence/
  6. ^ Associated Press, "Royals triumph, 4-1", The Southeast Missourian, July 24, 1975, p. 15.
  7. ^ The Spokesman-Review (Spokane), "Howard sets Indians' lineup", Spokesman-Review, April 13, 1976, p. 13.
  8. ^ The Baseball Cube, "Lafayette Currence". Downloaded April 7, 2013. http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/profile.asp?P=Lafayette-Currence
  9. ^ Baseball-Reference.com, "Lafayette Currence". Downloaded April 7, 2013. https://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=curren001del
  10. ^ Gault, Earl (23 August 1977). "A return to the 'show'". The Herald. p. 6. Retrieved 4 December 2022.

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