Bradley David Havens (born November 17, 1959) is a former

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pitcher for the

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(1981–83),

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(1985–86),

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(1987–88),

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(1988–89) and

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(1989).

Career

At Kimball High School, Brad Havens wore No. 26 and played for Coach Frank Clouser at Royal Oak Kimball High School. Havens threw a no-hitter in the 1977 district championship for Kimball, which went to four Class A title games in 10 years from 1971 to 1980. Havens formed a tough one-two left-handed pitching punch with fellow Kimball hurler Steve Manderfield during his years on the varsity at Kimball. Havens was selected in the 8th round by the

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and Manderfield was chosen by the

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in the 12th round of the 1977 Major League baseball amateur draft. Havens was later acquired by the

(along with outfielder

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, catcher/first baseman

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, and right-handed pitcher

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) in exchange for

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. He made his major league debut with the Twins at Tiger Stadium, just three weeks before the 1981 players' strike, and finished 9th in voting for 1981

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for having a 3–6 Win–loss record, 14 Games, 12 Games Started, 1 Complete Game, 1 Shutout, 1 Game Finished, 78 Innings Pitched, 76 Hits Allowed, 33 Runs Allowed, 31 Earned Runs Allowed, 6 Home Runs Allowed, 24 Walks Allowed, 43 Strikeouts, 1 Hit Batsmen, 1 Wild Pitch, 323 Batters Faced, 4 Intentional Walks, 2 Balks and a 3.58 ERA. Havens was the opening day starter for the Twins in 1983, at home against the

, but after posting a 5-8 record with an ERA of 8.18, he never appeared in a Twins uniform again. Although the rest of his career was entirely unremarkable, Havens was voted a full-share bonus and awarded a player's ring by his fellow former teammates for his limited role (0-0, 4.66 ERA) in the

' 1988 championship season. Havens, who prepped at Royal Oak (MI) Kimball High School, joined

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, who graduated from Waterford (MI) Kettering as two metro Detroit natives on that World Series team. In eight years, Havens had a 24–37 Win–loss record, 205 Games, 61 Games Started, 6 Complete Games, 2 Shutouts, 63 Games Finished, 3 Saves, Innings Pitched, 624 Hits Allowed, 336 Runs Allowed, 316 Earned Runs Allowed, 76 Home Runs Allowed, 246 Walks Allowed, 370 Strikeouts, 5 Hit Batsmen, 21 Wild Pitches, 2,580 Batters Faced, 31 Intentional Walks, 7 Balks and a 4.81 ERA. Defensively, Havens was very good, handling 86 of 87

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successfully for a .989

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