Chad Ashley Harville (born September 16, 1976) is an American former professional
relief pitcher
In baseball and softball, a relief pitcher or reliever is a pitcher who enters the game after the starting pitcher is removed because of fatigue (medical), fatigue, ineffectiveness, injury, or ejection (sports), ejection, or for other strategic ...
. Harville bats and throws right-handed. He is known for throwing in the high 90's with an outstanding
sinker.
Career
A second-round pick of the
Oakland Athletics
The Oakland Athletics (often referred to as the A's) are an American professional baseball team based in Oakland, California. The Athletics compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) West division. The te ...
in , Harville posted a 4-6 record with a 4.94
ERA
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Comp ...
and one
save in 135 career relief appearances with Oakland and
Houston
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. In 133 innings, he had 114
strikeout
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s and 78
walks.
On August 23, 2005, Harville was claimed by 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) East division. Founded in as one of the American League's eight ...
off waivers from the Astros. He was 0-2 with a 4.46 ERA in 37 games for Houston, having allowed just two
runs in 15 1-3 innings over his last 13 appearances. With the Red Sox unable to find the right combination of relievers due to injury and ineffectiveness (using a total of 18 pitchers out of the
bullpen
In baseball, the bullpen (or simply the pen) is the area where relief pitchers warm up before entering a game. A team's roster of relief pitchers is also metonymically referred to as "the bullpen". These pitchers usually wait in the bullpen if t ...
), they decided to take a chance on Harville, designating
Mike Remlinger
Michael John Remlinger (born March 23, 1966) is an American former professional baseball relief pitcher. Remlinger has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) with the San Francisco Giants (1991), New York Mets (1994–95), Cincinnati Reds (1995– ...
for assignment. Unfortunately, Harville was 0-1 with a 6.43 ERA in 8 appearances for Boston.
On November 22, 2005, Harville was signed by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays as a
free agent
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to a one-year deal, but he had another down season, posting a 0-2 record and a 5.93 ERA in 32 appearances. On August 15, 2006, the Devil Rays designated him for assignment. In , Harville was the
closer for the
Arizona Diamondbacks
The Arizona Diamondbacks (colloquially known as the D-backs) are an American professional baseball team based in Phoenix. The Diamondbacks compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division. The f ...
Triple-A affiliate, the
Tucson Sidewinders
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Harville is originally from
Savannah, Tennessee
Savannah is a city in and the county seat of Hardin County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 7,213 at the 2020 census. Savannah is located along the east side of the Tennessee River.
Savannah hosted the NAIA college football national ...
. He attended Hardin County High School. In 1994, he was named All-Conference in
C-USA
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while playing for the
Memphis Tigers
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.
Sources
*''The ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia'' – Gary Gillette, Peter Gammons, Pete Palmer. Publisher: Sterling Publishing, 2005. Format: Paperback, 1824pp. Language: English.
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1976 births
Living people
American expatriate baseball players in Canada
Baseball players from Tennessee
Boston Red Sox players
Durham Bulls players
Houston Astros players
Huntsville Stars players
Major League Baseball pitchers
Memphis Tigers baseball players
Midland RockHounds players
Modesto A's players
Oakland Athletics players
People from McNairy County, Tennessee
Round Rock Express players
Sacramento River Cats players
Southern Oregon Timberjacks players
Tampa Bay Devil Rays players
Tucson Sidewinders players
Vancouver Canadians players
Visalia Oaks players