Delancey Lafayette Currence (born December 3, 1951) is a former

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. Currence pitched for Emmett Scott High School in Rock HillBobby 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. and was signed as a

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in 1970 by the

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. In 1973, he was traded to the

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for Greg Erardi., and he pitched in the Class A

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's 1974 All-Star Game, representing the

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, a Brewers affiliate. 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. Currence pitched at the Major League level with the Brewers in 1975 in eight games, making one start, wearing #20. He was called up from the Brewers' AA level Eastern League team, the

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when pitcher

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was put on the 60-day disabled list in July 1975. Currence started the next season with the

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, the Brewers' AAA farm club in the Pacific Coast League, and split time that season between Spokane and the

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, 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

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(the third Brewers-affiliated AA Eastern League location in three years) in 1977.Baseball-Reference.com, "Lafayette Currence". Downloaded April 7, 2013. https://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=curren001del The Brewers released him after he was diagnosed with

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

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