Michael Everett Arch Parrott (born December 6, 1954), nicknamed "Bird," is a former

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. Parrott graduated from

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in Camarillo, California in 1973. He was drafted by the

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in the first round (15th overall) of the 1973 Major League Baseball draft. During a five-year baseball career, he pitched for the Orioles (1977) and the

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(1977–81). A minor league pitching coach for over 30 years, Parrott served as the pitching coach of the

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, the Class-A affiliate of the

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, in 2019. This followed several years in the same position with the

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. He is now a roving instructor in the D-Backs' system.

Professional career

Parrott went 15–7 with a 3.42 earned run average (ERA) and an

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-leading 146

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s with the

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and was named the circuit's Most Valuable Pitcher in . He was called up later that year by the Orioles, and in three games, he gave up just one

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(2.08 ERA). Parrott was traded from the

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to the Mariners for Carlos Lopez and Tommy Moore at the

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on December 7, . In , Parrott won a career high 14 games and recorded a 3.77 ERA in 38 games (30 starts) for the Mariners. He also led all Seattle pitchers in wins that year. After winning Seattle's opener in , Parrott lost 16 straight to finish the season at 1–16, the longest such streak of the 1980s, and also recorded a 7.28 ERA in 27 games (16 starts). On March 5, , he was traded by the Mariners to the

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for

Thad Bosley Thaddis Bosley Jr. (born September 17, 1956) is an American former professional baseball outfielder for the California Angels (, ), Chicago White Sox (–), Milwaukee Brewers (), Seattle Mariners (), Chicago Cubs (–), Kansas City Royals (–198 ...

. He never made a Major League roster after this. In 1993, Parrott was named to the Ventura County Sports Hall of Fame.

References

External links

Mike Partott
at Baseball Almanac :
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