Rafael Angel Novoa (born October 26, 1967) is an American former

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who played for the

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in 1990 and for the

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in 1993.

Biography

A native of

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, Novoa attended

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and played college baseball for Villanova, where he earned All-Tournament honors in the 1987 Big East Conference baseball tournament. In 1987 and 1988, he played

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with the Harwich Mariners of the

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. He was drafted by the Giants in the 9th round of the 1989 amateur draft. Novoa played his first professional season with the Class A (Short Season)

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in 1989, and his last season in the

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' farm system in 1996. Novoa never won a game at the major league level but on September 30, 1990, he was able to notch his one and only career save. He pitched the final four innings of a 8–2 Giants win over the arch rival Dodgers. He saved the game for starting pitcher Rick Reuschel. Ironically, this was the 214th and final victory of Reuschel's career.

References

External links

"Rafael Novoa Statistics".
''The Baseball Cube''. 10 January 2008.
"Rafael Novoa Statistics".
''Baseball-Reference''. 10 January 2008. 1967 births Living people Villanova Wildcats baseball players Harwich Mariners players San Francisco Giants players Milwaukee Brewers players Major League Baseball pitchers Nashville Sounds players Chico Heat players American expatriate baseball players in Canada Binghamton Mets players Clinton Giants players El Paso Diablos players Everett Giants players Iowa Cubs players Lake Elsinore Storm players Midland Angels players New Orleans Zephyrs players Phoenix Firebirds players Shreveport Captains players Vancouver Canadians players Baseball players from New York City Fordham Preparatory School alumni {{US-baseball-pitcher-1960s-stub