Mike Gallo
Michael Dwain Gallo (born April 2, 1977) is a former Major League Baseball relief pitcher.
| Mike Gallo | |||
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| Relief pitcher | |||
| Born: April 2, 1977 Long Beach, California | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| July 2, 2003, for the Houston Astros | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| May 31, 2006, for the Houston Astros | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Win–loss record | 4–3 | ||
| Earned run average | 4.11 | ||
| Strikeouts | 69 | ||
| Teams | |||
Biography
He debuted for the Houston Astros on July 2, 2003. Career-wise, he is 3-1 with an ERA of 3.79. He attended Long Beach State.
In 2005, he was 0-1 with an ERA of 2.66 in 36 appearances. In the 2005 postseason, he pitched 5.1 innings and only gave up one run on 4 hits. He started 2006 with the Houston Astros, but was sent down to their Triple-A affiliate, the Round Rock Express, on June 2, 2006, after compiling a 1-2 record and a 6.06 ERA in 16.1 innings pitched.
In 2006, he was on the Italian baseball team in the World Baseball Classic. On December 18, 2006, he signed a minor league deal with the Colorado Rockies. In 2007, he spent the entire season in Triple-A with the Colorado Springs Sky Sox. In 56 relief appearances, he went 2-6 with a 5.10 ERA. During the 07-08 off-season, Gallo signed a minor league contract with the Toronto Blue Jays, but was released on June 5.
Mike and his wife Kristin are parents to two girls, Karly and Keira and son Evan.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or Retrosheet, or Baseball Reference (Minor, Fall and Winter Leagues)