D. J. Houlton
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| D.J. Houlton | |
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| Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks — No. 00 | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: August 12, 1979 | |
| Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
| Major League Baseball debut | |
| April 9, 2005 for the Los Angeles Dodgers | |
| Selected MLB statistics (through 2007) |
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| Win-Loss | 6-11 |
| Strikeouts | 111 |
| Earned run average | 4.99 |
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Dennis Sean "D. J." Houlton Jr. (born August 12, 1979 in Fullerton, California) is a Major League Baseball pitcher and is currently a member of the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks in Japan.
Houlton attended Servite High School and the University of the Pacific. On May 11, 2001, while at Pacific, Houlton pitched a complete game no hitter with an 8-0 victory over UC Riverside.
In the 2001 amateur draft, the Houston Astros drafted Houlton in the 11th round. He signed on June 9, 2001.
In 2001-2002, he pitched for the Michigan Battle Cats, the Astros Single-A team, going 14-5 with a 3.15 ERA in 35 games (16 starts).
In 2003 and 2004, he pitched primarily for the then Double-A Round Rock Express in the Texas League, where he went 12-5 with a 2.94 ERA in 28 starts with 3 complete games.
On December 13, 2004, the Dodgers acquired Houlton from the Astros in the Rule 5 Draft. Houlton spent the entire 2005 season in the Major Leagues, going 6-9 with a 5.16 ERA in 35 appearances (19 starts).[1]
As one of the players brought to the team by General Manager Paul DePodesta and then Manager Jim Tracy, Houlton's fortune's faded when a new management team took over the Dodgers prior to the 2006 season. He failed to make the major league team out of spring training and spent the year with the Las Vegas 51s in AAA.
In 2006, Houlton struggled in the minor leagues, going 9-11 with a 5.60 ERA at Las Vegas and did not get called up.
In 2007, going 5-4 with a 3.90 ERA over the first half of the season, Houlton was called up to the Dodgers on July 1, 2007. Houlton ended up at 0-2 with a 4.18 ERA in twenty-eight innings.
In January 2008, the Dodgers sold Houlton's contract to the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of the Japanese league.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ Gurnick, Ken. "Notes: Saturday starter still uncertain, Houlton could be called up from Triple-A Las Vegas." MLB.com, 05/30/2007. Accessed 07/19/07.
[edit] External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
- Statistics at thebaseballcube.com
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