10 Facts About Stan Bahnsen

1.

Stanley Raymond Bahnsen was born on December 15,1944 and is an American former professional baseball pitcher, who played Major League Baseball for the New York Yankees, Chicago White Sox, Oakland Athletics, Montreal Expos, California Angels, and Philadelphia Phillies.

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2.

Stan Bahnsen attended Abraham Lincoln High School in Council Bluffs, Iowa.

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3.

Stan Bahnsen was drafted out of the University of Nebraska by the New York Yankees in the fourth round of the 1965 Major League Baseball Draft.

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4.

Stan Bahnsen earned an invitation to Spring training camp in 1967, but was assigned to the triple A Syracuse Chiefs.

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5.

Stan Bahnsen struck out twelve, while allowing only three hits and walking no one.

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6.

Stan Bahnsen spent three more seasons with the Yankees, never matching his rookie success.

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7.

Stan Bahnsen was traded from the Yankees to the Chicago White Sox for Rich McKinney at the Winter Meetings on December 2,1971.

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8.

Stan Bahnsen only made fourteen starts, seeing most of his work in relief.

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9.

Stan Bahnsen joined the California Angels shortly afterwards, but was released after seven games with a 4.

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10.

In 1992 Stan Bahnsen played for one season for the Dutch Major League Team Haarlem Nicols, two years before the team declared bankruptcy.

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