Keith Creel
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Keith Creel was a right-handed Major League Baseball
pitcher who was a star pitcher at the University of Texas. The Kansas City Royals
chose Creel with their first round pick of the 1980 draft (4th overall.) He never lived up to expectations and finished his career with a record of 5 wins, 14 losses, and a 5.60 ERA. He concluded his career as a relief pitcher by hurling 9.2 innings in his last season for the 1987 Texas Rangers
. Prior to that time he had also pitched briefly with the Cleveland Indians
.
Creel pitched for the Rangers in a game on July 19, 1987 in which they defeated the New York Yankees
20 to 3 and stopped Don Mattingly
's streak of homering in seven straight games.http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1987/B07190TEX1987.htm Creel wore number 42 while playing for the Rangers. This number was later retired in honor of Jackie Robinson
.
. He ranks 6th on the all-time list for most victories by a high school pitcher by recording 55 wins from 1974 through 1977. On March 22, 1977 Creel threw 15 innings against Irving High School and recorded 26 strikeouts. It is believed he threw close to 250 pitches in that contest. It is also believed that his coach had never heard of a pitch count. http://www.nfhs.org/core/contentmanager/uploads/pdfs/publications/baseball.pdf
Creel was named to the inaugural Duncanville ISD Hall of Honor in 2005. It is not known why he did not wear a Texas Rangers cap on his plaque. http://www3.duncanvilleisd.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=420&Itemid=2
His niece, Kadi Creel, is carrying on the Creel legacy and played basketball for the University of Houston
and is now coaching at the middle school level in Duncanville.http://uhcougars.cstv.com/sports/w-baskbl/mtt/creel_kadi00.html
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
pitcher who was a star pitcher at the University of Texas. The Kansas City Royals
Kansas City Royals
The Kansas City Royals are a Major League Baseball team based in Kansas City, Missouri. The Royals are a member of the Central Division of Major League Baseball's American League. From 1973 to the present, the Royals have played in Kauffman Stadium...
chose Creel with their first round pick of the 1980 draft (4th overall.) He never lived up to expectations and finished his career with a record of 5 wins, 14 losses, and a 5.60 ERA. He concluded his career as a relief pitcher by hurling 9.2 innings in his last season for the 1987 Texas Rangers
Texas Rangers (baseball)
The Texas Rangers are a professional baseball team in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, based in Arlington, Texas. The Rangers are a member of the Western Division of Major League Baseball's American League, and are the reigning A.L. Western Division and A.L. Champions. Since , the Rangers have...
. Prior to that time he had also pitched briefly with the Cleveland Indians
Cleveland Indians
The Cleveland Indians are a professional baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are in the Central Division of Major League Baseball's American League. Since , they have played in Progressive Field. The team's spring training facility is in Goodyear, Arizona...
.
Creel pitched for the Rangers in a game on July 19, 1987 in which they defeated the New York Yankees
New York Yankees
The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the The Bronx, New York. They compete in Major League Baseball in the American League's East Division...
20 to 3 and stopped Don Mattingly
Don Mattingly
Donald Arthur "Don" Mattingly is a former Major League Baseball first baseman and current manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers. Nicknamed "The Hit Man" and "Donnie Baseball", he played his entire 14-year baseball career for the New York Yankees...
's streak of homering in seven straight games.http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1987/B07190TEX1987.htm Creel wore number 42 while playing for the Rangers. This number was later retired in honor of Jackie Robinson
Jackie Robinson
Jack Roosevelt "Jackie" Robinson was the first black Major League Baseball player of the modern era. Robinson broke the baseball color line when he debuted with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947...
.
Duncanville legacy
Creel was a star player in high school and threw an incredible number of pitches while at Duncanville High SchoolDuncanville High School
Duncanville High School is a secondary school located in Duncanville, Texas, United States. The school is a part of the Duncanville Independent School District....
. He ranks 6th on the all-time list for most victories by a high school pitcher by recording 55 wins from 1974 through 1977. On March 22, 1977 Creel threw 15 innings against Irving High School and recorded 26 strikeouts. It is believed he threw close to 250 pitches in that contest. It is also believed that his coach had never heard of a pitch count. http://www.nfhs.org/core/contentmanager/uploads/pdfs/publications/baseball.pdf
Creel was named to the inaugural Duncanville ISD Hall of Honor in 2005. It is not known why he did not wear a Texas Rangers cap on his plaque. http://www3.duncanvilleisd.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=420&Itemid=2
His niece, Kadi Creel, is carrying on the Creel legacy and played basketball for the University of Houston
University of Houston
The University of Houston is a state research university, and is the flagship institution of the University of Houston System. Founded in 1927, it is Texas's third-largest university with nearly 40,000 students. Its campus spans 667 acres in southeast Houston, and was known as University of...
and is now coaching at the middle school level in Duncanville.http://uhcougars.cstv.com/sports/w-baskbl/mtt/creel_kadi00.html