Ken Vining
Encyclopedia
Ken Vining is a former Major League Baseball
pitcher
. Vining played for the Chicago White Sox
in . In 8 career games, he had a 0-0 record with a 17.55 ERA. He batted and threw left-handed.
Vining was drafted by the San Francisco Giants
in the 4th round of the 1996 amateur draft. He was one of six prospects traded to the White Sox in the infamous White Flag Trade
.
.
He attended Cardinal Newman High School
in Columbia, SC
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
Pitcher
In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw a walk. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the...
. Vining played for the Chicago White Sox
Chicago White Sox
The Chicago White Sox are a Major League Baseball team located in Chicago, Illinois.The White Sox play in the American League's Central Division. Since , the White Sox have played in U.S. Cellular Field, which was originally called New Comiskey Park and nicknamed The Cell by local fans...
in . In 8 career games, he had a 0-0 record with a 17.55 ERA. He batted and threw left-handed.
Vining was drafted by the San Francisco Giants
San Francisco Giants
The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the National League West Division....
in the 4th round of the 1996 amateur draft. He was one of six prospects traded to the White Sox in the infamous White Flag Trade
White Flag Trade
The White Flag Trade was a trade made between two Major League Baseball teams in 1997. On July 31, 1997, the Chicago White Sox traded three major players to the San Francisco Giants for six minor leaguers...
.
Education
He attended Clemson UniversityClemson University
Clemson University is an American public, coeducational, land-grant, sea-grant, research university located in Clemson, South Carolina, United States....
.
He attended Cardinal Newman High School
Cardinal Newman High School (Columbia, South Carolina)
Cardinal Newman High School is a diocesean, Roman Catholic high school in Forest Acres, South Carolina. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Charleston.-Background:...
in Columbia, SC