Jeff Plympton


Jeffrey Hunter Plympton is an American former relief pitcher in Major [League Baseball] who played briefly for the Boston Red Sox during the season. Listed at 6' 2", 205 lb., Plympton batted and threw right-handed. He was selected by the Boston Red Sox in the 10th round of 1987 draft out of the University of Maine, where he played college baseball for the Black Bears baseball|Black Bears] from 1985 to 1987.
In 1985, he played collegiate [summer baseball] with the Wareham Gatemen of the Cape Cod Baseball League. Plympton posted a 2–1 record with a 1.06 ERA for Maine in the 1986 College World Series. Overall that summer, he finished 7–2 with a 3.10 ERA, tying Mike Remlinger for the most wins.
In four relief appearances for Boston, Plympton recorded a perfect 0.00 ERA without a save, giving up five hits and four walks while striking out two in innings of work.
Plympton also played in the Red Sox minor [league baseball|minor league] system from 1987 to 1993. He went 27–29 with a 3.23 ERA and 43 saves in 279 games, including 223 walks, 457 strikeouts, and 502.0 innings pitched.