From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jimmy Gobble
Jimmy Gobble
Jimmy Gobble Kansas City’s staff and tied for fifth in the American
League. Gobble was 4-1 with a 3.02 earned run average.
Colorado Rockies – No. 41 On July 21, 2008, Gobble surrendered 10 runs to the
Relief pitcher Detroit Tigers in the eighth inning, setting a Kansas City
franchise record for the most runs surrendered in a game
Born: July 19, 1981 (1981-07-19)
by a relief pitcher.[1][2]
Bats: Left Throws: Left He was released by the Royals on March 18, 2009.
MLB debut
Texas Rangers
August 3, 2003 for the Kansas City Royals
On March 21, 2009, the Texas Rangers signed Gobble to a
Career statistics minor league contract and invited him to spring training.
(through 2009) He was released on March 30.
Win-Loss 22-23
Chicago White Sox
Earned run average 5.29
On April 5, 2009, the Chicago White Sox signed Gobble to
Strikeouts 285 a minor league contract and assigned him to the Triple-A
Charlotte Knights.
Teams
The Chicago White Sox promoted him from Triple-A
• Kansas City Royals (2003–2008) Charlotte Knights on Monday, May 11, 2009 to take the
• Chicago White Sox (2009) roster spot of struggling starter José Contreras.
On July 7, 2009, he was designated for assignment.
Billy James Gobble (born July 19, 1981 in Bristol, Ten-
nessee) is a Major League Baseball pitcher who is current- Colorado Rockies
ly in the Colorado Rockies organization.
On January 28, 2010, Gobble signed a minor league con-
tract with the Colorado Rockies with an invite to spring
High school career training.
Gobble attended John S. Battle High School in Bristol,
Virginia and started four years on the varsity team. He References
led the team to three state tournament appearances and
compiled a 32-8 record and 512 strikeouts. [1] Kaegel, Dick. Royals subjected to Tigers’ revenge
As a senior, he was 10-1 with a 0.49 ERA, striking out MLB.com, 22 July 2008.
151 and allowing just 23 hits in 71 innings of work. His [2] Riedel, Charlie. [1] Detroit Free Press, 22 July 2008.
only loss came at the hands of Sullivan East High School,
which is located in nearby Bluff City, Tennessee. He was External links
also a strong hitter, compiling a .493 batting average with
• Career statistics and player information from MLB,
nine home runs, 30 RBI and 24 walks.
or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The
He signed a baseball scholarship with the University
Baseball Cube
of Kentucky before being drafted by the Royals with the
43rd pick in the 1999 Major League Baseball Draft. Gobble Persondata
was the fourth Royal chosen, following Kyle Snyder, Mike Name Gobble, Jimmy
MacDougal, and Jay Gehrke. Alternative names
Short description
Professional career Date of birth July 19, 1981
Place of birth Bristol, Tennessee
Kansas City Royals
Date of death
Gobble made his major league debut with the Royals in
2003. He steadily improved through his first three sea- Place of death
sons; in 2007 he appeared in 74 games, the most on
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