Zachary Quinn Crouch is a former relief pitcher

Relief pitcher

A relief pitcher or reliever is a baseball or softball pitcher who enters the game after the starting pitcher is removed due to injury, ineffectiveness, fatigue, ejection, or for other strategic reasons, such as being substituted by a pinch hitter...

 in Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball

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 who played briefly for the Boston Red Sox

Boston Red Sox

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 during the 1988 season

1988 in baseball

See also: 1988 Major League Baseball season-Major League Baseball:*World Series: Los Angeles Dodgers over Oakland Athletics ; Orel Hershiser, MVP*American League Championship Series MVP: Dennis Eckersley...

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Crouch, a 6'3", 180 lb. left-handed specialist

Left-handed specialist

In baseball, a left-handed specialist is a left-handed relief pitcher who specializes in pitching to left-handed batters, or to switch-hitters who bat poorly right-handed...

, was selected by the Boston Red Sox in third round of the 1984 amateur draft

1984 Major League Baseball Draft

-First round selections:The following are the first round picks in the 1984 Major League Baseball draft.- Other notable players :*Future Canadian Football League quarterback Damon Allen, was drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the seventh round, 182nd overall....

. He pitched at five different minor league

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 levels from 1985-1988 before joining the big team.

In 102 minor league games, Crouch posted a 27-31 record with a 3.63 ERA

Earned run average

In baseball statistics, earned run average is the mean of earned runs given up by a pitcher per nine innings pitched. It is determined by dividing the number of earned runs allowed by the number of innings pitched and multiplying by nine...

 in 533.2 innings pitched

Innings pitched

In baseball, innings pitched are the number of innings a pitcher has completed, measured by the number of batters and baserunners that are put out while the pitcher on the pitching mound in a game. Three outs made is equal to one inning pitched. One out counts as one-third of an inning, and two...

. In three major league appearances, he recorded a 6.75 ERA without a decision in 1⅓ innings.

Sources

• Retrosheet