Cho Jin-ho (baseball)
| Cho Jin-ho | |||
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| Samsung Lions – No. 94 | |||
| Starting pitcher | |||
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Born: August 15, 1975 South Korea | |||
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| Professional debut | |||
| MLB: July 4, 1998, for the Boston Red Sox | |||
| KBO: April 9, 2003, for the SK Wyverns | |||
| Last appearance | |||
| MLB: July 30, 1999, for the Boston Red Sox | |||
| KBO: 2009, for the Samsung Lions | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Win–loss record | 2–6 | ||
| Earned run average | 6.52 | ||
| Strikeouts | 31 | ||
| KBO statistics | |||
| Win–loss record | 5–9 | ||
| Earned run average | 5.99 | ||
| Strikeouts | 39 | ||
| Teams | |||
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As player
As coach
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| Cho Jin-ho | |
| Hangul | 조진호 |
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| Hanja | 曹珍鎬 |
| Revised Romanization | Jo Jin-ho |
| McCune–Reischauer | Cho Chin-ho |
Cho Jin-ho (Hangul: 조진호; born August 16, 1975 in Jeonju, Jeollabuk-do, South Korea) is a professional baseball pitcher who once pitched with the Boston Red Sox.[1]
Cho played parts of the 1998 and 1999 MLB seasons with the Boston Red Sox, pitching in 13 games and recording two wins and six losses with a 6.52 earned run average.[1]
After finishing the 2002 season in the Pawtucket Red Sox (AAA) of the International League,[2] Cho returned to South Korea, signing with the SK Wyverns in the Korea Baseball Organization. Cho had an unsuccessful 2003 with the club and in 2004 was caught in a scheme to dodge military service. He spent several years in prison and non-combat military service before returning to the mound for the Samsung Lions in 2007.[3]
Education
- Wonkwang University
- Jeonju High School
- Jeolla Middle School
- Jeonju Jinbuk Elementary School
References
- 1 2 "Jin Ho Cho". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 15 May 2011.
- ↑ "Jin Ho Cho Minor League". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 15 May 2011.
- ↑ "After jail and surgery, Cho refuses to quit". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 15 May 2011.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
- Cho Jin-ho at Sports Reference