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Steven John Dunning (born May 15, 1949) is an American former professional baseball player.[1] He played in Major League Baseball as a right-handed pitcher between 1970 and 1977 for the Cleveland Indians, Texas Rangers, California Angels, Montreal Expos and the Oakland Athletics. Dunning was the 1st round draft choice by the Cleveland Indians in the 1970 Major League Baseball Draft.[2]

Steve Dunning
Dunning in 1974
Pitcher
Born: (1949-05-15) May 15, 1949 (age 73) Denver, Colorado
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
June 14, 1970, for the Cleveland Indians
Last MLB appearance
September 30, 1977, for the Oakland Athletics
MLB statistics
Win–loss record	23–41
Earned run average	4.56
Strikeouts	390
Teams
Cleveland Indians (1970–1973) Texas Rangers (1973–1974) California Angels (1976) Montreal Expos (1976) Oakland Athletics (1977)

Baseball career

Dunning was born in Denver, Colorado. He was the second player to go straight to the Major Leagues after being drafted without spending a day in the minors.

On May 11, 1971, Dunning had the distinction of hitting a grand slam home run off of Oakland Athletics pitcher Diego Seguí.[3] This remained the last grand slam hit by an American League pitcher until Félix Hernández of the Seattle Mariners accomplished the same feat June 23, 2008 in a game against the New York Mets.

He was traded with Bill Melton from the Chicago White Sox to the Angels for Jim Spencer and Morris Nettles on December 11, 1975.[4]

He became an attorney in 1982. His wife Kim was on Tic Tac Dough in 1983 and won over $10K.

References

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)

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