Matches in DBpedia 2015-10 for { ?s ?p "Michael Chris (born October 8, 1957 in Santa Monica, California) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who attended the West Los Angeles Junior College. He appeared in games in three Major League seasons, starting approximately half of the games. The Detroit Tigers drafted him with the 10th overall pick of the 1977 Major League Baseball Draft and promoted him to the majors in 1979 to pitch in 13 games, starting eight. He did not impress, finishing with record of three wins against three losses, with a 6.92 ERA. The Tigers finally traded him to the San Francisco Giants in 1981 with Dan Schatzeder for Larry Herndon. He pitched in part of two seasons for the Giants, but they placed him on waivers in 1983. The Chicago Cubs claimed him, but he never pitched for the Cubs, and they released him in the offseason.Chris is noteworthy for having been drafted four times in the Major League Baseball Draft in three years, by three different teams. The Oakland Athletics drafted him twice, in 1975 and 1976. In 1976, he was drafted twice in secondary phases of the draft, declining first to sign with the California Angels and then declining to sign with the A's. He finally signed with the Detroit Tigers after they selected him in the first round of the 1977 draft."@en }
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- Mike_Chris abstract "Michael Chris (born October 8, 1957 in Santa Monica, California) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who attended the West Los Angeles Junior College. He appeared in games in three Major League seasons, starting approximately half of the games. The Detroit Tigers drafted him with the 10th overall pick of the 1977 Major League Baseball Draft and promoted him to the majors in 1979 to pitch in 13 games, starting eight. He did not impress, finishing with record of three wins against three losses, with a 6.92 ERA. The Tigers finally traded him to the San Francisco Giants in 1981 with Dan Schatzeder for Larry Herndon. He pitched in part of two seasons for the Giants, but they placed him on waivers in 1983. The Chicago Cubs claimed him, but he never pitched for the Cubs, and they released him in the offseason.Chris is noteworthy for having been drafted four times in the Major League Baseball Draft in three years, by three different teams. The Oakland Athletics drafted him twice, in 1975 and 1976. In 1976, he was drafted twice in secondary phases of the draft, declining first to sign with the California Angels and then declining to sign with the A's. He finally signed with the Detroit Tigers after they selected him in the first round of the 1977 draft.".