Bisons Modern Era Strikeout King Jason Stanford Returns to Herd
April 24, 2008 - International League (IL1)
Buffalo Bisons News Release
The Cleveland Indians announced today the signing of LHP Jason Stanford to a minor league contract. The Bisons Modern Era leader with 293 strikeouts will be assigned to Buffalo when he reports on Friday.
Stanford is also expected to start for the Bisons on FRIDAY as they close out their four-game series against the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees from PNC Field.
Stanford, 31, will be with Buffalo for a Modern Era record eighth consecutive season. In 73 career games with the Bisons, the southpaw is 25-12 with a 3.54ERA (381.0IP, 355H, 168R, 150ER, 112BB, 293K). On September 31, 2007, Stanford struck out four Rochester Red Wings to pass Rick Reed (290) for the most strikeouts by a Buffalo pitcher in the Modern Era.
Stanford also ranks 3rd in the Modern Era in innings pitched (381.0), 4th in starts (63) and 5th in wins (25). He made his Triple-A debut with a spot start with the Bisons in 2001 (CG 3-hit shutout) and went 3-1 with a 2.78ERA in six games in 2002. His best season in Buffalo came in 2003 when he went 10-4 with a 3.43ERA in 20 starts with the team. Stanford pitched in just one game in 2004 and four games in 2005 as he recovered from Tommy John Surgery. Stanford went 6-6 with a 4.01ERA in 22 games with Buffalo in 2006 before going 5-1 with a 4.11ERA in 18 games last season.
Stanford began the 2008 season with the Columbus Clippers, the Triple-A affiliate of the Washington Nationals. In five games and three starts, he was 2-2 with a 10.05ERA (14.1IP, 19H, 18R, 16ER, 9BB, 12K). The Nationals released Stanford on April 21.
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