Pat Bryant

Patrick Antonio Bryant

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 11", Weight 182 lb.
• High School Grover Cleveland High School

• Born October 27, 1972 in Lexington, KY USA

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Biographical Information

Pat Bryant played in the minor leagues and CPBL.

Bryant was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 2nd round of the 1990 Amateur Draft (48th overall), and he hit .196/.344/.235 in his first season for the GCL Indians while going 5-for-50 for the Burlington Indians. He struggled at the plate again the next year as he only hit .209/.323/.307 for the Columbus Indians, and he also collected 31 steals (third-most in the Indians chain). Bryant then recorded a .264/.371/.427 batting line with 35 steals for the Watertown Indians in 1992, and he also stole 10 bases with a .219/.372/.378 batting line in Columbus. He was second in the New York-Penn League in swipes, 7 behind Byron Mathews; he was second in the Indians farm system, six behind Wayne Kirby. He improved to .263/.338/.424 with 43 steals and 16 dingers in 1993. He was among the South Atlantic League leaders in runs (82, 8th), homers (tied Mike Coolbaugh for 9th) and steals (tied Don White for 4th). Among Cleveland's minor leaguers, he was 5th in runs, 7th in two-baggers, 7th in dingers (between Mark Lewis and Jon Nunnally) and had the most stolen bases (3 ahead of Patricio Claudio). Bryant then hit .236/.328/.379 for the Canton-Akron Indians in 1994. He improved to .259/.344/.447 with 17 homers in 1995. He tied Ben Shelton and Billy Owens for 8th in the Eastern League in round-trippers and tied Luis Lopez for 7th in the Indians chain.

In 1996, Bryant slumped to .193/.318/.312 in Akron, and he also struggled with AAA Buffalo Bisons as he hit .172/.243/.188 in 27 games. He then went to the Boston Red Sox, and he hit .288/.396/.507 with 19 homers and 18 steals for the Trenton Thunder in 1997. He was 10th in the Boston minors in runs (76, between Adam Hyzdu and Donnie Sadler), 6th in homers (between Trot Nixon and Corey Jenkins), 3rd in RBI (after Dave Gibralter and Hyzdu) and tied Sadler for 8th in steals. Bryant played 26 games with a .296/.373/.455 batting line in Trenton in 1998, and he also recorded a .224/.319/.355 batting line for the AAA Pawtucket Red Sox. The Uni-President Lions of Taiwan then signed him, and he .324/.419/.459 in 16 games in 1999. His batting line was .296/.382/.423 in 2000 for the Waterbury Spirit, then he announced his retirement.

Sources

• Taiwan Baseball Wiki