Mark Daly

Mark Patrick Daly

• Bats Both, Throws Left
• Height 6' 1", Weight 197 lb.

• School Florida Southern College
• High School Cardinal Newman High School (West Palm Beach)

• Born September 11, 1954 in West Palm Beach, FL USA
• Died March 12, 2012 in Fort Pierce, FL USA

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Biographical Information

Mark Daly played for the USA national baseball team and in the minor leagues.

Daly represented the USA in the 1975 Pan American Games, helping them win a Silver Medal. He helped FSC win the 1975 Division II College World Series, fanning 11 in a five-hitter in the semifinals. He was 9-2 with a 1.72 ERA that year and had a 10-4, 2.36 record the next. He was picked by the San Diego Padres in the 10th round of the 1976 Amateur Draft, but he didn't sign. The Kansas City Royals selected him in the 2nd round of the 1977 Amateur Draft secondary phase, and he was 10-9 with a 3.30 ERA for the Jacksonville Suns in 1977; he also went 3-1 with a 1.50 ERA in 5 starts for the Daytona Beach Islanders, presumably prior to his promotion to Jacksonville. He tied for 9th in the Southern League in wins and was 5th with 108 strikeouts; of the 4 pitchers with more, 3 wound up in the majors. Among Royals farmhands, only Gary Lance had more wins and his 142 strikeouts led the way, 12 ahead of Rich Gale.

He had a 10-6 record with a 2.71 ERA for the Suns in 1978. He pitched 8 games in AAA level, and he was 1-5 with a 4.37 ERA for the Omaha Royals. Among KC minor leaguers, he was 8th in wins and 4th with 87 K. Daly was 7-13 with a 4.27 ERA in Omaha the next summer, trailing only Charlie Leibrandt in losses in the 1979 American Association. His two complete games were one behind leader Bruce Berenyi and he was 3rd with 85 walks (between Berenyi and Jay Howell). He tied Rich Dubee for the most losses in the Royals system and was third in walks. He went 6-6 with a 3.86 ERA for the Suns in 1980. He pitched 20 games for the AA Jackson Mets in 1981 (he also recorded a 3.60 ERA in 5 relief outings for the AAA Tidewater Tides in the same season, and ), and he also had 12 appearances for the Amarillo Gold Sox of the San Diego Padres system. He was 5-6 with a 3.35 ERA overall that year in AA and announced his retirement.