{{short description|American baseball player (born 1965)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox baseball biography |name=Dennis Springer |position=Pitcher |image=Dennis Springer - Bakersfield Dodgers - 1988.jpg |caption=Springer in 1988 |bats=Right |throws=Right |birth_date={{Birth date and age|1965|2|12}} |birth_place=Fresno, California, U.S. |debutleague = MLB |debutdate=September 13 |debutyear=1995 |debutteam=Philadelphia Phillies |finalleague = MLB |finaldate=May 26 |finalyear=2002 |finalteam=Los Angeles Dodgers |statleague = MLB |stat1label=Win–loss record |stat1value=24–48 |stat2label=Earned run average |stat2value=5.18 |stat3label=Strikeouts |stat3value=296 |teams= *Philadelphia Phillies ({{mlby|1995}}) *California/Anaheim Angels ({{mlby|1996}}–{{mlby|1997}}) *Tampa Bay Devil Rays ({{mlby|1998}}) *Florida Marlins ({{mlby|1999}}) *New York Mets ({{mlby|2000}}) *Los Angeles Dodgers ({{mlby|2001}}–{{mlby|2002}}) }}
'''Dennis Leroy Springer''' (born February 12, 1965) is an American former professional baseball right-handed pitcher, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Phillies, California Angels, Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Florida Marlins, New York Mets, and Los Angeles Dodgers. He is most remembered for his use of the knuckleball.{{According to whom|date=September 2024}}
As a member of the Dodgers, Springer surrendered Barry Bonds' Major League record-setting 73rd home run on October 7, 2001.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Schulman |first=Henry |date=May 17, 2006 |title=Bonds bopped as Giants win laugher |url=https://www.sfgate.com/sports/article/Bonds-bopped-as-Giants-win-laugher-2518708.php |access-date=2024-09-11 |website=SF Gate}}</ref> The homer came off a 3-2 pitch clocked at 43 miles per hour (a knuckleball) in the bottom of the first inning of Los Angeles' 2-1 loss to the San Francisco Giants.
In an 8-season career, he had a record of 24-48, with a 5.18 ERA in 655.1 innings pitched. He had four career shutouts, two of those coming in his time with the Marlins in 1999.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dennis Springer |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/sprinde01.shtml |access-date=2024-09-12 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>
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