Former big league reliever Jim Poole has died of complications from ALS at the age of 57.
Poole made 431 appearances over his career, all of them out of the bullpen. He finished 22-12 with four saves and a 4.31 ERA.
Poole also made six postseason appearances for Cleveland in 1998, but the Indians were knocked off by theIn a total of 10 playoff outings, Poole yielded four hits and two runs in 7 1/3 innings, with nine strikeouts. He pitched in 120 games, struck out 263 batters in 188 innings and still ranks first in the school record book with 22 career saves, including 10 as a junior and nine as a senior. He was an All-ACC selection his last two seasons, graduated with a degree in electrical engineering and was enshrined in the Georgia Tech Sports Hall of Fame.
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