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Erik Pappas
Erik Daniel Pappas (born April 25, 1966) is an American former professional baseball player and coach.[1] He played as a catcher in Major League Baseball for the Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals. Baseball careerThe Chicago native is a 1984 graduate of Mount Carmel High School.[2] Pappas was selected by the California Angels as the 6th overall pick in the first round of the 1984 Major League Baseball draft.[3] He made his major league debut with the Chicago Cubs on April 19, 1991, at the age of 24.[1] He appeared in 8 games for the Cubs during the 1991 season and appeared in a total of 97 games for the Cardinals during 1993 and 1994 seasons.[1] During the 1993 season, he had one home run and 28 RBIs. Pappas played in his final major league game on April 30, 1994, at the age of 28.[1] On August 13, 1996, while a member of the Texas Rangers' Triple-A Oklahoma City 89ers, Pappas caught a perfect game pitched by Rick Helling against the Nashville Sounds.[4] Pappas, who is of Greek ancestry, was selected to play for the Greek national baseball team in the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.[citation needed] He played for Greece in the 2023 European Baseball Championship.[5] Career statisticsIn a three-year major league career, Pappas played in 104 games, accumulating 70 hits in 289 at bats for a .242 career batting average along with 1 home run, 35 runs batted in and a .342 on-base percentage.[1] He ended his career with a .978 fielding percentage.[1] Coaching careerAfter his playing career, Pappas became the hitting coach for the Peoria Chiefs. Pappas spent 2006–12 at the Cangelosi Baseball Academy in Orland Park, Illinois, while also serving as a scout for the Texas Rangers from 2005 to 2009. Pappas became a coach in the Cardinals system as the Springfield Cardinals Hitting Coach for the 2014 season. Pappas currently resides in the Beverly neighborhood in Chicago, Illinois. References
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