Paul Franklin Hartzell is a former professional baseball

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 player who played six seasons for the California Angels

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, Minnesota Twins

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, Baltimore Orioles

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, and Milwaukee Brewers

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 of Major League Baseball

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.

On September 9, 1976, while with the California Angels, Hartzell set a franchise record for most hits allowed by a starting pitcher in one start. This record was matched by John Lackey

John Lackey

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 on July 10, 2008.

Paul is now a senior vice president at Merrill DataSite Services.

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