Richard Anthony (Dick) Drago (born June 25, 1945 in Toledo, Ohio) was a relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Kansas City Royals (1969-1973), Boston Red Sox (1974-1975, 1978-1980), California Angels (1976-1977), Baltimore Orioles (1977) and Seattle Mariners (1981). Events 524 - Battle of Vézeronce, the Franks defeat the Burgundians Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar This article is about the city in Ohio, USA. For Toledo Spain, see that article A relief pitcher or reliever is a Baseball or Softball Pitcher who enters the game after the Starting pitcher is removed due to injury The Kansas City Royals are a Major League Baseball team based in Kansas City, Missouri. Champions Major League Baseball The most notable part of the 1969 season were the Miracle Mets World Series: New York Mets Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Oakland Athletics over New York Mets (4-3 Reggie Jackson, The Boston Red Sox are a Professional baseball team based in Boston Massachusetts, and are the reigning (2007 World Series Champions. Champions Major League Baseball 1974 World Series: Oakland Athletics over Los Angeles Dodgers (4-1 Rollie Fingers Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Cincinnati Reds over Boston Red Sox (4-3 Pete Rose, MVP Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over Los Angeles Dodgers (4-2 Bucky Dent, MVP Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Philadelphia Phillies over Kansas City Royals (4-2 Mike Schmidt, MVP The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim are a professional baseball team based in Anaheim, California. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Cincinnati Reds over New York Yankees (4-0 Johnny Bench, MVP Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over Los Angeles Dodgers (4-2 Reggie Jackson, The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over Los Angeles Dodgers (4-2 Reggie Jackson, The Seattle Mariners are an American professional baseball team based in Seattle, Washington, United States. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Los Angeles Dodgers over New York Yankees (4-2 Ron Cey, Pedro Guerrero He batted and threw right handed.
In a 13-season career, Drago posted a 108-117 record with a 3. 75 ERA and 58 saves in 519 appearances (189 as a starter). In Baseball statistics, earned run average ( ERA) is the Mean of Earned runs given up by a Pitcher per nine Innings pitched In Baseball, a save (abbreviated SV or S) is credited to a Pitcher who finishes a game for the winning team under certain prescribed circumstances In Baseball statistics, games pitched (denoted by GP, or G in tables of only pitching statistics is the number of games in which a player appears as a In Baseball or Softball, a starting pitcher, often abbreviated as starter, is the Pitcher who pitches the first pitch to the first batter of
Originally signed by the Detroit Tigers in the 1964 amateur draft, Drago was selected by the Kansas City Royals during the 1968 expansion draft. The Detroit Tigers are a professional baseball team based in Detroit, Michigan, USA Champions Major League Baseball World Series: St Louis Cardinals over New York Yankees (4-3 Bob Gibson, MVP The Year of the Pitcher In Major League Baseball, the trend throughout the 1960s was of increased pitching dominance caused by enforcing a larger strike zone (top of armpit He started his Major League career with the Royals in 1969, becoming the ace of their pitching staff in 1971, after going 17-11 with a 2. Champions Major League Baseball The most notable part of the 1969 season were the Miracle Mets World Series: New York Mets Champions Major League Baseball World Series MVP Roberto Clemente All-Star Game, July 13 at 98 ERA, and ending fifth in AL Cy Young Award vote behind Vida Blue, Mickey Lolich, Wilbur Wood and Dave McNally. In Baseball, the Cy Young Award is an honor given annually to the best Pitcher in Major League Baseball (one each for American and National This article is about Vida Blue the baseball pitcher For information on the Jam band of the same name see Vida Blue (band. Michael Stephen Lolich (born September 12, 1940 in Portland Oregon) is a former Major League Baseball Pitcher from 1962 Wilbur Forrester Wood Jr (born October 22, 1941 in Cambridge Massachusetts) is a former Knuckleball Pitcher in Major League David Arthur "Dave" McNally ( October 31 1942 &ndash December 1 2002) was a Major League Baseball left-handed Starting Despite a 3. 01 ERA in 1972, Drago went 12-17, and he declined with 12-14 and 4. Labor strife and more moving 1972 was tainted by a players' strike over pension and salary arbitration 23 in 1973. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Oakland Athletics over New York Mets (4-3 Reggie Jackson,
Drago also pitched for the Angels and Orioles in part of two seasons, and returned to Boston for three solid years, saving 13 games with a 10-6 record in 1979. He ended his major league career with Seattle in 1981.
On July 20, 1976, Drago gave up the last of Hank Aaron's then-Major League record 755 career home runs. Henry Louis "Hank" Aaron (born February 5 1934 in Mobile Alabama) nicknamed "Hammer" "Hammerin' Hank” or "Bad Henry” is a retired
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