| Don Gullett | ||
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| Pitcher | ||
| Born: January 6, 1951 | ||
| Batted: Right | Threw: Left | |
| MLB debut | ||
| April 10, 1970 for the Cincinnati Reds |
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| Final game | ||
| July 9, 1978 for the New York Yankees |
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| Career statistics | ||
| Win-Loss | 109-50 | |
| ERA | 3. In Baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the Pitcher's mound toward the Catcher to begin each play with the goal of Events 1066 - Harold Godwinson is crowned King of England. 1205 - Philip of Swabia becomes King Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Events 879 - Louis III becomes King of the Western Franks. 1407 - the lama Champions Major Leagues World Series MVP Brooks Robinson All-Star Game, July 14 at Riverfront Stadium The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati Ohio, USA Events 455 - Roman military commander Avitus is proclaimed Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over Los Angeles Dodgers (4-2 Bucky Dent, MVP The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City, New York. A win is a Statistic in Major League Baseball credited to the Pitcher for the winning team who was in the game when his team last took the lead In Baseball statistics, earned run average ( ERA) is the Mean of Earned runs given up by a Pitcher per nine Innings pitched 11 | |
| Strikeouts | 921 | |
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Donald Edward "Don" Gullett (born January 6, 1951 in Lynn, Kentucky) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Cincinnati Reds and New York Yankees from 1970 to 1978. Events 1066 - Harold Godwinson is crowned King of England. 1205 - Philip of Swabia becomes King Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January In Baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the Pitcher's mound toward the Catcher to begin each play with the goal of The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati Ohio, USA The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City, New York.
High School
Gullett attended McKell High School in South Shore, Kentucky where he was an outstanding three sports athlete in baseball, football, and basketball. South Shore is a city in Greenup County, Kentucky, United States. Sport is an Activity that is governed by a set of rules or Customs and often engaged in competitively Baseball is a Bat-and-ball Sport played between two teams of nine players each Football is the word given to a number of similar Team sports all of which involve (to varying degrees kicking a Ball with the foot in an attempt to score a Basketball is a team Sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a ball through a 10 feet (3 m As a high school pitcher, he once tossed a perfect game - including striking out 20 of the 21 hitters he faced. A perfect game is defined by Major League Baseball as a game in which a Pitcher (or combination of pitchers pitches a victory that lasts a minimum Gullett excelled as a high school football player as well once scoring 72 points in a single game. He ran for 11 touchdowns and kicked 6 extra points.
Pro career
The Reds selected Don Gullett in the first round of the 1969 amateur draft, and he made his big league debut on April 10, 1970. Champions Major League Baseball The most notable part of the 1969 season were the Miracle Mets World Series: New York Mets Events 879 - Louis III becomes King of the Western Franks. 1407 - the lama Champions Major Leagues World Series MVP Brooks Robinson All-Star Game, July 14 at Riverfront Stadium
Gullett played for the Reds from 1970 through the 1976 season. Champions Major Leagues World Series MVP Brooks Robinson All-Star Game, July 14 at Riverfront Stadium Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Cincinnati Reds over New York Yankees (4-0 Johnny Bench, MVP In November of that year, as a free agent, he signed with the New York Yankees. In Professional sports a free agent is a team player whose contract with a team has expired and the player is able to sign a contract with another team if that player The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City, New York. He enjoyed a successful 14-4 season with the Yankees in 1977, but shoulder problems in 1978 signaled the end of his career. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over Los Angeles Dodgers (4-2 Reggie Jackson, Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over Los Angeles Dodgers (4-2 Bucky Dent, MVP
During a relatively brief nine year career, Gullett accumulated 109 wins and posted an impressive 3. 11 Earned Run Average (ERA). In Baseball statistics, earned run average ( ERA) is the Mean of Earned runs given up by a Pitcher per nine Innings pitched Playing for only nine seasons, Gullett was a member of five World Series teams, including four consecutive World Champions ('75 and '76 Reds, and '77 and '78 Yankees).
At the plate, Don Gullett posted a respectable (for a pitcher) career batting average of . 194. For example, in a 1975 National League Championship Series game against the Pittsburgh Pirates, Gullett not only pitched a complete game victory, he also helped himself out by hitting a single, a home run, and collecting 3 RBI. The National League Championship Series was a best-of-five match-up between the Eastern Division champion Pittsburgh Pirates and the Western Division champion The Pittsburgh Pirates are a Major League Baseball club based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Gullett was also sometimes used as a pinch runner by the Reds, something that is very rare for a pitcher.
After sitting out the 1979 and 1980 seasons due to extensive shoulder and rotator cuff problems, Gullett was released by the Yankees in late 1980. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Pittsburgh Pirates over Baltimore Orioles (4-3 Willie Stargell, Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Philadelphia Phillies over Kansas City Royals (4-2 Mike Schmidt, MVP
In 1993, he rejoined the Reds as pitching coach, a post he held until being ousted mid-season in 2005. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Toronto Blue Jays over Philadelphia Phillies (4-2 Paul Molitor, 2005 Major League Baseball season Headline events of the year Chicago White Sox swept the Houston Astros to win the World Series
| Preceded by Buzz Capra |
National League Player of the Month July, 1974 |
Succeeded by Lou Brock |
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