1946
Born March 21, 1946
Buffalo, NY, USA
Al Fitzmorris Notable
b. March 21, 1946 · Kansas City Royals 1969–1976, Cleveland Indians 1977–1978, California Angels 1978
Al Fitzmorris played for three clubs across 10 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Kansas City Royals in 1969 and closing with the California Angels in 1978.
He went 77 and 59 with a 3.65 earned run average, pitching 1,277 innings in 288 games. He struck out 458, completed 36 of his 159 starts and threw 11 shutouts. Across 293 games he batted .242, with 24 hits and 12 runs. He finished with 5 doubles.
He was born in Buffalo, NY, USA on March 21, 1946, and died on December 4, 2024. He batted both ways and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Player of the Week | 1 | 1974 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | KCR | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1970 | KCR | 45 | 31 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 0 | .290 |
| 1971 | KCR | 36 | 44 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 0 | .250 |
| 1972 | KCR | 39 | 23 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .174 |
| 1973 | KCR | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1974 | KCR | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1975 | KCR | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1976 | KCR | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1977 | CLE | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1978 | CAL/CLE | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 293 | 99 | 12 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 29 | 0 | .242 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | KCR | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 10.2 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4.22 |
| 1970 | KCR | 8 | 5 | 43 | 11 | 1 | 117.2 | 112 | 58 | 52 | 47 | 4.44 |
| 1971 | KCR | 7 | 5 | 36 | 15 | 0 | 127.1 | 112 | 59 | 55 | 53 | 4.17 |
| 1972 | KCR | 2 | 5 | 38 | 2 | 3 | 101.0 | 99 | 42 | 28 | 51 | 3.74 |
| 1973 | KCR | 8 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 89.0 | 88 | 28 | 25 | 26 | 2.83 |
| 1974 | KCR | 13 | 6 | 34 | 27 | 1 | 190.0 | 189 | 59 | 63 | 53 | 2.79 |
| 1975 | KCR | 16 | 12 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 242.0 | 239 | 96 | 76 | 78 | 3.57 |
| 1976 | KCR | 15 | 11 | 35 | 33 | 0 | 220.1 | 227 | 75 | 56 | 80 | 3.06 |
| 1977 | CLE | 6 | 10 | 29 | 21 | 0 | 133.0 | 164 | 80 | 53 | 54 | 5.41 |
| 1978 | CAL/CLE | 1 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 46.0 | 45 | 16 | 21 | 13 | 3.13 |
| Career | — | 77 | 59 | 288 | 159 | 7 | 1277.0 | 1284 | 518 | 433 | 458 | 3.65 |
On this day & linked events
2024
Died December 4, 2024
1969
Major-league debut: Al Fitzmorris
Al Fitzmorris made a major-league debut on September 8, 1969.
1978
Final major-league game: Al Fitzmorris
Al Fitzmorris played a final major-league game on September 29, 1978.
Image: Cleveland Indians, public domain