1949
Born July 21, 1949
Oakland, CA, USA
Al Hrabosky Notable
b. July 21, 1949 · St. Louis Cardinals 1970–1977, Kansas City Royals 1978–1979, Atlanta Braves 1980–1982
Al Hrabosky played for three clubs across 13 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1970 and closing with the Atlanta Braves in 1982.
He went 64 and 35 with a 3.10 earned run average, pitching 722 innings in 545 games. He struck out 548. Across 546 games he batted .143, with 8 hits and 4 runs.
He led the league in saves once, in 1975, with 22.
He was born in Oakland, CA, USA on July 21, 1949. He batted right-handed and threw left-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Pitcher of the Month | 1 | 1975 |
| Player of the Week | 1 | 1975 |
| The Sporting News Fireman of the Year | 1 | 1975 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | STL | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1971 | STL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1972 | STL | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1973 | STL | 44 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| 1974 | STL | 66 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .308 |
| 1975 | STL | 65 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .200 |
| 1976 | STL | 68 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .000 |
| 1977 | STL | 65 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1978 | KCR | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1979 | KCR | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980 | ATL | 45 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1981 | ATL | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1982 | ATL | 31 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 |
| Career | — | 546 | 56 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 0 | .143 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | STL | 2 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 19.0 | 22 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 4.74 |
| 1971 | STL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 |
| 1972 | STL | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0.00 |
| 1973 | STL | 2 | 4 | 44 | 0 | 5 | 56.0 | 45 | 13 | 21 | 57 | 2.09 |
| 1974 | STL | 8 | 1 | 65 | 0 | 9 | 88.1 | 71 | 29 | 38 | 82 | 2.95 |
| 1975 | STL | 13 | 3 | 65 | 0 | 22 | 97.1 | 72 | 18 | 33 | 82 | 1.66 |
| 1976 | STL | 8 | 6 | 68 | 0 | 13 | 95.1 | 89 | 35 | 39 | 73 | 3.30 |
| 1977 | STL | 6 | 5 | 65 | 0 | 10 | 86.1 | 82 | 42 | 41 | 68 | 4.38 |
| 1978 | KCR | 8 | 7 | 58 | 0 | 20 | 75.0 | 52 | 24 | 35 | 60 | 2.88 |
| 1979 | KCR | 9 | 4 | 58 | 0 | 11 | 65.0 | 67 | 27 | 41 | 39 | 3.74 |
| 1980 | ATL | 4 | 2 | 45 | 0 | 3 | 59.2 | 50 | 24 | 31 | 31 | 3.62 |
| 1981 | ATL | 1 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 33.2 | 24 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 1.07 |
| 1982 | ATL | 2 | 1 | 31 | 0 | 3 | 37.1 | 41 | 23 | 17 | 20 | 5.54 |
| Career | — | 64 | 35 | 545 | 1 | 97 | 722.0 | 619 | 249 | 315 | 548 | 3.10 |
On this day & linked events
1970
Major-league debut: Al Hrabosky
Al Hrabosky made a major-league debut on June 16, 1970.
1982
Final major-league game: Al Hrabosky
Al Hrabosky played a final major-league game on August 18, 1982.
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