1955
Born January 1, 1955
Detroit, MI, USA
Bob Owchinko Notable
b. January 1, 1955 · San Diego Padres 1976–1979, Cleveland Indians 1980, Oakland Athletics 1981–1982, Pittsburgh Pirates 1983, Cincinnati Reds 1984, Montreal Expos 1986
Bob Owchinko played for six clubs across 11 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the San Diego Padres in 1976 and closing with the Montreal Expos in 1986.
He went 37 and 60 with a 4.28 earned run average, pitching 890.7 innings in 275 games. He struck out 490 and threw 4 shutouts. Across 275 games he batted .135, with 22 hits and 9 runs. He finished with 3 doubles.
He was born in Detroit, MI, USA on January 1, 1955. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| The Sporting News Rookie Pitcher of the Year | 1 | 1977 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | SDP | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1977 | SDP | 30 | 49 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 0 | .082 |
| 1978 | SDP | 36 | 63 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 0 | .175 |
| 1979 | SDP | 42 | 33 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 0 | .121 |
| 1980 | CLE | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1981 | OAK | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1982 | OAK | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1983 | PIT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1984 | CIN | 49 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .167 |
| 1986 | MON | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .200 |
| Career | — | 275 | 163 | 9 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 66 | 0 | .135 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | SDP | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4.1 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 16.62 |
| 1977 | SDP | 9 | 12 | 30 | 28 | 0 | 170.0 | 191 | 84 | 67 | 101 | 4.45 |
| 1978 | SDP | 10 | 13 | 36 | 33 | 0 | 202.1 | 198 | 80 | 78 | 94 | 3.56 |
| 1979 | SDP | 6 | 12 | 42 | 20 | 0 | 149.1 | 144 | 62 | 55 | 66 | 3.74 |
| 1980 | CLE | 2 | 9 | 29 | 14 | 0 | 114.1 | 138 | 67 | 47 | 66 | 5.27 |
| 1981 | OAK | 4 | 3 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 39.1 | 34 | 14 | 19 | 26 | 3.20 |
| 1982 | OAK | 2 | 4 | 54 | 0 | 3 | 102.0 | 111 | 59 | 52 | 67 | 5.21 |
| 1983 | PIT | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1984 | CIN | 3 | 5 | 49 | 4 | 2 | 94.0 | 91 | 43 | 39 | 60 | 4.12 |
| 1986 | MON | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 15.0 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 3.60 |
| Career | — | 37 | 60 | 275 | 104 | 7 | 890.2 | 937 | 424 | 363 | 490 | 4.28 |
On this day & linked events
1976
Major-league debut: Bob Owchinko
Bob Owchinko made a major-league debut on September 25, 1976.
1986
Final major-league game: Bob Owchinko
Bob Owchinko played a final major-league game on October 1, 1986.
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