1942
Born October 22, 1942
Spearsville, LA, USA
Cecil Upshaw Notable
b. October 22, 1942 · Atlanta Braves 1966–1969, 1971–1973, Houston Astros 1973, Cleveland Indians 1974, New York Yankees 1974, Chicago White Sox 1975
Cecil Upshaw played for five clubs across 10 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Atlanta Braves in 1966 and closing with the Chicago White Sox in 1975.
He went 34 and 36 with a 3.13 earned run average, pitching 563 innings in 348 games. He struck out 323. Across 348 games he batted .160, with 12 hits and 3 runs. He finished with 1 home run.
He was born in Spearsville, LA, USA on October 22, 1942, and died on February 7, 1995. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | ATL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1967 | ATL | 30 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .167 |
| 1968 | ATL | 52 | 23 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .174 |
| 1969 | ATL | 62 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | .238 |
| 1971 | ATL | 49 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .000 |
| 1972 | ATL | 42 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .143 |
| 1973 | ATL/HOU | 40 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1974 | CLE/NYY | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1975 | CHW | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 348 | 75 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 0 | .160 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | ATL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0.00 |
| 1967 | ATL | 2 | 3 | 30 | 0 | 8 | 45.1 | 42 | 13 | 8 | 31 | 2.58 |
| 1968 | ATL | 8 | 7 | 52 | 0 | 13 | 116.2 | 98 | 32 | 24 | 74 | 2.47 |
| 1969 | ATL | 6 | 4 | 62 | 0 | 27 | 105.1 | 102 | 34 | 29 | 57 | 2.91 |
| 1971 | ATL | 11 | 6 | 49 | 0 | 17 | 82.0 | 95 | 32 | 28 | 56 | 3.51 |
| 1972 | ATL | 3 | 5 | 42 | 0 | 13 | 53.2 | 50 | 22 | 19 | 23 | 3.69 |
| 1973 | ATL/HOU | 2 | 4 | 40 | 0 | 1 | 42.0 | 46 | 23 | 17 | 24 | 4.93 |
| 1974 | CLE/NYY | 1 | 6 | 43 | 0 | 6 | 67.2 | 63 | 23 | 28 | 34 | 3.06 |
| 1975 | CHW | 1 | 1 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 47.1 | 49 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 3.23 |
| Career | — | 34 | 36 | 348 | 0 | 86 | 563.0 | 545 | 196 | 177 | 323 | 3.13 |
On this day & linked events
1995
Died February 7, 1995
1966
Major-league debut: Cecil Upshaw
Cecil Upshaw made a major-league debut on October 1, 1966.
1975
Final major-league game: Cecil Upshaw
Cecil Upshaw played a final major-league game on September 28, 1975.