1944
Born February 19, 1944
Knoxville, TN, USA
Chris Zachary Notable
b. February 19, 1944 · Houston Colt .45's 1963–1964, Houston Astros 1965–1967, Kansas City Royals 1969, St. Louis Cardinals 1971, Detroit Tigers 1972, Pittsburgh Pirates 1973
Chris Zachary played for six clubs across 11 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Houston Colt .45's in 1963 and closing with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1973.
He went 10 and 29 with a 4.57 earned run average, pitching 321 innings in 108 games. He struck out 184 and threw 1 shutouts. Across 110 games he batted .181, with 15 hits and 5 runs. He finished with 2 doubles.
He was born in Knoxville, TN, USA on February 19, 1944, and died on April 19, 2003. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | HOU | 22 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .000 |
| 1964 | HOU | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1965 | HOU | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1966 | HOU | 10 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | .222 |
| 1967 | HOU | 10 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .100 |
| 1969 | KCR | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 |
| 1971 | STL | 24 | 33 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .242 |
| 1972 | DET | 25 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 |
| 1973 | PIT | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 110 | 83 | 5 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 0 | .181 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | HOU | 2 | 2 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 57.0 | 62 | 31 | 22 | 42 | 4.89 |
| 1964 | HOU | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9.00 |
| 1965 | HOU | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10.2 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4.22 |
| 1966 | HOU | 3 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 55.0 | 44 | 21 | 32 | 37 | 3.44 |
| 1967 | HOU | 1 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 36.1 | 42 | 23 | 12 | 18 | 5.70 |
| 1969 | KCR | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 18.1 | 27 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 7.85 |
| 1971 | STL | 3 | 10 | 23 | 12 | 0 | 89.2 | 114 | 53 | 26 | 48 | 5.32 |
| 1972 | DET | 1 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 38.1 | 27 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 1.41 |
| 1973 | PIT | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 12.0 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 3.00 |
| Career | — | 10 | 29 | 108 | 40 | 2 | 321.1 | 344 | 163 | 122 | 184 | 4.57 |
On this day & linked events
2003
Died April 19, 2003
1963
Major-league debut: Chris Zachary
Chris Zachary made a major-league debut on April 11, 1963.
1973
Final major-league game: Chris Zachary
Chris Zachary played a final major-league game on September 29, 1973.