1944
Born January 10, 1944
Kansas City, MO, USA
Chuck Dobson Notable
b. January 10, 1944 · Kansas City Athletics 1966–1967, Oakland Athletics 1968–1971, 1973, California Angels 1974–1975
Chuck Dobson played for three clubs across 10 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Kansas City Athletics in 1966 and closing with the California Angels in 1975.
He went 74 and 69 with a 3.78 earned run average, pitching 1,258.3 innings in 202 games. He struck out 758, completed 49 of his 190 starts and threw 11 shutouts. Across 203 games he batted .153, with 63 hits and 30 runs. He finished with 10 doubles.
He led the league in shutouts once, in 1970, with 5.
He was born in Kansas City, MO, USA on January 10, 1944, and died on November 30, 2021. 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 | KCA | 14 | 26 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .115 |
| 1967 | KCA | 33 | 72 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 0 | .181 |
| 1968 | OAK | 35 | 75 | 4 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | .200 |
| 1969 | OAK | 35 | 79 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 12 | 0 | .101 |
| 1970 | OAK | 41 | 93 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 0 | .118 |
| 1971 | OAK | 30 | 66 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 0 | .197 |
| 1973 | OAK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1974 | CAL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1975 | CAL | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 203 | 411 | 30 | 63 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 6 | 70 | 0 | .153 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | KCA | 4 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 83.2 | 71 | 38 | 50 | 61 | 4.09 |
| 1967 | KCA | 10 | 10 | 32 | 29 | 0 | 197.2 | 172 | 81 | 75 | 110 | 3.69 |
| 1968 | OAK | 12 | 14 | 35 | 34 | 0 | 225.1 | 197 | 75 | 80 | 168 | 3.00 |
| 1969 | OAK | 15 | 13 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 235.1 | 244 | 101 | 80 | 137 | 3.86 |
| 1970 | OAK | 16 | 15 | 41 | 40 | 0 | 267.0 | 230 | 111 | 92 | 149 | 3.74 |
| 1971 | OAK | 15 | 5 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 189.0 | 185 | 80 | 71 | 100 | 3.81 |
| 1973 | OAK | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7.71 |
| 1974 | CAL | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 30.0 | 39 | 19 | 13 | 16 | 5.70 |
| 1975 | CAL | 0 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 28.0 | 30 | 21 | 13 | 14 | 6.75 |
| Career | — | 74 | 69 | 202 | 190 | 0 | 1258.1 | 1174 | 528 | 476 | 758 | 3.78 |
On this day & linked events
2021
Died November 30, 2021
1966
Major-league debut: Chuck Dobson
Chuck Dobson made a major-league debut on April 19, 1966.
1969
Jim Palmer's No-Hitter
Jim Palmer threw a no-hitter for the Baltimore Orioles against the Oakland Athletics on August 13, 1969, winning 8–0.
1970
Clyde Wright's No-Hitter
Clyde Wright threw a no-hitter for the California Angels against the Oakland Athletics on July 3, 1970, winning 4–0.
1975
Final major-league game: Chuck Dobson
Chuck Dobson played a final major-league game on May 26, 1975.
Image: Oakland Athletics, public domain