1962
Born February 4, 1962
Gary, IN, USA
Dan Plesac Marquee
b. February 4, 1962 · Milwaukee Brewers 1986–1992, Chicago Cubs 1993–1994, Pittsburgh Pirates 1995–1996, Toronto Blue Jays 1997–1999, 2001–2002, Arizona Diamondbacks 1999–2000, Philadelphia Phillies 2002–2003
He was a closer for Milwaukee for seven years, saving 133 games and making three All-Star teams, and then spent eleven more as the left-hander who comes in for one batter. The second job kept him in the game until he was forty-one and produced 1,064 appearances, seventh on the all-time list.
Eighteen seasons gave him 158 saves and a 3.64 earned run average across 1,072 innings. He saved 33 games in 1989 and had a stretch in the middle of the career, after shoulder trouble, when six clubs used him in four years.
He was drafted out of North Carolina State by the Cardinals and did not sign, went back, and was taken by Milwaukee in the first round the next year. He has broadcast for MLB Network since. The 2009 ballot gave him no votes.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 3 | 1987, 1988, 1989 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | MIL | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1987 | MIL | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1988 | MIL | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1989 | MIL | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1990 | MIL | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1991 | MIL | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1992 | MIL | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1993 | CHC | 57 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1994 | CHC | 54 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 |
| 1995 | PIT | 58 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .250 |
| 1996 | PIT | 73 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| 1997 | TOR | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1998 | TOR | 78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1999 | ARI/TOR | 64 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 2000 | ARI | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2001 | TOR | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2002 | PHI/TOR | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2003 | PHI | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 1064 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | .067 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | MIL | 10 | 7 | 51 | 0 | 14 | 91.0 | 81 | 30 | 29 | 75 | 2.97 |
| 1987 | MIL | 5 | 6 | 57 | 0 | 23 | 79.1 | 63 | 23 | 23 | 89 | 2.61 |
| 1988 | MIL | 1 | 2 | 50 | 0 | 30 | 52.1 | 46 | 14 | 12 | 52 | 2.41 |
| 1989 | MIL | 3 | 4 | 52 | 0 | 33 | 61.1 | 47 | 16 | 17 | 52 | 2.35 |
| 1990 | MIL | 3 | 7 | 66 | 0 | 24 | 69.0 | 67 | 34 | 31 | 65 | 4.43 |
| 1991 | MIL | 2 | 7 | 45 | 10 | 8 | 92.1 | 92 | 44 | 39 | 61 | 4.29 |
| 1992 | MIL | 5 | 4 | 44 | 4 | 1 | 79.0 | 64 | 26 | 35 | 54 | 2.96 |
| 1993 | CHC | 2 | 1 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 62.2 | 74 | 33 | 21 | 47 | 4.74 |
| 1994 | CHC | 2 | 3 | 54 | 0 | 1 | 54.2 | 61 | 28 | 13 | 53 | 4.61 |
| 1995 | PIT | 4 | 4 | 58 | 0 | 3 | 60.1 | 53 | 24 | 27 | 57 | 3.58 |
| 1996 | PIT | 6 | 5 | 73 | 0 | 11 | 70.1 | 67 | 32 | 24 | 76 | 4.09 |
| 1997 | TOR | 2 | 4 | 73 | 0 | 1 | 50.1 | 47 | 20 | 19 | 61 | 3.58 |
| 1998 | TOR | 4 | 3 | 78 | 0 | 4 | 50.0 | 41 | 21 | 16 | 55 | 3.78 |
| 1999 | ARI/TOR | 2 | 4 | 64 | 0 | 1 | 44.1 | 50 | 29 | 17 | 53 | 5.89 |
| 2000 | ARI | 5 | 1 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 40.0 | 34 | 14 | 26 | 45 | 3.15 |
| 2001 | TOR | 4 | 5 | 62 | 0 | 1 | 45.1 | 34 | 18 | 24 | 68 | 3.57 |
| 2002 | PHI/TOR | 3 | 3 | 60 | 0 | 1 | 36.1 | 27 | 17 | 18 | 41 | 4.21 |
| 2003 | PHI | 2 | 1 | 58 | 0 | 2 | 33.1 | 29 | 10 | 11 | 37 | 2.70 |
| Career | — | 65 | 71 | 1064 | 14 | 158 | 1072.0 | 977 | 433 | 402 | 1041 | 3.64 |
On this day & linked events
1986
Major-league debut: Dan Plesac
Dan Plesac made a major-league debut on April 11, 1986.
2003
Final major-league game: Dan Plesac
Dan Plesac played a final major-league game on September 28, 2003.
Image: Mike LaChance, CC BY-SA 2.0