1951
Born November 27, 1951
Casper, WY, USA
Dan Spillner Notable
b. November 27, 1951 · San Diego Padres 1974–1978, Cleveland Indians 1978–1984, Chicago White Sox 1984–1985
Dan Spillner played for three clubs across 12 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the San Diego Padres in 1974 and closing with the Chicago White Sox in 1985. His longest stay was with the Cleveland Indians, from 1978 to 1984.
He went 75 and 89 with a 4.21 earned run average, pitching 1,492.7 innings in 556 games. He struck out 878 and threw 3 shutouts. Across 559 games he batted .077, with 10 hits and 9 runs. He finished with 1 double.
He was born in Casper, WY, USA on November 27, 1951. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | SDP | 30 | 43 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 0 | .023 |
| 1975 | SDP | 37 | 45 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 25 | 0 | .133 |
| 1976 | SDP | 33 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | .040 |
| 1977 | SDP | 76 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 0 | .118 |
| 1978 | CLE/SDP | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1979 | CLE | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980 | CLE | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1981 | CLE | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1982 | CLE | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1983 | CLE | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1984 | CHW/CLE | 37 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1985 | CHW | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 559 | 130 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 73 | 0 | .077 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | SDP | 9 | 11 | 30 | 25 | 0 | 148.0 | 153 | 66 | 70 | 95 | 4.01 |
| 1975 | SDP | 5 | 13 | 37 | 25 | 1 | 166.2 | 194 | 79 | 63 | 104 | 4.27 |
| 1976 | SDP | 2 | 11 | 32 | 14 | 0 | 106.2 | 120 | 60 | 55 | 57 | 5.06 |
| 1977 | SDP | 7 | 6 | 76 | 0 | 6 | 123.0 | 130 | 51 | 60 | 74 | 3.73 |
| 1978 | CLE/SDP | 4 | 1 | 53 | 0 | 3 | 82.0 | 86 | 36 | 28 | 64 | 3.95 |
| 1979 | CLE | 9 | 5 | 49 | 13 | 1 | 157.2 | 153 | 81 | 64 | 97 | 4.62 |
| 1980 | CLE | 16 | 11 | 34 | 30 | 0 | 194.1 | 225 | 114 | 74 | 100 | 5.28 |
| 1981 | CLE | 4 | 4 | 32 | 5 | 7 | 97.1 | 86 | 34 | 39 | 59 | 3.14 |
| 1982 | CLE | 12 | 10 | 65 | 0 | 21 | 133.2 | 117 | 37 | 45 | 90 | 2.49 |
| 1983 | CLE | 2 | 9 | 60 | 0 | 8 | 92.1 | 117 | 52 | 38 | 48 | 5.07 |
| 1984 | CHW/CLE | 1 | 5 | 36 | 8 | 2 | 99.1 | 121 | 54 | 36 | 49 | 4.89 |
| 1985 | CHW | 4 | 3 | 52 | 3 | 1 | 91.2 | 83 | 35 | 33 | 41 | 3.44 |
| Career | — | 75 | 89 | 556 | 123 | 50 | 1492.2 | 1585 | 699 | 605 | 878 | 4.21 |
On this day & linked events
1974
Major-league debut: Dan Spillner
Dan Spillner made a major-league debut on May 21, 1974.
1985
Final major-league game: Dan Spillner
Dan Spillner played a final major-league game on October 5, 1985.
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