1959
Born October 2, 1959
Atlanta, GA, USA
Dave Beard Notable
b. October 2, 1959 · Oakland Athletics 1980–1983, Seattle Mariners 1984, Chicago Cubs 1985, Detroit Tigers 1989
Dave Beard played for four clubs across 10 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Oakland Athletics in 1980 and closing with the Detroit Tigers in 1989.
He went 19 and 20 with a 4.70 earned run average, pitching 275 innings in 172 games. He struck out 185.
He was born in Atlanta, GA, USA on October 2, 1959. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | OAK | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1981 | OAK | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1982 | OAK | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1983 | OAK | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1984 | SEA | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1985 | CHC | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1989 | DET | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 172 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | OAK | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 16.0 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 3.38 |
| 1981 | OAK | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 13.0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 2.77 |
| 1982 | OAK | 10 | 9 | 54 | 2 | 11 | 91.2 | 85 | 35 | 35 | 73 | 3.44 |
| 1983 | OAK | 5 | 5 | 43 | 0 | 10 | 61.0 | 55 | 38 | 36 | 40 | 5.61 |
| 1984 | SEA | 3 | 2 | 43 | 0 | 5 | 76.0 | 88 | 49 | 33 | 40 | 5.80 |
| 1985 | CHC | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 12.2 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 6.39 |
| 1989 | DET | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5.1 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5.06 |
| Career | — | 19 | 20 | 172 | 3 | 30 | 275.2 | 274 | 144 | 124 | 185 | 4.70 |
On this day & linked events
1980
Major-league debut: Dave Beard
Dave Beard made a major-league debut on July 16, 1980.
1989
Final major-league game: Dave Beard
Dave Beard played a final major-league game on July 21, 1989.