1956
Born August 5, 1956
Grand Rapids, MI, USA
Dave Rozema Notable
Dave Rozema divided 10 seasons between two clubs as a pitcher: the Detroit Tigers from 1977, then the Texas Rangers through 1986.
He went 60 and 53 with a 3.47 earned run average, pitching 1,106 innings in 248 games. He struck out 448, completed 36 of his 132 starts and threw 7 shutouts.
He was born in Grand Rapids, MI, USA on August 5, 1956. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| The Sporting News Rookie Pitcher of the Year | 1 | 1977 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | DET | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1978 | DET | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1979 | DET | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980 | DET | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1981 | DET | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1982 | DET | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1983 | DET | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1984 | DET | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1985 | TEX | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1986 | TEX | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 248 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | DET | 15 | 7 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 218.1 | 222 | 75 | 34 | 92 | 3.09 |
| 1978 | DET | 9 | 12 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 209.1 | 205 | 73 | 41 | 57 | 3.14 |
| 1979 | DET | 4 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 97.1 | 101 | 38 | 30 | 33 | 3.51 |
| 1980 | DET | 6 | 9 | 42 | 13 | 4 | 144.2 | 152 | 63 | 49 | 49 | 3.92 |
| 1981 | DET | 5 | 5 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 104.0 | 99 | 42 | 25 | 46 | 3.63 |
| 1982 | DET | 3 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 27.2 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 1.63 |
| 1983 | DET | 8 | 3 | 29 | 16 | 2 | 105.0 | 100 | 40 | 29 | 63 | 3.43 |
| 1984 | DET | 7 | 6 | 29 | 16 | 0 | 101.0 | 110 | 42 | 18 | 48 | 3.74 |
| 1985 | TEX | 3 | 7 | 34 | 4 | 7 | 88.0 | 100 | 41 | 22 | 42 | 4.19 |
| 1986 | TEX | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 10.2 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 5.91 |
| Career | — | 60 | 53 | 248 | 132 | 17 | 1106.0 | 1125 | 426 | 258 | 448 | 3.47 |
On this day & linked events
1977
Major-league debut: Dave Rozema
Dave Rozema made a major-league debut on April 11, 1977.
1986
Final major-league game: Dave Rozema
Dave Rozema played a final major-league game on April 30, 1986.
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