1959
Born April 18, 1959
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Dennis Rasmussen Notable
b. April 18, 1959 · San Diego Padres 1983, 1988–1991, New York Yankees 1984–1987, Cincinnati Reds 1987–1988, Chicago Cubs 1992, Kansas City Royals 1992–1993, 1995
Dennis Rasmussen played for five clubs across 13 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the San Diego Padres in 1983 and closing with the Kansas City Royals in 1995.
He went 91 and 77 with a 4.15 earned run average, pitching 1,460.7 innings in 256 games. He struck out 835, completed 21 of his 235 starts and threw 5 shutouts. Across 258 games he batted .193, with 50 hits and 20 runs. He finished with 8 doubles.
He was born in Los Angeles, CA, USA on April 18, 1959. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | SDP | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| 1984 | NYY | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1985 | NYY | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1986 | NYY | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1987 | CIN/NYY | 33 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .067 |
| 1988 | CIN/SDP | 31 | 70 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 0 | .200 |
| 1989 | SDP | 33 | 65 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 0 | .169 |
| 1990 | SDP | 33 | 62 | 8 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 18 | 0 | .290 |
| 1991 | SDP | 25 | 44 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 0 | .136 |
| 1992 | CHC/KCR | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1993 | KCR | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1995 | KCR | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 258 | 259 | 20 | 50 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 82 | 0 | .193 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | SDP | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13.2 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 1.98 |
| 1984 | NYY | 9 | 6 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 147.2 | 127 | 75 | 60 | 110 | 4.57 |
| 1985 | NYY | 3 | 5 | 22 | 16 | 0 | 101.2 | 97 | 45 | 42 | 63 | 3.98 |
| 1986 | NYY | 18 | 6 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 202.0 | 160 | 87 | 74 | 131 | 3.88 |
| 1987 | CIN/NYY | 13 | 8 | 33 | 32 | 0 | 191.1 | 184 | 97 | 67 | 128 | 4.56 |
| 1988 | CIN/SDP | 16 | 10 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 204.2 | 199 | 78 | 58 | 112 | 3.43 |
| 1989 | SDP | 10 | 10 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 183.2 | 190 | 87 | 72 | 87 | 4.26 |
| 1990 | SDP | 11 | 15 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 187.2 | 217 | 94 | 62 | 86 | 4.51 |
| 1991 | SDP | 6 | 13 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 146.2 | 155 | 61 | 49 | 75 | 3.74 |
| 1992 | CHC/KCR | 4 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 42.2 | 32 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 2.53 |
| 1993 | KCR | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 29.0 | 40 | 24 | 14 | 12 | 7.45 |
| 1995 | KCR | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10.0 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 9.00 |
| Career | — | 91 | 77 | 256 | 235 | 0 | 1460.2 | 1424 | 673 | 522 | 835 | 4.15 |
On this day & linked events
1983
Major-league debut: Dennis Rasmussen
Dennis Rasmussen made a major-league debut on September 16, 1983.
1995
Final major-league game: Dennis Rasmussen
Dennis Rasmussen played a final major-league game on July 1, 1995.