1945
Born June 25, 1945
Toledo, OH, USA
Dick Drago Notable
b. June 25, 1945 · Kansas City Royals 1969–1973, Boston Red Sox 1974–1975, 1978–1980, California Angels 1976–1977, Baltimore Orioles 1977, Seattle Mariners 1981
Dick Drago played for five clubs across 13 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Kansas City Royals in 1969 and closing with the Seattle Mariners in 1981.
He went 108 and 117 with a 3.62 earned run average, pitching 1,875 innings in 519 games. He struck out 987, completed 62 of his 189 starts and threw 10 shutouts. Across 521 games he batted .077, with 21 hits and 11 runs. He finished with 4 doubles.
He was born in Toledo, OH, USA on June 25, 1945, and died on November 3, 2023. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | KCR | 41 | 52 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 0 | .058 |
| 1970 | KCR | 35 | 76 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 44 | 0 | .053 |
| 1971 | KCR | 35 | 77 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 44 | 0 | .130 |
| 1972 | KCR | 35 | 68 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 36 | 0 | .059 |
| 1973 | KCR | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1974 | BOS | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1975 | BOS | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1976 | CAL | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1977 | BAL/CAL | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1978 | BOS | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1979 | BOS | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980 | BOS | 43 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1981 | SEA | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 521 | 274 | 11 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 21 | 149 | 0 | .077 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | KCR | 11 | 13 | 41 | 26 | 1 | 200.2 | 190 | 84 | 65 | 108 | 3.77 |
| 1970 | KCR | 9 | 15 | 35 | 34 | 0 | 240.0 | 239 | 100 | 72 | 127 | 3.75 |
| 1971 | KCR | 17 | 11 | 35 | 34 | 0 | 241.1 | 251 | 80 | 46 | 109 | 2.98 |
| 1972 | KCR | 12 | 17 | 34 | 33 | 0 | 239.1 | 230 | 80 | 51 | 135 | 3.01 |
| 1973 | KCR | 12 | 14 | 37 | 33 | 0 | 212.2 | 252 | 100 | 76 | 98 | 4.23 |
| 1974 | BOS | 7 | 10 | 33 | 18 | 3 | 175.2 | 165 | 68 | 56 | 90 | 3.48 |
| 1975 | BOS | 2 | 2 | 40 | 2 | 15 | 72.2 | 69 | 31 | 31 | 43 | 3.84 |
| 1976 | CAL | 7 | 8 | 43 | 0 | 6 | 79.1 | 80 | 39 | 31 | 43 | 4.42 |
| 1977 | BAL/CAL | 6 | 4 | 49 | 0 | 5 | 60.2 | 71 | 23 | 18 | 35 | 3.41 |
| 1978 | BOS | 4 | 4 | 37 | 1 | 7 | 77.1 | 71 | 26 | 32 | 42 | 3.03 |
| 1979 | BOS | 10 | 6 | 53 | 1 | 13 | 89.0 | 85 | 30 | 21 | 67 | 3.03 |
| 1980 | BOS | 7 | 7 | 43 | 7 | 3 | 132.2 | 127 | 61 | 44 | 63 | 4.14 |
| 1981 | SEA | 4 | 6 | 39 | 0 | 5 | 53.2 | 71 | 33 | 15 | 27 | 5.53 |
| Career | — | 108 | 117 | 519 | 189 | 58 | 1875.0 | 1901 | 755 | 558 | 987 | 3.62 |
On this day & linked events
2023
Died November 3, 2023
1969
Major-league debut: Dick Drago
Dick Drago made a major-league debut on April 11, 1969.
1981
Final major-league game: Dick Drago
Dick Drago played a final major-league game on September 30, 1981.
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