1948
Born December 9, 1948
Aliquippa, PA, USA
Doc Medich Notable
b. December 9, 1948 · New York Yankees 1972–1975, Pittsburgh Pirates 1976, Oakland Athletics 1977, Seattle Mariners 1977, New York Mets 1977, Texas Rangers 1978–1982, Milwaukee Brewers 1982
Doc Medich played for seven clubs across 11 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the New York Yankees in 1972 and closing with the Milwaukee Brewers in 1982. His longest stay was with the Texas Rangers, from 1978 to 1982.
He went 124 and 105 with a 3.78 earned run average, pitching 1,996 innings in 312 games. He struck out 955, completed 71 of his 287 starts and threw 16 shutouts. Across 314 games he batted .093, with 5 hits and 3 runs.
He led the league in shutouts once, in 1981, with 4.
He was born in Aliquippa, PA, USA on December 9, 1948. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Player of the Month | 1 | 1974 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | NYY | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1973 | NYY | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1974 | NYY | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1975 | NYY | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1976 | PIT | 29 | 52 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 0 | .096 |
| 1977 | NYM/OAK/SEA | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1978 | TEX | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1979 | TEX | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980 | TEX | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1981 | TEX | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1982 | MIL/TEX | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 314 | 54 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 0 | .093 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | NYY | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1973 | NYY | 14 | 9 | 34 | 32 | 0 | 235.0 | 217 | 77 | 74 | 145 | 2.95 |
| 1974 | NYY | 19 | 15 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 279.2 | 275 | 112 | 91 | 154 | 3.60 |
| 1975 | NYY | 16 | 16 | 38 | 37 | 0 | 272.1 | 271 | 106 | 72 | 132 | 3.50 |
| 1976 | PIT | 8 | 11 | 29 | 26 | 0 | 179.1 | 193 | 70 | 48 | 86 | 3.51 |
| 1977 | NYM/OAK/SEA | 12 | 7 | 30 | 29 | 0 | 177.0 | 187 | 89 | 54 | 80 | 4.53 |
| 1978 | TEX | 9 | 8 | 28 | 22 | 2 | 171.0 | 166 | 71 | 52 | 71 | 3.74 |
| 1979 | TEX | 10 | 7 | 29 | 19 | 0 | 149.0 | 156 | 69 | 49 | 58 | 4.17 |
| 1980 | TEX | 14 | 11 | 34 | 32 | 0 | 204.1 | 230 | 89 | 56 | 91 | 3.92 |
| 1981 | TEX | 10 | 6 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 143.1 | 136 | 49 | 33 | 65 | 3.08 |
| 1982 | MIL/TEX | 12 | 15 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 185.2 | 203 | 104 | 93 | 73 | 5.04 |
| Career | — | 124 | 105 | 312 | 287 | 2 | 1996.2 | 2036 | 838 | 624 | 955 | 3.78 |
On this day & linked events
1972
Major-league debut: Doc Medich
Doc Medich made a major-league debut on September 5, 1972.
1982
Final major-league game: Doc Medich
Doc Medich played a final major-league game on October 2, 1982.
Image: Texas Rangers, public domain