1954
Born September 8, 1954
Orange, CA, USA
Don Aase Notable
b. September 8, 1954 · Boston Red Sox 1977, California Angels 1978–1982, 1984, Baltimore Orioles 1985–1988, New York Mets 1989, Los Angeles Dodgers 1990
Don Aase played for five clubs across 14 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Boston Red Sox in 1977 and closing with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1990. His longest stay was with the California Angels, from 1978 to 1982.
He went 66 and 60 with a 3.80 earned run average, pitching 1,109 innings in 448 games. He struck out 641, completed 22 of his 91 starts and threw 5 shutouts. Across 448 games he batted .000, with 0 hits and 0 runs.
He was an All-Star in 1986.
He was born in Orange, CA, USA on September 8, 1954. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 1 | 1986 |
| Pitcher of the Month | 1 | 1986 |
| Player of the Week | 1 | 1977 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | BOS | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1978 | CAL | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1979 | CAL | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980 | CAL | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1981 | CAL | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1982 | CAL | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1984 | CAL | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1985 | BAL | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1986 | BAL | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1987 | BAL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1988 | BAL | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1989 | NYM | 49 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 |
| 1990 | LAD | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 448 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | BOS | 6 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 92.1 | 85 | 32 | 19 | 49 | 3.12 |
| 1978 | CAL | 11 | 8 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 178.2 | 185 | 80 | 80 | 93 | 4.03 |
| 1979 | CAL | 9 | 10 | 37 | 28 | 2 | 185.1 | 200 | 99 | 77 | 96 | 4.81 |
| 1980 | CAL | 8 | 13 | 40 | 21 | 2 | 175.0 | 193 | 79 | 66 | 74 | 4.06 |
| 1981 | CAL | 4 | 4 | 39 | 0 | 11 | 65.1 | 56 | 17 | 24 | 38 | 2.34 |
| 1982 | CAL | 3 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 4 | 52.0 | 45 | 20 | 23 | 40 | 3.46 |
| 1984 | CAL | 4 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 8 | 39.0 | 30 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 1.62 |
| 1985 | BAL | 10 | 6 | 54 | 0 | 14 | 88.0 | 83 | 37 | 35 | 67 | 3.78 |
| 1986 | BAL | 6 | 7 | 66 | 0 | 34 | 81.2 | 71 | 27 | 28 | 67 | 2.98 |
| 1987 | BAL | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 8.0 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2.25 |
| 1988 | BAL | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 46.2 | 40 | 21 | 37 | 28 | 4.05 |
| 1989 | NYM | 1 | 5 | 49 | 0 | 2 | 59.1 | 56 | 26 | 26 | 34 | 3.94 |
| 1990 | LAD | 3 | 1 | 32 | 0 | 3 | 38.0 | 33 | 21 | 19 | 24 | 4.97 |
| Career | — | 66 | 60 | 448 | 91 | 82 | 1109.1 | 1085 | 468 | 457 | 641 | 3.80 |
On this day & linked events
1977
Major-league debut: Don Aase
Don Aase made a major-league debut on July 26, 1977.
1990
Final major-league game: Don Aase
Don Aase played a final major-league game on October 3, 1990.
Image: California Angels, public domain