1951
Born February 12, 1951
DuQuoin, IL, USA
Don Stanhouse Notable
b. February 12, 1951 · Texas Rangers 1972–1974, Montreal Expos 1975–1977, Baltimore Orioles 1978–1979, 1982, Los Angeles Dodgers 1980
Don Stanhouse played for four clubs across 11 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Texas Rangers in 1972 and closing with the Baltimore Orioles in 1982.
He went 38 and 54 with a 3.84 earned run average, pitching 760.3 innings in 294 games. He struck out 408 and threw 2 shutouts. Across 298 games he batted .185, with 25 hits and 9 runs. He finished with 1 home run and 3 doubles.
He was an All-Star in 1979.
He was born in DuQuoin, IL, USA on February 12, 1951. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 1 | 1979 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | TEX | 26 | 31 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 0 | .129 |
| 1973 | TEX | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1974 | TEX | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1975 | MON | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| 1976 | MON | 34 | 52 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 0 | .212 |
| 1977 | MON | 47 | 47 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 0 | .191 |
| 1978 | BAL | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1979 | BAL | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980 | LAD | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1982 | BAL | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 298 | 135 | 9 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 33 | 0 | .185 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | TEX | 2 | 9 | 24 | 16 | 0 | 104.2 | 83 | 44 | 73 | 78 | 3.78 |
| 1973 | TEX | 1 | 7 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 70.0 | 70 | 37 | 44 | 42 | 4.76 |
| 1974 | TEX | 1 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 31.1 | 38 | 17 | 17 | 26 | 4.88 |
| 1975 | MON | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 13.0 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 8.31 |
| 1976 | MON | 9 | 12 | 34 | 26 | 1 | 184.0 | 182 | 77 | 92 | 79 | 3.77 |
| 1977 | MON | 10 | 10 | 47 | 16 | 10 | 158.1 | 147 | 60 | 84 | 89 | 3.41 |
| 1978 | BAL | 6 | 9 | 56 | 0 | 24 | 74.2 | 60 | 24 | 52 | 42 | 2.89 |
| 1979 | BAL | 7 | 3 | 52 | 0 | 21 | 72.2 | 49 | 23 | 51 | 34 | 2.85 |
| 1980 | LAD | 2 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 25.0 | 30 | 14 | 16 | 5 | 5.04 |
| 1982 | BAL | 0 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 26.2 | 29 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 5.40 |
| Career | — | 38 | 54 | 294 | 66 | 64 | 760.1 | 707 | 324 | 455 | 408 | 3.84 |
On this day & linked events
1972
Major-league debut: Don Stanhouse
Don Stanhouse made a major-league debut on April 19, 1972.
1976
Larry Dierker's No-Hitter
Larry Dierker threw a no-hitter for the Houston Astros against the Montreal Expos on July 9, 1976, winning 6–0.
1982
Final major-league game: Don Stanhouse
Don Stanhouse played a final major-league game on September 24, 1982.
Image: Los Angeles Dodgers, public domain