1949
Born October 18, 1949
Evergreen Park, IL, USA
Ed Farmer Notable
b. October 18, 1949 · Cleveland Indians 1971–1973, Detroit Tigers 1973, Philadelphia Phillies 1974, 1982–1983, Baltimore Orioles 1977, Milwaukee Brewers 1978, Texas Rangers 1979, Chicago White Sox 1979–1981, Oakland Athletics 1983
Ed Farmer played for eight clubs across 13 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Cleveland Indians in 1971 and closing with the Oakland Athletics in 1983.
He went 30 and 43 with a 4.30 earned run average, pitching 624 innings in 370 games. He struck out 395. Across 370 games he batted .085, with 4 hits and 0 runs.
He was an All-Star in 1980.
He was born in Evergreen Park, IL, USA on October 18, 1949, and died on April 1, 2020. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 1 | 1980 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | CLE | 43 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .071 |
| 1972 | CLE | 46 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .143 |
| 1973 | CLE/DET | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1974 | PHI | 14 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .111 |
| 1977 | BAL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1978 | MIL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1979 | CHW/TEX | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980 | CHW | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1981 | CHW | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1982 | PHI | 47 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .000 |
| 1983 | OAK/PHI | 17 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .167 |
| Career | — | 370 | 47 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 0 | .085 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | CLE | 5 | 4 | 43 | 4 | 4 | 78.2 | 77 | 38 | 41 | 48 | 4.35 |
| 1972 | CLE | 2 | 5 | 46 | 1 | 7 | 61.1 | 51 | 30 | 27 | 33 | 4.40 |
| 1973 | CLE/DET | 3 | 2 | 40 | 0 | 3 | 62.1 | 77 | 34 | 32 | 38 | 4.91 |
| 1974 | PHI | 2 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 31.0 | 41 | 29 | 27 | 20 | 8.42 |
| 1977 | BAL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1978 | MIL | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11.0 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0.82 |
| 1979 | CHW/TEX | 5 | 7 | 53 | 5 | 14 | 114.1 | 96 | 38 | 53 | 73 | 2.99 |
| 1980 | CHW | 7 | 9 | 64 | 0 | 30 | 99.2 | 92 | 37 | 56 | 54 | 3.34 |
| 1981 | CHW | 3 | 3 | 42 | 0 | 10 | 52.2 | 53 | 27 | 34 | 42 | 4.61 |
| 1982 | PHI | 2 | 6 | 47 | 4 | 6 | 76.0 | 66 | 41 | 50 | 58 | 4.86 |
| 1983 | OAK/PHI | 0 | 6 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 37.0 | 50 | 22 | 20 | 23 | 5.35 |
| Career | — | 30 | 43 | 370 | 21 | 75 | 624.0 | 611 | 298 | 345 | 395 | 4.30 |
On this day & linked events
2020
Died April 1, 2020
1971
Major-league debut: Ed Farmer
Ed Farmer made a major-league debut on June 9, 1971.
1983
Final major-league game: Ed Farmer
Ed Farmer played a final major-league game on October 2, 1983.
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