1935
Born May 30, 1935
Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Ed Rakow Notable
b. May 30, 1935 · Los Angeles Dodgers 1960, Kansas City Athletics 1961–1963, Detroit Tigers 1964–1965, Atlanta Braves 1967
Ed Rakow played for four clubs across eight seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1960 and closing with the Atlanta Braves in 1967.
He went 36 and 47 with a 4.33 earned run average, pitching 761 innings in 195 games. He struck out 484, completed 20 of his 90 starts and threw 3 shutouts. Across 195 games he batted .084, with 19 hits and 16 runs. He finished with 2 doubles.
He was born in Pittsburgh, PA, USA on May 30, 1935, and died on August 26, 2000. He batted both ways and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | LAD | 9 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 |
| 1961 | KCA | 45 | 29 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 0 | .103 |
| 1962 | KCA | 42 | 82 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 0 | .098 |
| 1963 | KCA | 34 | 57 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 27 | 0 | .105 |
| 1964 | DET | 42 | 39 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 0 | .000 |
| 1965 | DET | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1967 | ATL | 17 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 195 | 226 | 16 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 90 | 0 | .084 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | LAD | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 22.0 | 30 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 7.36 |
| 1961 | KCA | 2 | 8 | 45 | 11 | 1 | 124.2 | 131 | 66 | 49 | 81 | 4.76 |
| 1962 | KCA | 14 | 17 | 42 | 35 | 1 | 235.1 | 232 | 111 | 98 | 159 | 4.25 |
| 1963 | KCA | 9 | 10 | 34 | 26 | 0 | 174.1 | 173 | 76 | 61 | 104 | 3.92 |
| 1964 | DET | 8 | 9 | 42 | 13 | 3 | 152.1 | 155 | 63 | 59 | 96 | 3.72 |
| 1965 | DET | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 13.1 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 6.08 |
| 1967 | ATL | 3 | 2 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 39.1 | 36 | 23 | 15 | 25 | 5.26 |
| Career | — | 36 | 47 | 195 | 90 | 5 | 761.1 | 771 | 366 | 304 | 484 | 4.33 |
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