1963
Born September 3, 1963
Wilmington, CA, USA
Eric Plunk Notable
b. September 3, 1963 · Oakland Athletics 1986–1989, New York Yankees 1989–1991, Cleveland Indians 1992–1998, Milwaukee Brewers 1998–1999
Eric Plunk played for four clubs across 14 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Oakland Athletics in 1986 and closing with the Milwaukee Brewers in 1999. His longest stay was with the Cleveland Indians, from 1992 to 1998.
He went 72 and 58 with a 3.82 earned run average, pitching 1,151 innings in 714 games. He struck out 1,081. Across 715 games he batted .000, with 0 hits and 1 run.
He was born in Wilmington, CA, USA on September 3, 1963. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | OAK | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1987 | OAK | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1988 | OAK | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1989 | NYY/OAK | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1990 | NYY | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1991 | NYY | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1992 | CLE | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1993 | CLE | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1994 | CLE | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1995 | CLE | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1996 | CLE | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1997 | CLE | 56 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1998 | CLE/MIL | 63 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1999 | MIL | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 715 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | OAK | 4 | 7 | 26 | 15 | 0 | 120.1 | 91 | 71 | 102 | 98 | 5.31 |
| 1987 | OAK | 4 | 6 | 32 | 11 | 2 | 95.0 | 91 | 50 | 62 | 90 | 4.74 |
| 1988 | OAK | 7 | 2 | 49 | 0 | 5 | 78.0 | 62 | 26 | 39 | 79 | 3.00 |
| 1989 | NYY/OAK | 8 | 6 | 50 | 7 | 1 | 104.1 | 82 | 38 | 64 | 85 | 3.28 |
| 1990 | NYY | 6 | 3 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 72.2 | 58 | 22 | 43 | 67 | 2.72 |
| 1991 | NYY | 2 | 5 | 43 | 8 | 0 | 111.2 | 128 | 59 | 62 | 103 | 4.76 |
| 1992 | CLE | 9 | 6 | 58 | 0 | 4 | 71.2 | 61 | 29 | 38 | 50 | 3.64 |
| 1993 | CLE | 4 | 5 | 70 | 0 | 15 | 71.0 | 61 | 22 | 30 | 77 | 2.79 |
| 1994 | CLE | 7 | 2 | 41 | 0 | 3 | 71.0 | 61 | 20 | 37 | 73 | 2.54 |
| 1995 | CLE | 6 | 2 | 56 | 0 | 2 | 64.0 | 48 | 19 | 27 | 71 | 2.67 |
| 1996 | CLE | 3 | 2 | 56 | 0 | 2 | 77.2 | 56 | 21 | 34 | 85 | 2.43 |
| 1997 | CLE | 4 | 5 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 65.2 | 62 | 34 | 36 | 66 | 4.66 |
| 1998 | CLE/MIL | 4 | 3 | 63 | 0 | 1 | 72.2 | 77 | 35 | 30 | 74 | 4.33 |
| 1999 | MIL | 4 | 4 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 75.1 | 71 | 42 | 43 | 63 | 5.02 |
| Career | — | 72 | 58 | 714 | 41 | 35 | 1151.0 | 1009 | 488 | 647 | 1081 | 3.82 |
On this day & linked events
1986
Major-league debut: Eric Plunk
Eric Plunk made a major-league debut on May 12, 1986.
1999
Final major-league game: Eric Plunk
Eric Plunk played a final major-league game on October 2, 1999.
Image: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0