1952
Born March 22, 1952
Racine, WI, USA
Eric Rasmussen Notable
b. March 22, 1952 · St. Louis Cardinals 1975–1978, 1982–1983, San Diego Padres 1978–1980, Kansas City Royals 1983
Eric Rasmussen played for three clubs across nine seasons as a pitcher, opening with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1975 and closing with the Kansas City Royals in 1983.
He went 50 and 77 with a 3.85 earned run average, pitching 1,017.7 innings in 238 games. He struck out 489, completed 27 of his 144 starts and threw 12 shutouts. Across 239 games he batted .119, with 31 hits and 7 runs. He finished with 8 doubles.
He was born in Racine, WI, USA on March 22, 1952. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | STL | 14 | 26 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .154 |
| 1976 | STL | 43 | 38 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 0 | .105 |
| 1977 | STL | 34 | 72 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 27 | 0 | .139 |
| 1978 | SDP/STL | 37 | 64 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 | .141 |
| 1979 | SDP | 46 | 36 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | .056 |
| 1980 | SDP | 40 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | .095 |
| 1982 | STL | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1983 | KCR/STL | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 239 | 260 | 7 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 84 | 0 | .119 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | STL | 5 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 81.0 | 86 | 34 | 20 | 59 | 3.78 |
| 1976 | STL | 6 | 12 | 43 | 17 | 0 | 150.1 | 139 | 59 | 54 | 76 | 3.53 |
| 1977 | STL | 11 | 17 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 233.0 | 223 | 90 | 63 | 120 | 3.48 |
| 1978 | SDP/STL | 14 | 15 | 37 | 34 | 0 | 206.2 | 215 | 94 | 63 | 91 | 4.09 |
| 1979 | SDP | 6 | 9 | 45 | 20 | 3 | 156.2 | 142 | 57 | 42 | 54 | 3.27 |
| 1980 | SDP | 4 | 11 | 40 | 14 | 1 | 111.1 | 130 | 54 | 33 | 50 | 4.37 |
| 1982 | STL | 1 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 18.1 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 4.42 |
| 1983 | KCR/STL | 3 | 6 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 60.1 | 77 | 38 | 26 | 24 | 5.67 |
| Career | — | 50 | 77 | 238 | 144 | 5 | 1017.2 | 1033 | 435 | 309 | 489 | 3.85 |
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Image: Johnny Spasm, public domain