1956
Born May 19, 1956
Riverside, CA, USA
Eric Show Notable
Eric Show divided 11 seasons between two clubs as a pitcher: the San Diego Padres from 1981, then the Oakland Athletics through 1991.
He went 101 and 89 with a 3.66 earned run average, pitching 1,655 innings in 332 games. He struck out 971, completed 35 of his 235 starts and threw 11 shutouts. Across 333 games he batted .160, with 81 hits and 33 runs. He finished with 4 home runs and 10 doubles.
He was born in Riverside, CA, USA on May 19, 1956, and died on March 16, 1994. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | SDP | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1982 | SDP | 47 | 41 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | .146 |
| 1983 | SDP | 35 | 64 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 0 | .172 |
| 1984 | SDP | 32 | 69 | 7 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 23 | 0 | .246 |
| 1985 | SDP | 35 | 79 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 30 | 0 | .127 |
| 1986 | SDP | 24 | 43 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 0 | .163 |
| 1987 | SDP | 34 | 70 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 0 | .071 |
| 1988 | SDP | 32 | 81 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 27 | 0 | .148 |
| 1989 | SDP | 17 | 34 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | .235 |
| 1990 | SDP | 39 | 25 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | .200 |
| 1991 | OAK | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 333 | 506 | 33 | 81 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 28 | 4 | 179 | 0 | .160 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | SDP | 1 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 23.0 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 22 | 3.13 |
| 1982 | SDP | 10 | 6 | 47 | 14 | 3 | 150.0 | 117 | 44 | 48 | 88 | 2.64 |
| 1983 | SDP | 15 | 12 | 35 | 33 | 0 | 200.2 | 201 | 93 | 74 | 120 | 4.17 |
| 1984 | SDP | 15 | 9 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 206.2 | 175 | 78 | 88 | 104 | 3.40 |
| 1985 | SDP | 12 | 11 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 233.0 | 212 | 80 | 87 | 141 | 3.09 |
| 1986 | SDP | 9 | 5 | 24 | 22 | 0 | 136.1 | 109 | 45 | 69 | 94 | 2.97 |
| 1987 | SDP | 8 | 16 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 206.1 | 188 | 88 | 85 | 117 | 3.84 |
| 1988 | SDP | 16 | 11 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 234.2 | 201 | 85 | 53 | 144 | 3.26 |
| 1989 | SDP | 8 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 106.1 | 113 | 50 | 39 | 66 | 4.23 |
| 1990 | SDP | 6 | 8 | 39 | 12 | 1 | 106.1 | 131 | 68 | 41 | 55 | 5.76 |
| 1991 | OAK | 1 | 2 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 51.2 | 62 | 34 | 17 | 20 | 5.92 |
| Career | — | 101 | 89 | 332 | 235 | 7 | 1655.0 | 1526 | 673 | 610 | 971 | 3.66 |
On this day & linked events
1994
Died March 16, 1994
1981
Major-league debut: Eric Show
Eric Show made a major-league debut on September 2, 1981.
1991
Baltimore Orioles Combined No-Hitter, 1991
Bob Milacki, Mike Flanagan, Mark Williamson and Gregg Olson threw a combined no-hitter for the Baltimore Orioles against the Oakland Athletics on July 13, 1991, winning 2–0.
1991
Final major-league game: Eric Show
Eric Show played a final major-league game on September 30, 1991.
Image: San Diego Padres, public domain