1955
Born February 1, 1955
Salinas, CA, USA
Ernie Camacho Notable
b. February 1, 1955 · Oakland Athletics 1980, Pittsburgh Pirates 1981, Cleveland Indians 1983–1987, Houston Astros 1988, San Francisco Giants 1989–1990, St. Louis Cardinals 1990
Ernie Camacho played for six clubs across 11 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Oakland Athletics in 1980 and closing with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1990. His longest stay was with the Cleveland Indians, from 1983 to 1987.
He went 10 and 20 with a 4.21 earned run average, pitching 262.7 innings in 193 games. He struck out 159. Across 193 games he batted .000, with 0 hits and 0 runs.
He was born in Salinas, CA, USA on February 1, 1955. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | OAK | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1981 | PIT | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1983 | CLE | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1984 | CLE | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1985 | CLE | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1986 | CLE | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1987 | CLE | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1988 | HOU | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1989 | SFG | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1990 | SFG/STL | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 193 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | OAK | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11.2 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 6.94 |
| 1981 | PIT | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 21.2 | 23 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 4.98 |
| 1983 | CLE | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5.1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5.06 |
| 1984 | CLE | 5 | 9 | 69 | 0 | 23 | 100.0 | 83 | 27 | 37 | 48 | 2.43 |
| 1985 | CLE | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8.10 |
| 1986 | CLE | 2 | 4 | 51 | 0 | 20 | 57.1 | 60 | 26 | 31 | 36 | 4.08 |
| 1987 | CLE | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 13.2 | 21 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 9.22 |
| 1988 | HOU | 0 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 17.2 | 25 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 7.64 |
| 1989 | SFG | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 16.1 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 2.76 |
| 1990 | SFG/STL | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 15.2 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 5.17 |
| Career | — | 10 | 20 | 193 | 3 | 45 | 262.2 | 268 | 123 | 128 | 159 | 4.21 |
On this day & linked events
1980
Major-league debut: Ernie Camacho
Ernie Camacho made a major-league debut on May 22, 1980.
1990
Final major-league game: Ernie Camacho
Ernie Camacho played a final major-league game on October 3, 1990.
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