1974
Born November 7, 1974
Seattle, WA, USA
Glendon Rusch Notable
b. November 7, 1974 · Kansas City Royals 1997–1999, New York Mets 1999–2001, Milwaukee Brewers 2002–2003, Chicago Cubs 2004–2006, San Diego Padres 2008, Colorado Rockies 2008–2009
Glendon Rusch played for six clubs across 13 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Kansas City Royals in 1997 and closing with the Colorado Rockies in 2009.
He went 67 and 99 with a 5.04 earned run average, pitching 1,477 innings in 342 games. He struck out 1,088 and threw 3 shutouts. Across 348 games he batted .151, with 50 hits and 16 runs. He finished with 3 home runs and 5 doubles.
He was born in Seattle, WA, USA on November 7, 1974. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | KCR | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| 1998 | KCR | 29 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1999 | KCR/NYM | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2000 | NYM | 31 | 50 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 0 | .060 |
| 2001 | NYM | 33 | 54 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 23 | 0 | .056 |
| 2002 | MIL | 37 | 66 | 6 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 24 | 0 | .288 |
| 2003 | MIL | 33 | 34 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0 | .206 |
| 2004 | CHC | 33 | 39 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | .154 |
| 2005 | CHC | 46 | 41 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | .146 |
| 2006 | CHC | 25 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .200 |
| 2008 | COL/SDP | 36 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .050 |
| 2009 | COL | 11 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .333 |
| Career | — | 348 | 331 | 16 | 50 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 9 | 104 | 0 | .151 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | KCR | 6 | 9 | 30 | 27 | 0 | 170.1 | 206 | 104 | 52 | 116 | 5.50 |
| 1998 | KCR | 6 | 15 | 29 | 24 | 1 | 154.2 | 191 | 101 | 50 | 94 | 5.88 |
| 1999 | KCR/NYM | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 12.60 |
| 2000 | NYM | 11 | 11 | 31 | 30 | 0 | 190.2 | 196 | 85 | 44 | 157 | 4.01 |
| 2001 | NYM | 8 | 12 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 179.0 | 216 | 92 | 43 | 156 | 4.63 |
| 2002 | MIL | 10 | 16 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 210.2 | 227 | 110 | 76 | 140 | 4.70 |
| 2003 | MIL | 1 | 12 | 32 | 19 | 1 | 123.1 | 171 | 88 | 45 | 93 | 6.42 |
| 2004 | CHC | 6 | 2 | 32 | 16 | 2 | 129.2 | 127 | 50 | 33 | 90 | 3.47 |
| 2005 | CHC | 9 | 8 | 46 | 19 | 0 | 145.1 | 175 | 73 | 53 | 111 | 4.52 |
| 2006 | CHC | 3 | 8 | 25 | 9 | 0 | 66.1 | 86 | 55 | 33 | 59 | 7.46 |
| 2008 | COL/SDP | 5 | 5 | 35 | 9 | 0 | 83.2 | 94 | 48 | 25 | 55 | 5.16 |
| 2009 | COL | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 18.2 | 35 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 6.75 |
| Career | — | 67 | 99 | 342 | 220 | 4 | 1477.1 | 1732 | 827 | 460 | 1088 | 5.04 |
On this day & linked events
1997
Major-league debut: Glendon Rusch
Glendon Rusch made a major-league debut on April 6, 1997.
2009
Final major-league game: Glendon Rusch
Glendon Rusch played a final major-league game on May 13, 2009.
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