1951
Born February 16, 1951
Little Rock, AR, USA
Glenn Abbott Notable
b. February 16, 1951 · Oakland Athletics 1973–1976, Seattle Mariners 1977–1981, 1983, Detroit Tigers 1983–1984
Glenn Abbott played for three clubs across 12 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Oakland Athletics in 1973 and closing with the Detroit Tigers in 1984. His longest stay was with the Seattle Mariners, from 1977 to 1981.
He went 62 and 83 with a 4.39 earned run average, pitching 1,286 innings in 248 games. He struck out 484, completed 37 of his 206 starts and threw 5 shutouts.
He threw a no-hitter in 1975.
He was born in Little Rock, AR, USA on February 16, 1951. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | OAK | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1974 | OAK | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1975 | OAK | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1976 | OAK | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1977 | SEA | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1978 | SEA | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1979 | SEA | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980 | SEA | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1981 | SEA | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1983 | DET/SEA | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1984 | DET | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 248 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | OAK | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 18.2 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 3.86 |
| 1974 | OAK | 5 | 7 | 19 | 17 | 0 | 96.0 | 89 | 32 | 34 | 38 | 3.00 |
| 1975 | OAK | 5 | 5 | 30 | 15 | 0 | 114.1 | 109 | 54 | 50 | 51 | 4.25 |
| 1976 | OAK | 2 | 4 | 19 | 10 | 0 | 62.1 | 87 | 38 | 16 | 27 | 5.49 |
| 1977 | SEA | 12 | 13 | 36 | 34 | 0 | 204.1 | 212 | 101 | 56 | 100 | 4.45 |
| 1978 | SEA | 7 | 15 | 29 | 28 | 0 | 155.1 | 191 | 91 | 44 | 67 | 5.27 |
| 1979 | SEA | 4 | 10 | 23 | 19 | 0 | 116.2 | 138 | 67 | 38 | 25 | 5.17 |
| 1980 | SEA | 12 | 12 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 215.0 | 228 | 98 | 49 | 78 | 4.10 |
| 1981 | SEA | 4 | 9 | 22 | 20 | 0 | 130.1 | 127 | 57 | 28 | 35 | 3.94 |
| 1983 | DET/SEA | 7 | 4 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 129.0 | 146 | 52 | 22 | 49 | 3.63 |
| 1984 | DET | 3 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 44.0 | 62 | 29 | 8 | 8 | 5.93 |
| Career | — | 62 | 83 | 248 | 206 | 0 | 1286.0 | 1405 | 627 | 352 | 484 | 4.39 |
On this day & linked events
1973
Major-league debut: Glenn Abbott
Glenn Abbott made a major-league debut on July 29, 1973.
1975
Oakland Athletics Combined No-Hitter, 1975
Vida Blue, Glenn Abbott, Paul Lindblad and Rollie Fingers threw a combined no-hitter for the Oakland Athletics against the California Angels on September 28, 1975, winning 5–0.
1984
Final major-league game: Glenn Abbott
Glenn Abbott played a final major-league game on August 8, 1984.
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