1969
Born May 5, 1969
Hirara, Hyogo, Japan
Hideki Irabu Notable
Hideki Irabu played for three clubs across six seasons as a pitcher, opening with the New York Yankees in 1997 and closing with the Texas Rangers in 2002.
He went 34 and 35 with a 5.15 earned run average, pitching 514 innings in 126 games. He struck out 405 and threw 2 shutouts. Across 126 games he batted .107, with 3 hits and 1 run.
He was born in Hirara, Hyogo, Japan on May 5, 1969, and died on July 27, 2011. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Pitcher of the Month | 2 | 1998, 1999 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | NYY | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1998 | NYY | 29 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .250 |
| 1999 | NYY | 32 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .000 |
| 2000 | MON | 11 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .125 |
| 2001 | MON | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2002 | TEX | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 126 | 28 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 | .107 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | NYY | 5 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 53.1 | 69 | 42 | 20 | 56 | 7.09 |
| 1998 | NYY | 13 | 9 | 29 | 28 | 0 | 173.0 | 148 | 78 | 76 | 126 | 4.06 |
| 1999 | NYY | 11 | 7 | 32 | 27 | 0 | 169.1 | 180 | 91 | 46 | 133 | 4.84 |
| 2000 | MON | 2 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 54.2 | 77 | 44 | 14 | 42 | 7.24 |
| 2001 | MON | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 16.2 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 18 | 4.86 |
| 2002 | TEX | 3 | 8 | 38 | 2 | 16 | 47.0 | 51 | 30 | 16 | 30 | 5.74 |
| Career | — | 34 | 35 | 126 | 80 | 16 | 514.0 | 547 | 294 | 175 | 405 | 5.15 |
On this day & linked events
2011
Died July 27, 2011
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