1943
Born February 21, 1943
Orlando, FL, USA
Jack Billingham Notable
b. February 21, 1943 · Los Angeles Dodgers 1968, Houston Astros 1969–1971, Cincinnati Reds 1972–1977, Detroit Tigers 1978–1980, Boston Red Sox 1980
Jack Billingham played for five clubs across 13 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1968 and closing with the Boston Red Sox in 1980. His longest stay was with the Cincinnati Reds, from 1972 to 1977.
He went 145 and 113 with a 3.83 earned run average, pitching 2,230 innings in 476 games. He struck out 1,141, completed 74 of his 305 starts and threw 27 shutouts. Across 476 games he batted .111, with 62 hits and 21 runs. He finished with 8 doubles.
He led the league in shutouts once, in 1973, with 7.
He was an All-Star in 1973.
He was born in Orlando, FL, USA on February 21, 1943. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 1 | 1973 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | LAD | 50 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1969 | HOU | 52 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .071 |
| 1970 | HOU | 46 | 58 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 27 | 0 | .103 |
| 1971 | HOU | 33 | 73 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 30 | 0 | .123 |
| 1972 | CIN | 36 | 71 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 0 | .070 |
| 1973 | CIN | 40 | 93 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 32 | 0 | .065 |
| 1974 | CIN | 36 | 67 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 0 | .075 |
| 1975 | CIN | 33 | 65 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 0 | .108 |
| 1976 | CIN | 34 | 59 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 0 | .237 |
| 1977 | CIN | 36 | 56 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 0 | .161 |
| 1978 | DET | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1979 | DET | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980 | BOS/DET | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 476 | 559 | 21 | 62 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 27 | 206 | 0 | .111 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | LAD | 3 | 0 | 50 | 1 | 8 | 70.2 | 54 | 17 | 30 | 46 | 2.17 |
| 1969 | HOU | 6 | 7 | 52 | 4 | 2 | 82.2 | 92 | 39 | 29 | 71 | 4.25 |
| 1970 | HOU | 13 | 9 | 46 | 24 | 0 | 187.2 | 190 | 83 | 63 | 134 | 3.98 |
| 1971 | HOU | 10 | 16 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 228.1 | 205 | 86 | 68 | 139 | 3.39 |
| 1972 | CIN | 12 | 12 | 36 | 31 | 1 | 217.2 | 197 | 77 | 64 | 137 | 3.18 |
| 1973 | CIN | 19 | 10 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 293.1 | 257 | 99 | 95 | 155 | 3.04 |
| 1974 | CIN | 19 | 11 | 36 | 35 | 0 | 212.1 | 233 | 93 | 64 | 103 | 3.94 |
| 1975 | CIN | 15 | 10 | 33 | 32 | 0 | 208.0 | 222 | 95 | 76 | 79 | 4.11 |
| 1976 | CIN | 12 | 10 | 34 | 29 | 1 | 177.0 | 190 | 85 | 62 | 76 | 4.32 |
| 1977 | CIN | 10 | 10 | 36 | 23 | 0 | 161.2 | 195 | 94 | 56 | 76 | 5.23 |
| 1978 | DET | 15 | 8 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 201.2 | 218 | 87 | 65 | 59 | 3.88 |
| 1979 | DET | 10 | 7 | 35 | 19 | 3 | 158.0 | 163 | 58 | 60 | 59 | 3.30 |
| 1980 | BOS/DET | 1 | 3 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 31.2 | 56 | 36 | 18 | 7 | 10.23 |
| Career | — | 145 | 113 | 476 | 305 | 15 | 2230.2 | 2272 | 949 | 750 | 1141 | 3.83 |
On this day & linked events
1968
Major-league debut: Jack Billingham
Jack Billingham made a major-league debut on April 11, 1968.
1980
Final major-league game: Jack Billingham
Jack Billingham played a final major-league game on June 20, 1980.
Image: Cincinnati Reds, public domain