1959
Born February 15, 1959
Lackawanna, NY, USA
Joe Hesketh Notable
Joe Hesketh played for three clubs across 11 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Montreal Expos in 1984 and closing with the Boston Red Sox in 1994.
He went 60 and 47 with a 3.78 earned run average, pitching 961.7 innings in 339 games. He struck out 726 and threw 2 shutouts. Across 340 games he batted .070, with 6 hits and 2 runs.
He was born in Lackawanna, NY, USA on February 15, 1959. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | MON | 11 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .100 |
| 1985 | MON | 26 | 44 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 30 | 0 | .091 |
| 1986 | MON | 15 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 0 | .000 |
| 1987 | MON | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 |
| 1988 | MON | 60 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1989 | MON | 43 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 |
| 1990 | ATL/BOS/MON | 45 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1991 | BOS | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1992 | BOS | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1993 | BOS | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1994 | BOS | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 340 | 86 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 58 | 0 | .070 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | MON | 2 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 45.0 | 38 | 9 | 15 | 32 | 1.80 |
| 1985 | MON | 10 | 5 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 155.1 | 125 | 43 | 45 | 113 | 2.49 |
| 1986 | MON | 6 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 82.2 | 92 | 46 | 31 | 67 | 5.01 |
| 1987 | MON | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 28.2 | 23 | 10 | 15 | 31 | 3.14 |
| 1988 | MON | 4 | 3 | 60 | 0 | 9 | 72.2 | 63 | 23 | 35 | 64 | 2.85 |
| 1989 | MON | 6 | 4 | 43 | 0 | 3 | 48.1 | 54 | 31 | 26 | 44 | 5.77 |
| 1990 | ATL/BOS/MON | 1 | 6 | 45 | 2 | 5 | 59.2 | 69 | 30 | 25 | 50 | 4.53 |
| 1991 | BOS | 12 | 4 | 39 | 17 | 0 | 153.1 | 142 | 56 | 53 | 104 | 3.29 |
| 1992 | BOS | 8 | 9 | 30 | 25 | 1 | 148.2 | 162 | 72 | 58 | 104 | 4.36 |
| 1993 | BOS | 3 | 4 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 53.1 | 62 | 30 | 29 | 34 | 5.06 |
| 1994 | BOS | 8 | 5 | 25 | 20 | 0 | 114.0 | 117 | 54 | 46 | 83 | 4.26 |
| Career | — | 60 | 47 | 339 | 114 | 21 | 961.2 | 947 | 404 | 378 | 726 | 3.78 |
On this day & linked events
1984
Major-league debut: Joe Hesketh
Joe Hesketh made a major-league debut on August 7, 1984.
1993
Chris Bosio's No-Hitter
Chris Bosio threw a no-hitter for the Seattle Mariners against the Boston Red Sox on April 22, 1993, winning 7–0.
1994
Final major-league game: Joe Hesketh
Joe Hesketh played a final major-league game on August 7, 1994.
Image: Indianapolis Indians, public domain