1956
Born November 29, 1956
Inglewood, CA, USA
Joe Price Notable
b. November 29, 1956 · Cincinnati Reds 1980–1986, San Francisco Giants 1987–1989, Boston Red Sox 1989, Baltimore Orioles 1990
Joe Price played for four clubs across 11 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Cincinnati Reds in 1980 and closing with the Baltimore Orioles in 1990.
He went 45 and 49 with a 3.65 earned run average, pitching 906 innings in 372 games. He struck out 657 and threw 1 shutouts. Across 372 games he batted .111, with 19 hits and 6 runs. He finished with 1 double.
He was born in Inglewood, CA, USA on November 29, 1956. He batted right-handed and threw left-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Pitcher of the Month | 1 | 1983 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | CIN | 24 | 39 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .128 |
| 1981 | CIN | 41 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1982 | CIN | 59 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 |
| 1983 | CIN | 21 | 41 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 0 | .098 |
| 1984 | CIN | 30 | 48 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 0 | .146 |
| 1985 | CIN | 26 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .000 |
| 1986 | CIN | 25 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .143 |
| 1987 | SFG | 20 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .167 |
| 1988 | SFG | 38 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .000 |
| 1989 | BOS/SFG | 38 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1990 | BAL | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 372 | 171 | 6 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 54 | 0 | .111 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | CIN | 7 | 3 | 24 | 13 | 0 | 111.1 | 95 | 44 | 37 | 44 | 3.56 |
| 1981 | CIN | 6 | 1 | 41 | 0 | 4 | 53.2 | 42 | 15 | 18 | 41 | 2.52 |
| 1982 | CIN | 3 | 4 | 59 | 1 | 3 | 72.2 | 73 | 23 | 32 | 71 | 2.85 |
| 1983 | CIN | 10 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 144.0 | 118 | 46 | 46 | 83 | 2.88 |
| 1984 | CIN | 7 | 13 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 171.2 | 176 | 80 | 61 | 129 | 4.19 |
| 1985 | CIN | 2 | 2 | 26 | 8 | 1 | 64.2 | 59 | 28 | 23 | 52 | 3.90 |
| 1986 | CIN | 1 | 2 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 41.2 | 49 | 25 | 22 | 30 | 5.40 |
| 1987 | SFG | 2 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 35.0 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 42 | 2.57 |
| 1988 | SFG | 1 | 6 | 38 | 3 | 4 | 61.2 | 59 | 27 | 27 | 49 | 3.94 |
| 1989 | BOS/SFG | 3 | 6 | 38 | 6 | 0 | 84.1 | 87 | 43 | 34 | 62 | 4.59 |
| 1990 | BAL | 3 | 4 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 65.1 | 62 | 26 | 24 | 54 | 3.58 |
| Career | — | 45 | 49 | 372 | 84 | 13 | 906.0 | 839 | 367 | 337 | 657 | 3.65 |
On this day & linked events
1980
Major-league debut: Joe Price
Joe Price made a major-league debut on June 14, 1980.
1990
Final major-league game: Joe Price
Joe Price played a final major-league game on September 16, 1990.
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