1956
Born September 15, 1956
Brooklyn, NY, USA
John Pacella Notable
b. September 15, 1956 · New York Mets 1977, 1979–1980, New York Yankees 1982, Minnesota Twins 1982, Baltimore Orioles 1984, Detroit Tigers 1986
John Pacella played for five clubs across 10 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the New York Mets in 1977 and closing with the Detroit Tigers in 1986.
He went 4 and 10 with a 5.73 earned run average, pitching 191.7 innings in 74 games. He struck out 116. Across 74 games he batted .083, with 2 hits and 0 runs. He finished with 1 double.
He was born in Brooklyn, NY, USA on September 15, 1956. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | NYM | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1979 | NYM | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1980 | NYM | 32 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .100 |
| 1982 | MIN/NYY | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1984 | BAL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1986 | DET | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 74 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | .083 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | NYM | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.00 |
| 1979 | NYM | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 16.1 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 4.41 |
| 1980 | NYM | 3 | 4 | 32 | 15 | 0 | 84.0 | 89 | 48 | 59 | 68 | 5.14 |
| 1982 | MIN/NYY | 1 | 3 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 61.2 | 74 | 50 | 46 | 22 | 7.30 |
| 1984 | BAL | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 14.2 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6.75 |
| 1986 | DET | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 11.0 | 10 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 4.09 |
| Career | — | 4 | 10 | 74 | 21 | 3 | 191.2 | 206 | 122 | 133 | 116 | 5.73 |
On this day & linked events
1977
Major-league debut: John Pacella
John Pacella made a major-league debut on September 15, 1977.
1986
Final major-league game: John Pacella
John Pacella played a final major-league game on July 12, 1986.
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