1956
Born September 15, 1956
Brooklyn, NY, USA
John Pacella Notable
Pitcher · 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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