Juan Eichelberger Notable

b. October 21, 1953 · San Diego Padres 1978–1982, Cleveland Indians 1983, Atlanta Braves 1988

Juan Eichelberger played for three clubs across 11 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the San Diego Padres in 1978 and closing with the Atlanta Braves in 1988.

He went 26 and 36 with a 4.10 earned run average, pitching 603 innings in 125 games. He struck out 281 and threw 1 shutouts. Across 125 games he batted .103, with 14 hits and 3 runs. He finished with 2 doubles and 2 stolen bases.

He was born in St. Louis, MO, USA on October 21, 1953. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1978	SDP	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—
1979	SDP	3	5	1	2	1	0	1	1	2	0	.400
1980	SDP	15	27	1	3	0	0	0	2	18	1	.111
1981	SDP	25	46	1	4	0	0	0	0	21	0	.087
1982	SDP	31	55	0	5	1	1	3	1	22	1	.091
1983	CLE	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—
1988	ATL	20	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	.000
Career	—	125	136	3	14	2	1	4	4	65	2	.103

Pitching, season by season

Year	Team	W	L	G	GS	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1978	SDP	0	0	3	0	3.1	4	4	2	2	10.80
1979	SDP	1	1	3	3	21.0	15	8	11	12	3.43
1980	SDP	4	2	15	13	88.2	73	36	55	43	3.65
1981	SDP	8	8	25	24	141.1	136	55	74	81	3.50
1982	SDP	7	14	31	24	177.2	171	83	72	74	4.20
1983	CLE	4	11	28	15	134.0	132	73	59	56	4.90
1988	ATL	2	0	20	0	37.1	44	16	10	13	3.86
Career	—	26	36	125	79	603.1	575	275	283	281	4.10

On this day & linked events

1953

Born October 21, 1953

St. Louis, MO, USA

1978

Major-league debut: Juan Eichelberger

Juan Eichelberger made a major-league debut on September 7, 1978.

1988

Final major-league game: Juan Eichelberger

Juan Eichelberger played a final major-league game on June 20, 1988.

Image: Cleveland Indians, public domain