1959
Born February 25, 1959
Jerome, ID, USA
Ken Dayley Notable
b. February 25, 1959 · Atlanta Braves 1982–1984, St. Louis Cardinals 1984–1990, Toronto Blue Jays 1991, 1993
Ken Dayley played for three clubs across 12 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Atlanta Braves in 1982 and closing with the Toronto Blue Jays in 1993. His longest stay was with the St. Louis Cardinals, from 1984 to 1990.
He went 33 and 45 with a 3.64 earned run average, pitching 573.7 innings in 385 games. He struck out 406. Across 388 games he batted .210, with 17 hits and 4 runs.
He was born in Jerome, ID, USA on February 25, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | ATL | 20 | 20 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 | .250 |
| 1983 | ATL | 25 | 32 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 0 | .219 |
| 1984 | ATL/STL | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .500 |
| 1985 | STL | 57 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .400 |
| 1986 | STL | 32 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .200 |
| 1987 | STL | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1988 | STL | 54 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| 1989 | STL | 71 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| 1990 | STL | 58 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 |
| 1991 | TOR | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1993 | TOR | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 388 | 81 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 32 | 0 | .210 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | ATL | 5 | 6 | 20 | 11 | 0 | 71.1 | 79 | 36 | 25 | 34 | 4.54 |
| 1983 | ATL | 5 | 8 | 24 | 16 | 0 | 104.2 | 100 | 50 | 39 | 70 | 4.30 |
| 1984 | ATL/STL | 0 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 23.2 | 44 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 7.99 |
| 1985 | STL | 4 | 4 | 57 | 0 | 11 | 65.1 | 65 | 20 | 18 | 62 | 2.76 |
| 1986 | STL | 0 | 3 | 31 | 0 | 5 | 38.2 | 42 | 14 | 11 | 33 | 3.26 |
| 1987 | STL | 9 | 5 | 53 | 0 | 4 | 61.0 | 52 | 18 | 33 | 63 | 2.66 |
| 1988 | STL | 2 | 7 | 54 | 0 | 5 | 55.1 | 48 | 17 | 19 | 38 | 2.77 |
| 1989 | STL | 4 | 3 | 71 | 0 | 12 | 75.1 | 63 | 24 | 30 | 40 | 2.87 |
| 1990 | STL | 4 | 4 | 58 | 0 | 2 | 73.1 | 63 | 29 | 30 | 51 | 3.56 |
| 1991 | TOR | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4.1 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 6.23 |
| 1993 | TOR | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0.00 |
| Career | — | 33 | 45 | 385 | 33 | 39 | 573.2 | 564 | 232 | 225 | 406 | 3.64 |
On this day & linked events
1982
Major-league debut: Ken Dayley
Ken Dayley made a major-league debut on May 13, 1982.
1993
Final major-league game: Ken Dayley
Ken Dayley played a final major-league game on April 14, 1993.
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