1961
Born April 9, 1961
Kapuskasing, ON, CAN
Kirk McCaskill Notable
Kirk McCaskill divided 12 seasons between two clubs as a pitcher: the California Angels from 1985, then the Chicago White Sox through 1996.
He went 106 and 108 with a 4.12 earned run average, pitching 1,729 innings in 380 games. He struck out 1,003, completed 30 of his 242 starts and threw 11 shutouts.
He was born in Kapuskasing, ON, CAN on April 9, 1961. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | CAL | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1986 | CAL | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1987 | CAL | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1988 | CAL | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1989 | CAL | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1990 | CAL | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1991 | CAL | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1992 | CHW | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1993 | CHW | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1994 | CHW | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1995 | CHW | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1996 | CHW | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 381 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | CAL | 12 | 12 | 30 | 29 | 0 | 189.2 | 189 | 99 | 64 | 102 | 4.70 |
| 1986 | CAL | 17 | 10 | 34 | 33 | 0 | 246.1 | 207 | 92 | 92 | 202 | 3.36 |
| 1987 | CAL | 4 | 6 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 74.2 | 84 | 47 | 34 | 56 | 5.67 |
| 1988 | CAL | 8 | 6 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 146.1 | 155 | 70 | 61 | 98 | 4.31 |
| 1989 | CAL | 15 | 10 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 212.0 | 202 | 69 | 59 | 107 | 2.93 |
| 1990 | CAL | 12 | 11 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 174.1 | 161 | 63 | 72 | 78 | 3.25 |
| 1991 | CAL | 10 | 19 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 177.2 | 193 | 84 | 66 | 71 | 4.26 |
| 1992 | CHW | 12 | 13 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 209.0 | 193 | 97 | 95 | 109 | 4.18 |
| 1993 | CHW | 4 | 8 | 30 | 14 | 2 | 113.2 | 144 | 66 | 36 | 65 | 5.23 |
| 1994 | CHW | 1 | 4 | 40 | 0 | 3 | 52.2 | 51 | 20 | 22 | 37 | 3.42 |
| 1995 | CHW | 6 | 4 | 55 | 1 | 2 | 81.0 | 97 | 44 | 33 | 50 | 4.89 |
| 1996 | CHW | 5 | 5 | 29 | 4 | 0 | 51.2 | 72 | 40 | 31 | 28 | 6.97 |
| Career | — | 106 | 108 | 380 | 242 | 7 | 1729.0 | 1748 | 791 | 665 | 1003 | 4.12 |
On this day & linked events
1985
Major-league debut: Kirk McCaskill
Kirk McCaskill made a major-league debut on May 1, 1985.
1986
Joe Cowley's No-Hitter
Joe Cowley threw a no-hitter for the Chicago White Sox against the California Angels on September 19, 1986, winning 7–1.
1996
Final major-league game: Kirk McCaskill
Kirk McCaskill played a final major-league game on July 20, 1996.
Image: California Angels, public domain