1972
Born December 21, 1972
Gary, IN, USA
LaTroy Hawkins Marquee
b. December 21, 1972 · Minnesota Twins 1995–2003, Chicago Cubs 2004–2005, San Francisco Giants 2005, Baltimore Orioles 2006, Colorado Rockies 2007, 2014–2015, New York Yankees 2008, Houston Astros 2008–2009, Milwaukee Brewers 2010–2011, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 2012, New York Mets 2013, Toronto Blue Jays 2015
Minnesota tried him in the rotation from 1995 to 1999 and he went 24-43 with an earned run average above six in two of those years. The bullpen saved him: from 2000 he pitched 1,042 games in relief and lasted until he was forty-two.
Twenty-one seasons gave him 127 saves, 75 wins and a 4.31 earned run average across 1,467 innings. He saved 28 games for the Cubs in 2004 and 23 for the Rockies at thirty-four, and pitched in the 2007 World Series for Colorado.
He was never an All-Star and was booed out of Chicago after two seasons; he was also, by common account, among the most decent men in the game, and clubs kept signing him for the clubhouse as much as the innings. The 2021 ballot gave him two votes of 401.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | MIN | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1996 | MIN | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1997 | MIN | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1998 | MIN | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1999 | MIN | 33 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 2000 | MIN | 66 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 2001 | MIN | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2002 | MIN | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2003 | MIN | 74 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2004 | CHC | 77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2005 | CHC/SFG | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2006 | BAL | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2007 | COL | 62 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 2008 | HOU/NYY | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2009 | HOU | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2010 | MIL | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2011 | MIL | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2012 | LAA | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2013 | NYM | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2014 | COL | 57 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 2015 | COL/TOR | 42 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 1042 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .000 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | MIN | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 27.0 | 39 | 26 | 12 | 9 | 8.67 |
| 1996 | MIN | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 26.1 | 42 | 24 | 9 | 24 | 8.20 |
| 1997 | MIN | 6 | 12 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 103.1 | 134 | 67 | 47 | 58 | 5.84 |
| 1998 | MIN | 7 | 14 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 190.1 | 227 | 111 | 61 | 105 | 5.25 |
| 1999 | MIN | 10 | 14 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 174.1 | 238 | 129 | 60 | 103 | 6.66 |
| 2000 | MIN | 2 | 5 | 66 | 0 | 14 | 87.2 | 85 | 33 | 32 | 59 | 3.39 |
| 2001 | MIN | 1 | 5 | 62 | 0 | 28 | 51.1 | 59 | 34 | 39 | 36 | 5.96 |
| 2002 | MIN | 6 | 0 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 80.1 | 63 | 19 | 15 | 63 | 2.13 |
| 2003 | MIN | 9 | 3 | 74 | 0 | 2 | 77.1 | 69 | 16 | 15 | 75 | 1.86 |
| 2004 | CHC | 5 | 4 | 77 | 0 | 25 | 82.0 | 72 | 24 | 14 | 69 | 2.63 |
| 2005 | CHC/SFG | 2 | 8 | 66 | 0 | 6 | 56.1 | 58 | 24 | 24 | 43 | 3.83 |
| 2006 | BAL | 3 | 2 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 60.1 | 73 | 30 | 15 | 27 | 4.48 |
| 2007 | COL | 2 | 5 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 55.1 | 52 | 21 | 16 | 29 | 3.42 |
| 2008 | HOU/NYY | 3 | 1 | 57 | 0 | 1 | 62.0 | 53 | 27 | 22 | 48 | 3.92 |
| 2009 | HOU | 1 | 4 | 65 | 0 | 11 | 63.1 | 60 | 15 | 16 | 45 | 2.13 |
| 2010 | MIL | 0 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 16.0 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 18 | 8.44 |
| 2011 | MIL | 3 | 1 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 48.1 | 50 | 13 | 10 | 28 | 2.42 |
| 2012 | LAA | 2 | 3 | 48 | 0 | 1 | 42.0 | 45 | 17 | 13 | 23 | 3.64 |
| 2013 | NYM | 3 | 2 | 72 | 0 | 13 | 70.2 | 71 | 23 | 10 | 55 | 2.93 |
| 2014 | COL | 4 | 3 | 57 | 0 | 23 | 54.1 | 52 | 20 | 13 | 32 | 3.31 |
| 2015 | COL/TOR | 3 | 1 | 42 | 0 | 3 | 38.2 | 44 | 14 | 7 | 34 | 3.26 |
| Career | — | 75 | 94 | 1042 | 98 | 127 | 1467.1 | 1607 | 702 | 456 | 983 | 4.31 |
On this day & linked events
1995
Major-league debut: LaTroy Hawkins
LaTroy Hawkins made a major-league debut on April 29, 1995.
1998
David Wells's Perfect Game
David Wells threw a perfect game for the New York Yankees against the Minnesota Twins on May 17, 1998, winning 4–0.
2015
Final major-league game: LaTroy Hawkins
LaTroy Hawkins played a final major-league game on October 3, 2015.