1950
Born March 27, 1950
Monroe, LA, USA
Lynn McGlothen Notable
b. March 27, 1950 · Boston Red Sox 1972–1973, St. Louis Cardinals 1974–1976, San Francisco Giants 1977–1978, Chicago Cubs 1978–1981, Chicago White Sox 1981, New York Yankees 1982
Lynn McGlothen played for six clubs across 11 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Boston Red Sox in 1972 and closing with the New York Yankees in 1982.
He went 86 and 93 with a 3.98 earned run average, pitching 1,497.7 innings in 318 games. He struck out 939, completed 41 of his 201 starts and threw 13 shutouts. Across 320 games he batted .173, with 79 hits and 30 runs. He finished with 17 doubles.
He was an All-Star in 1974.
He was born in Monroe, LA, USA on March 27, 1950, and died on August 14, 1984. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 1 | 1974 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | BOS | 22 | 53 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 0 | .189 |
| 1973 | BOS | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1974 | STL | 31 | 83 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 0 | .181 |
| 1975 | STL | 35 | 80 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | .087 |
| 1976 | STL | 33 | 71 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 15 | 0 | .211 |
| 1977 | SFG | 21 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .105 |
| 1978 | CHC/SFG | 54 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .188 |
| 1979 | CHC | 42 | 71 | 6 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 0 | .225 |
| 1980 | CHC | 41 | 51 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 0 | .196 |
| 1981 | CHC/CHW | 31 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .083 |
| 1982 | NYY | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 320 | 456 | 30 | 79 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 11 | 103 | 0 | .173 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | BOS | 8 | 7 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 145.0 | 135 | 55 | 59 | 112 | 3.41 |
| 1973 | BOS | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 23.0 | 39 | 21 | 8 | 16 | 8.22 |
| 1974 | STL | 16 | 12 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 237.1 | 212 | 71 | 89 | 142 | 2.69 |
| 1975 | STL | 15 | 13 | 35 | 34 | 0 | 239.0 | 231 | 104 | 97 | 146 | 3.92 |
| 1976 | STL | 13 | 15 | 33 | 32 | 0 | 205.0 | 209 | 89 | 68 | 106 | 3.91 |
| 1977 | SFG | 2 | 9 | 21 | 15 | 0 | 80.0 | 94 | 50 | 52 | 42 | 5.63 |
| 1978 | CHC/SFG | 5 | 3 | 54 | 2 | 0 | 92.2 | 92 | 34 | 43 | 69 | 3.30 |
| 1979 | CHC | 13 | 14 | 42 | 29 | 2 | 212.0 | 236 | 97 | 55 | 147 | 4.12 |
| 1980 | CHC | 12 | 14 | 39 | 27 | 0 | 182.1 | 211 | 97 | 64 | 119 | 4.79 |
| 1981 | CHC/CHW | 1 | 4 | 31 | 6 | 0 | 76.1 | 85 | 39 | 35 | 38 | 4.60 |
| 1982 | NYY | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 10.80 |
| Career | — | 86 | 93 | 318 | 201 | 2 | 1497.2 | 1553 | 663 | 572 | 939 | 3.98 |
On this day & linked events
1984
Died August 14, 1984
1972
Major-league debut: Lynn McGlothen
Lynn McGlothen made a major-league debut on June 25, 1972.
1982
Final major-league game: Lynn McGlothen
Lynn McGlothen played a final major-league game on September 19, 1982.
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