1960
Born March 3, 1960
South Ozone Park, NY, USA
Neal Heaton Notable
b. March 3, 1960 · Cleveland Indians 1982–1986, Minnesota Twins 1986, Montreal Expos 1987–1988, Pittsburgh Pirates 1989–1991, Kansas City Royals 1992, Milwaukee Brewers 1992, New York Yankees 1993
Neal Heaton played for seven clubs across 12 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Cleveland Indians in 1982 and closing with the New York Yankees in 1993.
He went 80 and 96 with a 4.37 earned run average, pitching 1,507 innings in 382 games. He struck out 699, completed 22 of his 202 starts and threw 6 shutouts. Across 388 games he batted .171, with 32 hits and 12 runs. He finished with 3 doubles and 2 stolen bases.
He was an All-Star in 1990.
He was born in South Ozone Park, NY, USA on March 3, 1960. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 1 | 1990 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | CLE | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1983 | CLE | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1984 | CLE | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1985 | CLE | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1986 | CLE/MIN | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1987 | MON | 32 | 67 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 1 | .209 |
| 1988 | MON | 32 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .143 |
| 1989 | PIT | 44 | 42 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 | .214 |
| 1990 | PIT | 32 | 43 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 1 | .047 |
| 1991 | PIT | 44 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .286 |
| 1992 | KCR/MIL | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1993 | NYY | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 388 | 187 | 12 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 51 | 2 | .171 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | CLE | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 31.0 | 32 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 5.23 |
| 1983 | CLE | 11 | 7 | 39 | 16 | 7 | 149.1 | 157 | 69 | 44 | 75 | 4.16 |
| 1984 | CLE | 12 | 15 | 38 | 34 | 0 | 198.2 | 231 | 115 | 75 | 75 | 5.21 |
| 1985 | CLE | 9 | 17 | 36 | 33 | 0 | 207.2 | 244 | 113 | 80 | 82 | 4.90 |
| 1986 | CLE/MIN | 7 | 15 | 33 | 29 | 1 | 198.2 | 201 | 90 | 81 | 90 | 4.08 |
| 1987 | MON | 13 | 10 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 193.1 | 207 | 97 | 37 | 105 | 4.52 |
| 1988 | MON | 3 | 10 | 32 | 11 | 2 | 97.1 | 98 | 54 | 43 | 43 | 4.99 |
| 1989 | PIT | 6 | 7 | 42 | 18 | 0 | 147.1 | 127 | 50 | 55 | 67 | 3.05 |
| 1990 | PIT | 12 | 9 | 30 | 24 | 0 | 146.0 | 143 | 56 | 38 | 68 | 3.45 |
| 1991 | PIT | 3 | 3 | 42 | 1 | 0 | 68.2 | 72 | 33 | 21 | 34 | 4.33 |
| 1992 | KCR/MIL | 3 | 1 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 42.0 | 43 | 19 | 23 | 31 | 4.07 |
| 1993 | NYY | 1 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 27.0 | 34 | 18 | 11 | 15 | 6.00 |
| Career | — | 80 | 96 | 382 | 202 | 10 | 1507.0 | 1589 | 732 | 524 | 699 | 4.37 |
On this day & linked events
1982
Major-league debut: Neal Heaton
Neal Heaton made a major-league debut on September 3, 1982.
1993
Final major-league game: Neal Heaton
Neal Heaton played a final major-league game on June 26, 1993.
Image: Cleveland Indians, public domain