1942
Born February 12, 1942
Buffalo, NY, USA
Pat Dobson Notable
b. February 12, 1942 · Detroit Tigers 1967–1969, San Diego Padres 1970, Baltimore Orioles 1971–1972, Atlanta Braves 1973, New York Yankees 1973–1975, Cleveland Indians 1976–1977
Pat Dobson played for six clubs across 11 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Detroit Tigers in 1967 and closing with the Cleveland Indians in 1977.
He went 122 and 129 with a 3.54 earned run average, pitching 2,120.3 innings in 414 games. He struck out 1,301, completed 74 of his 279 starts and threw 14 shutouts. Across 414 games he batted .123, with 39 hits and 13 runs. He finished with 4 doubles.
He was an All-Star in 1972.
He was born in Buffalo, NY, USA on February 12, 1942, and died on November 22, 2006. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 1 | 1972 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | DET | 28 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| 1968 | DET | 47 | 28 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | .143 |
| 1969 | DET | 49 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .091 |
| 1970 | SDP | 40 | 71 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 0 | .141 |
| 1971 | BAL | 38 | 91 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 0 | .110 |
| 1972 | BAL | 38 | 85 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 39 | 0 | .141 |
| 1973 | ATL/NYY | 34 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .067 |
| 1974 | NYY | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1975 | NYY | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1976 | CLE | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1977 | CLE | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 414 | 317 | 13 | 39 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 102 | 0 | .123 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | DET | 1 | 2 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 49.1 | 38 | 16 | 27 | 34 | 2.92 |
| 1968 | DET | 5 | 8 | 47 | 10 | 7 | 125.0 | 89 | 37 | 48 | 93 | 2.66 |
| 1969 | DET | 5 | 10 | 49 | 9 | 9 | 105.0 | 100 | 42 | 39 | 64 | 3.60 |
| 1970 | SDP | 14 | 15 | 40 | 34 | 1 | 251.0 | 257 | 105 | 78 | 185 | 3.76 |
| 1971 | BAL | 20 | 8 | 38 | 37 | 1 | 282.1 | 248 | 91 | 63 | 187 | 2.90 |
| 1972 | BAL | 16 | 18 | 38 | 36 | 0 | 268.1 | 220 | 79 | 69 | 161 | 2.65 |
| 1973 | ATL/NYY | 12 | 15 | 34 | 31 | 0 | 200.0 | 223 | 98 | 53 | 93 | 4.41 |
| 1974 | NYY | 19 | 15 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 281.0 | 282 | 96 | 75 | 157 | 3.07 |
| 1975 | NYY | 11 | 14 | 33 | 30 | 0 | 207.2 | 205 | 94 | 83 | 129 | 4.07 |
| 1976 | CLE | 16 | 12 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 217.1 | 226 | 84 | 65 | 117 | 3.48 |
| 1977 | CLE | 3 | 12 | 33 | 17 | 1 | 133.1 | 155 | 91 | 65 | 81 | 6.14 |
| Career | — | 122 | 129 | 414 | 279 | 19 | 2120.1 | 2043 | 833 | 665 | 1301 | 3.54 |
On this day & linked events
2006
Died November 22, 2006
1967
Major-league debut: Pat Dobson
Pat Dobson made a major-league debut on May 31, 1967.
1977
Final major-league game: Pat Dobson
Pat Dobson played a final major-league game on September 19, 1977.
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