1968
Born November 13, 1968
Detroit, MI, USA
Pat Hentgen Marquee
b. November 13, 1968 · Toronto Blue Jays 1991–1999, 2004, St. Louis Cardinals 2000, Baltimore Orioles 2001–2003
He went 20-10 with a 3.22 earned run average and 265 innings in 1996 and led the American League with ten complete games, and won the Cy Young Award with 16 of the 28 first-place votes. Toronto finished fourth, 18 games out. It is the first Cy Young a Blue Jay had won.
Fourteen seasons gave him 131 wins against 112, a 4.32 earned run average, 2,075 innings and 34 complete games, with three All-Star selections. He won the World Series with Toronto in 1992 and 1993, pitching in relief in both.
He was drafted out of a Detroit high school in the fifth round and spent six years in the minor leagues. Elbow reconstruction in 2001 cost him a season and a half. He has coached Toronto's pitchers since. The 2010 ballot gave him one vote of 539.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 3 | 1993, 1994, 1997 |
| Cy Young Award | 1 | 1996 |
| MLB Players Choice Outstanding Pitcher | 1 | 1996 |
| Pitcher of the Month | 1 | 1996 |
| Player of the Week | 1 | 1994 |
| The Sporting News All-Star | 1 | 1996 |
| The Sporting News Pitcher of the Year | 1 | 1996 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | TOR | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1992 | TOR | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1993 | TOR | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1994 | TOR | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1995 | TOR | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1996 | TOR | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1997 | TOR | 35 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| 1998 | TOR | 29 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| 1999 | TOR | 34 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .167 |
| 2000 | STL | 33 | 60 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 0 | .133 |
| 2001 | BAL | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2002 | BAL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2003 | BAL | 28 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2004 | TOR | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 344 | 84 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 25 | 0 | .107 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | TOR | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7.1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2.45 |
| 1992 | TOR | 5 | 2 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 50.1 | 49 | 30 | 32 | 39 | 5.36 |
| 1993 | TOR | 19 | 9 | 34 | 32 | 0 | 216.1 | 215 | 93 | 74 | 122 | 3.87 |
| 1994 | TOR | 13 | 8 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 174.2 | 158 | 66 | 59 | 147 | 3.40 |
| 1995 | TOR | 10 | 14 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 200.2 | 236 | 114 | 90 | 135 | 5.11 |
| 1996 | TOR | 20 | 10 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 265.2 | 238 | 95 | 94 | 177 | 3.22 |
| 1997 | TOR | 15 | 10 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 264.0 | 253 | 108 | 71 | 160 | 3.68 |
| 1998 | TOR | 12 | 11 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 177.2 | 208 | 102 | 69 | 94 | 5.17 |
| 1999 | TOR | 11 | 12 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 199.0 | 225 | 106 | 65 | 118 | 4.79 |
| 2000 | STL | 15 | 12 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 194.1 | 202 | 102 | 89 | 118 | 4.72 |
| 2001 | BAL | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 62.1 | 51 | 24 | 19 | 33 | 3.47 |
| 2002 | BAL | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 22.0 | 31 | 19 | 10 | 11 | 7.77 |
| 2003 | BAL | 7 | 8 | 28 | 22 | 1 | 160.2 | 150 | 73 | 58 | 100 | 4.09 |
| 2004 | TOR | 2 | 9 | 18 | 16 | 0 | 80.1 | 90 | 62 | 42 | 33 | 6.95 |
| Career | — | 131 | 112 | 344 | 306 | 1 | 2075.1 | 2111 | 996 | 775 | 1290 | 4.32 |
On this day & linked events
1991
Major-league debut: Pat Hentgen
Pat Hentgen made a major-league debut on September 3, 1991.
2004
Final major-league game: Pat Hentgen
Pat Hentgen played a final major-league game on July 21, 2004.
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