1948
Born May 23, 1948
Swift Current, SK, CAN
Reggie Cleveland Notable
b. May 23, 1948 · St. Louis Cardinals 1969–1973, Boston Red Sox 1974–1978, Texas Rangers 1978, Milwaukee Brewers 1979–1981
Reggie Cleveland played for four clubs across 13 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1969 and closing with the Milwaukee Brewers in 1981.
He went 105 and 106 with a 4.01 earned run average, pitching 1,809 innings in 428 games. He struck out 930, completed 57 of his 203 starts and threw 12 shutouts. Across 428 games he batted .211, with 49 hits and 13 runs. He finished with 6 doubles.
He was born in Swift Current, SK, CAN on May 23, 1948. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| The Sporting News Rookie Pitcher of the Year | 1 | 1971 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | STL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1970 | STL | 16 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .250 |
| 1971 | STL | 34 | 82 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 16 | 0 | .171 |
| 1972 | STL | 33 | 71 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 0 | .239 |
| 1973 | STL | 32 | 74 | 5 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 0 | .230 |
| 1974 | BOS | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1975 | BOS | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1976 | BOS | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1977 | BOS | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1978 | BOS/TEX | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1979 | MIL | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980 | MIL | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1981 | MIL | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 428 | 232 | 13 | 49 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 50 | 0 | .211 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | STL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.0 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9.00 |
| 1970 | STL | 0 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 26.0 | 31 | 22 | 18 | 22 | 7.62 |
| 1971 | STL | 12 | 12 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 222.0 | 238 | 99 | 53 | 148 | 4.01 |
| 1972 | STL | 14 | 15 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 230.2 | 229 | 101 | 60 | 153 | 3.94 |
| 1973 | STL | 14 | 10 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 224.0 | 211 | 75 | 61 | 122 | 3.01 |
| 1974 | BOS | 12 | 14 | 41 | 27 | 0 | 221.1 | 234 | 106 | 69 | 103 | 4.31 |
| 1975 | BOS | 13 | 9 | 31 | 20 | 0 | 170.2 | 173 | 84 | 52 | 78 | 4.43 |
| 1976 | BOS | 10 | 9 | 41 | 14 | 2 | 170.0 | 159 | 58 | 61 | 76 | 3.07 |
| 1977 | BOS | 11 | 8 | 36 | 27 | 2 | 190.1 | 211 | 90 | 43 | 85 | 4.26 |
| 1978 | BOS/TEX | 5 | 8 | 54 | 0 | 12 | 76.0 | 66 | 26 | 23 | 46 | 3.08 |
| 1979 | MIL | 1 | 5 | 29 | 1 | 4 | 55.0 | 77 | 41 | 23 | 22 | 6.71 |
| 1980 | MIL | 11 | 9 | 45 | 13 | 4 | 154.1 | 150 | 64 | 49 | 54 | 3.73 |
| 1981 | MIL | 2 | 3 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 64.2 | 57 | 37 | 30 | 18 | 5.15 |
| Career | — | 105 | 106 | 428 | 203 | 25 | 1809.0 | 1843 | 807 | 543 | 930 | 4.01 |
On this day & linked events
1969
Major-league debut: Reggie Cleveland
Reggie Cleveland made a major-league debut on October 1, 1969.
1981
Final major-league game: Reggie Cleveland
Reggie Cleveland played a final major-league game on September 23, 1981.
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