Rich Hand Notable

b. July 10, 1948 · Cleveland Indians 1970–1971, Texas Rangers 1972–1973, California Angels 1973

Rich Hand played for three clubs across four seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Cleveland Indians in 1970 and closing with the California Angels in 1973.

He went 24 and 39 with a 4.01 earned run average, pitching 487.3 innings in 104 games. He struck out 278 and threw 2 shutouts. Across 105 games he batted .147, with 16 hits and 5 runs. He finished with 2 doubles.

He was born in Bellevue, WA, USA on July 10, 1948. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1970	CLE	35	41	2	6	0	0	5	1	11	.146
1971	CLE	16	16	1	2	0	0	0	1	7	.125
1972	TEX	30	52	2	8	2	1	3	1	13	.154
1973	CAL/TEX	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—
Career	—	105	109	5	16	2	1	8	3	31	.147

Pitching, season by season

Year	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1970	CLE	6	13	35	25	3	159.2	132	68	69	110	3.83
1971	CLE	2	6	15	12	0	60.2	74	39	38	26	5.79
1972	TEX	10	14	30	28	0	170.2	139	63	103	109	3.32
1973	CAL/TEX	6	6	24	13	0	96.1	107	47	40	33	4.39
Career	—	24	39	104	78	3	487.1	452	217	250	278	4.01

On this day & linked events

1948

Born July 10, 1948

Bellevue, WA, USA

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