1944
Born August 4, 1944
Oakland, CA, USA
Rich Nye Notable
Rich Nye played for three clubs across five seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Chicago Cubs in 1966 and closing with the Montreal Expos in 1970.
He went 26 and 31 with a 3.71 earned run average, pitching 477.7 innings in 113 games. He struck out 267 and threw 1 shutout. Across 117 games he batted .190, with 30 hits and 8 runs. He finished with 4 doubles.
He was born in Oakland, CA, USA on August 4, 1944. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | CHC | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| 1967 | CHC | 35 | 75 | 5 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 29 | 0 | .213 |
| 1968 | CHC | 27 | 44 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 | .182 |
| 1969 | CHC | 36 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .063 |
| 1970 | MON/STL | 16 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .211 |
| Career | — | 117 | 158 | 8 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 58 | 0 | .190 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | CHC | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 17.0 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 2.12 |
| 1967 | CHC | 13 | 10 | 35 | 30 | 0 | 205.0 | 179 | 73 | 52 | 119 | 3.20 |
| 1968 | CHC | 7 | 12 | 27 | 20 | 1 | 132.2 | 145 | 56 | 34 | 74 | 3.80 |
| 1969 | CHC | 3 | 5 | 34 | 5 | 3 | 68.2 | 72 | 39 | 21 | 39 | 5.11 |
| 1970 | MON/STL | 3 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 54.1 | 60 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 4.14 |
| Career | — | 26 | 31 | 113 | 63 | 4 | 477.2 | 472 | 197 | 140 | 267 | 3.71 |
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