1952
Born March 20, 1952
Farmville, VA, USA
Rick Langford Notable
Rick Langford divided 11 seasons between two clubs as a pitcher: the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1976, then the Oakland Athletics through 1986.
He went 73 and 106 with a 4.01 earned run average, pitching 1,491 innings in 260 games. He struck out 671, completed 85 of his 196 starts and threw 10 shutouts. Across 265 games he batted .167, with 1 hit and 3 runs. He finished with 1 double.
He was born in Farmville, VA, USA on March 20, 1952. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Pitcher of the Month | 1 | 1979 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | PIT | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .200 |
| 1977 | OAK | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1978 | OAK | 40 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1979 | OAK | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980 | OAK | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1981 | OAK | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1982 | OAK | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1983 | OAK | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1984 | OAK | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1985 | OAK | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1986 | OAK | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 265 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .167 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | PIT | 0 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 23.0 | 27 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 6.26 |
| 1977 | OAK | 8 | 19 | 37 | 31 | 0 | 208.1 | 223 | 93 | 73 | 141 | 4.02 |
| 1978 | OAK | 7 | 13 | 37 | 24 | 0 | 175.2 | 169 | 67 | 56 | 92 | 3.43 |
| 1979 | OAK | 12 | 16 | 34 | 29 | 0 | 218.2 | 233 | 104 | 57 | 101 | 4.28 |
| 1980 | OAK | 19 | 12 | 35 | 33 | 0 | 290.0 | 276 | 105 | 64 | 102 | 3.26 |
| 1981 | OAK | 12 | 10 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 195.1 | 190 | 65 | 58 | 84 | 2.99 |
| 1982 | OAK | 11 | 16 | 32 | 31 | 0 | 237.1 | 265 | 111 | 49 | 79 | 4.21 |
| 1983 | OAK | 0 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 20.0 | 43 | 27 | 10 | 2 | 12.15 |
| 1984 | OAK | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8.2 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 8.31 |
| 1985 | OAK | 3 | 5 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 59.0 | 60 | 23 | 15 | 21 | 3.51 |
| 1986 | OAK | 1 | 10 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 55.0 | 69 | 45 | 18 | 30 | 7.36 |
| Career | — | 73 | 106 | 260 | 196 | 0 | 1491.0 | 1570 | 664 | 416 | 671 | 4.01 |
On this day & linked events
1976
Major-league debut: Rick Langford
Rick Langford made a major-league debut on June 13, 1976.
1986
Final major-league game: Rick Langford
Rick Langford played a final major-league game on July 13, 1986.
Image: Hostess, public domain