1969
Born August 26, 1969
New Britain, CT, USA
Ricky Bottalico Notable
b. August 26, 1969 · Philadelphia Phillies 1994–1998, 2001–2002, St. Louis Cardinals 1999, Kansas City Royals 2000, Arizona Diamondbacks 2003, New York Mets 2004, Milwaukee Brewers 2005
Ricky Bottalico played for six clubs across 12 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Philadelphia Phillies in 1994 and closing with the Milwaukee Brewers in 2005.
Working almost entirely in relief, he saved 116 games and appeared 562 times, with a 3.99 earned run average. He struck out 575. Across 562 games he batted .118, with 2 hits and 1 run. He finished with 2 doubles.
He was an All-Star in 1996.
He was born in New Britain, CT, USA on August 26, 1969. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 1 | 1996 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | PHI | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1995 | PHI | 62 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .000 |
| 1996 | PHI | 61 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .333 |
| 1997 | PHI | 69 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1998 | PHI | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1999 | STL | 68 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 2000 | KCR | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2001 | PHI | 66 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| 2002 | PHI | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2003 | ARI | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2004 | NYM | 60 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2005 | MIL | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 562 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | .118 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | PHI | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.00 |
| 1995 | PHI | 5 | 3 | 62 | 0 | 1 | 87.2 | 50 | 24 | 42 | 87 | 2.46 |
| 1996 | PHI | 4 | 5 | 61 | 0 | 34 | 67.2 | 47 | 24 | 23 | 74 | 3.19 |
| 1997 | PHI | 2 | 5 | 69 | 0 | 34 | 74.0 | 68 | 30 | 42 | 89 | 3.65 |
| 1998 | PHI | 1 | 5 | 39 | 0 | 6 | 43.1 | 54 | 31 | 25 | 27 | 6.44 |
| 1999 | STL | 3 | 7 | 68 | 0 | 20 | 73.1 | 83 | 40 | 49 | 66 | 4.91 |
| 2000 | KCR | 9 | 6 | 62 | 0 | 16 | 72.2 | 65 | 39 | 41 | 56 | 4.83 |
| 2001 | PHI | 3 | 4 | 66 | 0 | 3 | 67.0 | 58 | 29 | 25 | 57 | 3.90 |
| 2002 | PHI | 0 | 3 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 27.1 | 33 | 14 | 13 | 24 | 4.61 |
| 2003 | ARI | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5.40 |
| 2004 | NYM | 3 | 2 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 69.1 | 54 | 26 | 34 | 61 | 3.38 |
| 2005 | MIL | 2 | 2 | 40 | 0 | 2 | 41.2 | 43 | 21 | 19 | 29 | 4.54 |
| Career | — | 33 | 42 | 562 | 0 | 116 | 628.2 | 561 | 279 | 316 | 575 | 3.99 |
On this day & linked events
1994
Major-league debut: Ricky Bottalico
Ricky Bottalico made a major-league debut on July 29, 1994.
2005
Final major-league game: Ricky Bottalico
Ricky Bottalico played a final major-league game on July 22, 2005.
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