1971
Born June 28, 1971
Crestwood, IL, USA
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b. June 28, 1971 · Boston Red Sox 1995, 1997–1998, Oakland Athletics 1999–2000, Florida Marlins 2000, Chicago Cubs 2001–2002, Texas Rangers 2003–2007, Atlanta Braves 2007, Kansas City Royals 2008–2009, Minnesota Twins 2009–2010
Mahay first reached Boston as an outfielder in 1995, collecting four hits and one home run in 20 at bats across five games. He came back in 1997 as a pitcher, beginning the very different career that lasted through 2010.
Fifteen seasons gave him a 27-12 record, four saves, 470 strikeouts and a 3.83 earned run average in 568 innings. He started only three of his 514 pitching appearances. Mahay posted a 2.55 average across 60 relief outings for Texas in 2004 and matched it across 58 combined games in 2007.
After Boston, Mahay pitched for Oakland, Florida and the Cubs before spending five seasons with Texas. The Rangers sent him to Atlanta during 2007, and later moves took him from Kansas City to Minnesota during 2009. He finished with 41 appearances for the Twins in 2010.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | BOS | 5 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .200 |
| 1997 | BOS | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1998 | BOS | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1999 | OAK | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2000 | FLA/OAK | 24 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 |
| 2001 | CHC | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 2002 | CHC | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2003 | TEX | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2004 | TEX | 60 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2005 | TEX | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2006 | TEX | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2007 | ATL/TEX | 58 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2008 | KCR | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2009 | KCR/MIN | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2010 | MIN | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 520 | 28 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .214 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | BOS | 3 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 25.0 | 19 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 2.52 |
| 1998 | BOS | 1 | 1 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 26.0 | 26 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 3.46 |
| 1999 | OAK | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 19.1 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 1.86 |
| 2000 | FLA/OAK | 1 | 1 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 41.1 | 57 | 33 | 25 | 32 | 7.19 |
| 2001 | CHC | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 20.2 | 14 | 6 | 15 | 24 | 2.61 |
| 2002 | CHC | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 14.2 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 8.59 |
| 2003 | TEX | 3 | 3 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 45.1 | 33 | 16 | 20 | 38 | 3.18 |
| 2004 | TEX | 3 | 0 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 67.0 | 60 | 19 | 29 | 54 | 2.55 |
| 2005 | TEX | 0 | 2 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 35.2 | 47 | 27 | 16 | 30 | 6.81 |
| 2006 | TEX | 1 | 3 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 57.0 | 54 | 25 | 28 | 56 | 3.95 |
| 2007 | ATL/TEX | 3 | 0 | 58 | 0 | 1 | 67.0 | 52 | 19 | 37 | 55 | 2.55 |
| 2008 | KCR | 5 | 0 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 64.2 | 61 | 25 | 29 | 49 | 3.48 |
| 2009 | KCR/MIN | 2 | 1 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 50.1 | 62 | 24 | 22 | 42 | 4.29 |
| 2010 | MIN | 1 | 1 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 34.0 | 33 | 13 | 8 | 25 | 3.44 |
| Career | — | 27 | 12 | 514 | 3 | 4 | 568.0 | 539 | 242 | 266 | 470 | 3.83 |
On this day & linked events
1995
Major-league debut: Ron Mahay
Ron Mahay made a major-league debut on May 21, 1995.
2010
Final major-league game: Ron Mahay
Ron Mahay played a final major-league game on August 21, 2010.