1944
Born December 15, 1944
Council Bluffs, IA, USA
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b. December 15, 1944 · New York Yankees 1966, 1968–1971, Chicago White Sox 1972–1975, Oakland Athletics 1975–1977, Montreal Expos 1977–1981, California Angels 1982, Philadelphia Phillies 1982
He went 17-12 with a 2.05 earned run average for the Yankees in 1968 and was Rookie of the Year with 17 of the 20 votes. In 1972, with the White Sox, he won 21 games; in 1973 he lost 21, which is the largest swing of that kind in the period.
Sixteen seasons gave him 146 wins against 149, a 3.60 earned run average, 2,529 innings and 1,359 strikeouts. He started 327 games and relieved in 247 more, finishing as a bullpen pitcher for Montreal at thirty-six.
He was never an All-Star. He pitched for the 1975 Oakland club that won the division and lost the Championship Series. The 1988 ballot gave him no votes at all.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Rookie of the Year | 1 | 1968 |
| The Sporting News Rookie Pitcher of the Year | 1 | 1968 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | NYY | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .143 |
| 1968 | NYY | 37 | 81 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 49 | 0 | .049 |
| 1969 | NYY | 40 | 60 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 33 | 0 | .083 |
| 1970 | NYY | 36 | 74 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 34 | 0 | .149 |
| 1971 | NYY | 36 | 79 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 32 | 0 | .152 |
| 1972 | CHW | 44 | 92 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 38 | 0 | .152 |
| 1973 | CHW | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1974 | CHW | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1975 | CHW/OAK | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1976 | OAK | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1977 | MON/OAK | 34 | 42 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 0 | .119 |
| 1978 | MON | 44 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .091 |
| 1979 | MON | 55 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .071 |
| 1980 | MON | 57 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .111 |
| 1981 | MON | 25 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .111 |
| 1982 | CAL/PHI | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 575 | 479 | 22 | 56 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 19 | 225 | 0 | .117 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | NYY | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 23.0 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 3.52 |
| 1968 | NYY | 17 | 12 | 37 | 34 | 0 | 267.1 | 216 | 61 | 68 | 162 | 2.05 |
| 1969 | NYY | 9 | 16 | 40 | 33 | 1 | 220.2 | 222 | 94 | 90 | 130 | 3.83 |
| 1970 | NYY | 14 | 11 | 36 | 35 | 0 | 232.2 | 227 | 86 | 75 | 116 | 3.33 |
| 1971 | NYY | 14 | 12 | 36 | 34 | 0 | 242.0 | 221 | 90 | 72 | 110 | 3.35 |
| 1972 | CHW | 21 | 16 | 43 | 41 | 0 | 252.1 | 263 | 101 | 73 | 157 | 3.60 |
| 1973 | CHW | 18 | 21 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 282.1 | 290 | 112 | 117 | 120 | 3.57 |
| 1974 | CHW | 12 | 15 | 38 | 35 | 0 | 216.1 | 230 | 113 | 110 | 102 | 4.70 |
| 1975 | CHW/OAK | 10 | 13 | 33 | 28 | 0 | 167.1 | 166 | 81 | 77 | 80 | 4.36 |
| 1976 | OAK | 8 | 7 | 35 | 14 | 0 | 143.0 | 124 | 53 | 43 | 82 | 3.34 |
| 1977 | MON/OAK | 9 | 11 | 34 | 24 | 1 | 149.1 | 166 | 83 | 51 | 79 | 5.00 |
| 1978 | MON | 1 | 5 | 44 | 1 | 7 | 75.0 | 74 | 32 | 31 | 44 | 3.84 |
| 1979 | MON | 3 | 1 | 55 | 0 | 5 | 94.1 | 80 | 33 | 42 | 71 | 3.15 |
| 1980 | MON | 7 | 6 | 57 | 0 | 4 | 91.1 | 80 | 31 | 33 | 48 | 3.05 |
| 1981 | MON | 2 | 1 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 49.0 | 45 | 27 | 24 | 28 | 4.96 |
| 1982 | CAL/PHI | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 23.0 | 21 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 2.74 |
| Career | — | 146 | 149 | 574 | 327 | 20 | 2529.0 | 2440 | 1013 | 924 | 1359 | 3.60 |
On this day & linked events
1966
Major-league debut: Stan Bahnsen
Stan Bahnsen made a major-league debut on September 9, 1966.
1982
Final major-league game: Stan Bahnsen
Stan Bahnsen played a final major-league game on October 2, 1982.
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