1949
Born May 15, 1949
Denver, CO, USA
Steve Dunning Notable
b. May 15, 1949 · Cleveland Indians 1970–1973, Texas Rangers 1973–1974, California Angels 1976, Montreal Expos 1976, Oakland Athletics 1977
Steve Dunning played for five clubs across eight seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Cleveland Indians in 1970 and closing with the Oakland Athletics in 1977.
He went 23 and 41 with a 4.56 earned run average, pitching 613 innings in 136 games. He struck out 390 and threw 1 shutouts. Across 145 games he batted .194, with 26 hits and 11 runs. He finished with 4 home runs and 2 doubles.
He was born in Denver, CO, USA on May 15, 1949. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | CLE | 19 | 31 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 0 | .161 |
| 1971 | CLE | 32 | 55 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 0 | .182 |
| 1972 | CLE | 20 | 33 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 0 | .273 |
| 1973 | CLE/TEX | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1974 | TEX | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1976 | CAL/MON | 36 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | .133 |
| 1977 | OAK | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 145 | 134 | 11 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 49 | 0 | .194 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | CLE | 4 | 9 | 19 | 17 | 0 | 94.1 | 93 | 52 | 54 | 77 | 4.96 |
| 1971 | CLE | 8 | 14 | 31 | 29 | 1 | 184.0 | 173 | 92 | 109 | 132 | 4.50 |
| 1972 | CLE | 6 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 105.0 | 98 | 38 | 43 | 52 | 3.26 |
| 1973 | CLE/TEX | 2 | 8 | 27 | 15 | 0 | 112.1 | 118 | 69 | 65 | 48 | 5.53 |
| 1974 | TEX | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 19.29 |
| 1976 | CAL/MON | 2 | 6 | 36 | 7 | 0 | 97.1 | 102 | 47 | 39 | 76 | 4.35 |
| 1977 | OAK | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 18.1 | 17 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 3.93 |
| Career | — | 23 | 41 | 136 | 84 | 1 | 613.2 | 604 | 311 | 323 | 390 | 4.56 |
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