1942
Born September 8, 1942
Fort Wayne, IN, USA
Steve Hargan Notable
b. September 8, 1942 · Cleveland Indians 1965–1972, Texas Rangers 1974–1977, Toronto Blue Jays 1977, Atlanta Braves 1977
Steve Hargan played for four clubs across 13 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Cleveland Indians in 1965 and closing with the Atlanta Braves in 1977.
He went 87 and 107 with a 3.92 earned run average, pitching 1,632 innings in 354 games. He struck out 891, completed 56 of his 215 starts and threw 17 shutouts. Across 361 games he batted .129, with 42 hits and 20 runs. He finished with 1 home run and 1 double.
He led the league in shutouts once, in 1967, with 6.
He was an All-Star in 1967.
He was born in Fort Wayne, IN, USA on September 8, 1942, and died on October 30, 2025. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 1 | 1967 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | CLE | 17 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .053 |
| 1966 | CLE | 38 | 58 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 0 | .121 |
| 1967 | CLE | 30 | 67 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 0 | .164 |
| 1968 | CLE | 32 | 51 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 | .176 |
| 1969 | CLE | 34 | 44 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | .159 |
| 1970 | CLE | 28 | 45 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | .111 |
| 1971 | CLE | 37 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | .063 |
| 1972 | CLE | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1974 | TEX | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1975 | TEX | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1976 | TEX | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1977 | ATL/TEX/TOR | 28 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 361 | 325 | 20 | 42 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 114 | 0 | .129 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | CLE | 4 | 3 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 60.1 | 55 | 23 | 28 | 37 | 3.43 |
| 1966 | CLE | 13 | 10 | 38 | 21 | 0 | 192.0 | 173 | 53 | 45 | 132 | 2.48 |
| 1967 | CLE | 14 | 13 | 30 | 29 | 0 | 223.0 | 180 | 65 | 72 | 141 | 2.62 |
| 1968 | CLE | 8 | 15 | 32 | 27 | 0 | 158.1 | 139 | 73 | 81 | 78 | 4.15 |
| 1969 | CLE | 5 | 14 | 32 | 23 | 0 | 143.2 | 145 | 91 | 81 | 76 | 5.70 |
| 1970 | CLE | 11 | 3 | 23 | 19 | 0 | 142.2 | 101 | 46 | 53 | 72 | 2.90 |
| 1971 | CLE | 1 | 13 | 37 | 16 | 1 | 113.1 | 138 | 78 | 56 | 52 | 6.19 |
| 1972 | CLE | 0 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 20.0 | 23 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 5.85 |
| 1974 | TEX | 12 | 9 | 37 | 27 | 0 | 186.2 | 202 | 82 | 48 | 98 | 3.95 |
| 1975 | TEX | 9 | 10 | 33 | 26 | 0 | 189.1 | 203 | 80 | 62 | 93 | 3.80 |
| 1976 | TEX | 8 | 8 | 35 | 8 | 1 | 124.1 | 127 | 50 | 38 | 63 | 3.62 |
| 1977 | ATL/TEX/TOR | 2 | 6 | 28 | 10 | 0 | 78.1 | 107 | 57 | 35 | 39 | 6.55 |
| Career | — | 87 | 107 | 354 | 215 | 4 | 1632.0 | 1593 | 711 | 614 | 891 | 3.92 |
On this day & linked events
2025
Died October 30, 2025
1965
Major-league debut: Steve Hargan
Steve Hargan made a major-league debut on August 3, 1965.
1977
Final major-league game: Steve Hargan
Steve Hargan played a final major-league game on September 15, 1977.
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