1961
Born March 5, 1961
Tularosa, NM, USA
Steve Ontiveros Marquee
b. March 5, 1961 · Oakland Athletics 1985–1988, 1994–1995, Philadelphia Phillies 1989–1990, Seattle Mariners 1993, Boston Red Sox 2000
Ontiveros returned to Oakland in 1994 after three seasons away from the majors and posted a 2.65 earned run average across 115 innings. He went 6-4 in 27 appearances, including 13 starts. In 1995 he moved fully into the rotation, went 9-6 in 22 starts and made his only All-Star team.
Ten major-league seasons gave him a 34-31 record, 19 saves, 382 strikeouts and a 3.67 earned run average in 661 innings. He started 73 of his 207 appearances, completed six games and threw two shutouts. His longest uninterrupted run was four seasons with Oakland from 1985 through 1988.
Ontiveros pitched for Philadelphia in 1989 and 1990, Seattle in 1993 and Oakland again in 1994 and 1995. Another four-year major-league absence followed before three final appearances for Boston in 2000. The sixteen years between his first and last games contained only ten seasons on a major-league mound.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 1 | 1995 |
| Pitcher of the Month | 1 | 1987 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | OAK | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1986 | OAK | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1987 | OAK | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1988 | OAK | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1989 | PHI | 6 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .083 |
| 1990 | PHI | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1993 | SEA | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1994 | OAK | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1995 | OAK | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2000 | BOS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 211 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .083 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | OAK | 1 | 3 | 39 | 0 | 8 | 74.2 | 45 | 16 | 19 | 36 | 1.93 |
| 1986 | OAK | 2 | 2 | 46 | 0 | 10 | 72.2 | 72 | 38 | 25 | 54 | 4.71 |
| 1987 | OAK | 10 | 8 | 35 | 22 | 1 | 150.2 | 141 | 67 | 50 | 97 | 4.00 |
| 1988 | OAK | 3 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 54.2 | 57 | 28 | 21 | 30 | 4.61 |
| 1989 | PHI | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 30.2 | 34 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 3.82 |
| 1990 | PHI | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2.70 |
| 1993 | SEA | 0 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 18.0 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 1.00 |
| 1994 | OAK | 6 | 4 | 27 | 13 | 0 | 115.1 | 93 | 34 | 26 | 56 | 2.65 |
| 1995 | OAK | 9 | 6 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 129.2 | 144 | 63 | 38 | 77 | 4.37 |
| 2000 | BOS | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5.1 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 10.13 |
| Career | — | 34 | 31 | 207 | 73 | 19 | 661.2 | 622 | 270 | 207 | 382 | 3.67 |
On this day & linked events
1985
Major-league debut: Steve Ontiveros
Steve Ontiveros made a major-league debut on June 14, 1985.
2000
Final major-league game: Steve Ontiveros
Steve Ontiveros played a final major-league game on October 1, 2000.