1955
Born January 31, 1955
Guthrie, OK, USA
Ted Power Notable
b. January 31, 1955 · Los Angeles Dodgers 1981–1982, Cincinnati Reds 1983–1987, 1991, Kansas City Royals 1988, Detroit Tigers 1988, St. Louis Cardinals 1989, Pittsburgh Pirates 1990, Cleveland Indians 1992–1993, Seattle Mariners 1993
Ted Power played for eight clubs across 13 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1981 and closing with the Seattle Mariners in 1993. His longest stay was with the Cincinnati Reds, from 1983 to 1987.
He went 68 and 69 with a 4.00 earned run average, pitching 1,160 innings in 564 games. He struck out 701 and threw 3 shutouts. Across 565 games he batted .089, with 14 hits and 9 runs. He finished with 1 home run, 3 doubles and 1 stolen base.
He was born in Guthrie, OK, USA on January 31, 1955. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | LAD | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 |
| 1982 | LAD | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .000 |
| 1983 | CIN | 49 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0 | .000 |
| 1984 | CIN | 78 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .000 |
| 1985 | CIN | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1986 | CIN | 56 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 1 | .125 |
| 1987 | CIN | 35 | 59 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 31 | 0 | .119 |
| 1988 | DET/KCR | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1989 | STL | 23 | 33 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | .091 |
| 1990 | PIT | 40 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .125 |
| 1991 | CIN | 68 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .000 |
| 1992 | CLE | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1993 | CLE/SEA | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 565 | 157 | 9 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 93 | 1 | .089 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | LAD | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 14.1 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 3.14 |
| 1982 | LAD | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 33.2 | 38 | 25 | 23 | 15 | 6.68 |
| 1983 | CIN | 5 | 6 | 49 | 6 | 2 | 111.0 | 120 | 56 | 49 | 57 | 4.54 |
| 1984 | CIN | 9 | 7 | 78 | 0 | 11 | 108.2 | 93 | 34 | 46 | 81 | 2.82 |
| 1985 | CIN | 8 | 6 | 64 | 0 | 27 | 80.0 | 65 | 24 | 45 | 42 | 2.70 |
| 1986 | CIN | 10 | 6 | 56 | 10 | 1 | 129.0 | 115 | 53 | 52 | 95 | 3.70 |
| 1987 | CIN | 10 | 13 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 204.0 | 213 | 102 | 71 | 133 | 4.50 |
| 1988 | DET/KCR | 6 | 7 | 26 | 14 | 0 | 99.0 | 121 | 65 | 38 | 57 | 5.91 |
| 1989 | STL | 7 | 7 | 23 | 15 | 0 | 97.0 | 96 | 40 | 21 | 43 | 3.71 |
| 1990 | PIT | 1 | 3 | 40 | 0 | 7 | 51.2 | 50 | 21 | 17 | 42 | 3.66 |
| 1991 | CIN | 5 | 3 | 68 | 0 | 3 | 87.0 | 87 | 35 | 31 | 51 | 3.62 |
| 1992 | CLE | 3 | 3 | 64 | 0 | 6 | 99.1 | 88 | 28 | 35 | 51 | 2.54 |
| 1993 | CLE/SEA | 2 | 4 | 45 | 0 | 13 | 45.1 | 57 | 27 | 17 | 27 | 5.36 |
| Career | — | 68 | 69 | 564 | 85 | 70 | 1160.0 | 1159 | 515 | 452 | 701 | 4.00 |
On this day & linked events
1981
Major-league debut: Ted Power
Ted Power made a major-league debut on September 9, 1981.
1981
Nolan Ryan's No-Hitter
Nolan Ryan threw a no-hitter for the Houston Astros against the Los Angeles Dodgers on September 26, 1981, winning 5–0.
1993
Final major-league game: Ted Power
Ted Power played a final major-league game on September 30, 1993.
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