1957
Born September 23, 1957
Havana, La Habana, Cuba
Tony Fossas Notable
b. September 23, 1957 · Texas Rangers 1988, 1998, Milwaukee Brewers 1989–1990, Boston Red Sox 1991–1994, St. Louis Cardinals 1995–1997, Seattle Mariners 1998, Chicago Cubs 1998, New York Yankees 1999
Tony Fossas played for seven clubs across 12 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Texas Rangers in 1988 and closing with the New York Yankees in 1999.
He went 17 and 24 with a 3.90 earned run average, pitching 415.7 innings in 567 games. He struck out 324. Across 567 games he batted .000, with 0 hits and 0 runs.
He was born in Havana, La Habana, Cuba on September 23, 1957. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | TEX | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1989 | MIL | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1990 | MIL | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1991 | BOS | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1992 | BOS | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1993 | BOS | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1994 | BOS | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1995 | STL | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1996 | STL | 65 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1997 | STL | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1998 | CHC/SEA/TEX | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1999 | NYY | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 567 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | TEX | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5.2 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4.76 |
| 1989 | MIL | 2 | 2 | 51 | 0 | 1 | 61.0 | 57 | 24 | 22 | 42 | 3.54 |
| 1990 | MIL | 2 | 3 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 29.1 | 44 | 21 | 10 | 24 | 6.44 |
| 1991 | BOS | 3 | 2 | 64 | 0 | 1 | 57.0 | 49 | 22 | 28 | 29 | 3.47 |
| 1992 | BOS | 1 | 2 | 60 | 0 | 2 | 29.2 | 31 | 8 | 14 | 19 | 2.43 |
| 1993 | BOS | 1 | 1 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 40.0 | 38 | 23 | 15 | 39 | 5.17 |
| 1994 | BOS | 2 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 1 | 34.0 | 35 | 18 | 15 | 31 | 4.76 |
| 1995 | STL | 3 | 0 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 36.2 | 28 | 6 | 10 | 40 | 1.47 |
| 1996 | STL | 0 | 4 | 65 | 0 | 2 | 47.0 | 43 | 14 | 21 | 36 | 2.68 |
| 1997 | STL | 2 | 7 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 51.2 | 62 | 22 | 26 | 41 | 3.83 |
| 1998 | CHC/SEA/TEX | 1 | 3 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 22.2 | 30 | 15 | 16 | 23 | 5.96 |
| 1999 | NYY | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 36.00 |
| Career | — | 17 | 24 | 567 | 0 | 7 | 415.2 | 434 | 180 | 180 | 324 | 3.90 |
On this day & linked events
1988
Major-league debut: Tony Fossas
Tony Fossas made a major-league debut on May 15, 1988.
1999
Final major-league game: Tony Fossas
Tony Fossas played a final major-league game on May 14, 1999.