Andy Hassler
[edit] Biography
Born on October 18, 1951 in Texas City, Texas, Andy Hassler (Andrew Earl Hassler) played for the California Angels, Kansas City Royals, Boston Red Sox, New York Mets, Pittsburgh Pirates and St. Louis Cardinals over the course of his 14 year career. Hassler broke into the bigs on May 30, 1971 with the California Angels, and put up a 2.61 ERA in 162 innings pitched in 1974, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Andy Hassler's best season was 1980, when he posted a 2.66 ERA, notched 10 saves and struck out 79 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1971
| CAL
| A
| 6
| 4
| 0
| 3
| 3.86
| 13
| 10
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 18.2
| 25
| 0
| 15
| 2
| 2
| 1
|
| 1973
| CAL
| A
| 7
| 4
| 0
| 4
| 3.69
| 19
| 23
| 13
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 31.2
| 33
| 0
| 19
| 0
| 2
| 3
|
| 1974
| CAL
| A
| 23
| 22
| 7
| 11
| 2.61
| 76
| 64
| 47
| 10
| 2
| 1
| 162
| 132
| 10
| 79
| 2
| 7
| 9
|
| 1975
| CAL
| A
| 30
| 18
| 3
| 12
| 5.94
| 82
| 94
| 88
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 133.1
| 158
| 12
| 53
| 0
| 10
| 6
|
| 1976
| KC
| A
| 19
| 14
| 5
| 6
| 2.89
| 45
| 37
| 32
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 99.2
| 89
| 2
| 39
| 0
| 3
| 0
|
| 1976
| CAL
| A
| 14
| 4
| 0
| 6
| 5.13
| 16
| 31
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 47.1
| 50
| 3
| 17
| 2
| 1
| 0
|
| 1976
| TOT
| A
| 33
| 18
| 5
| 12
| 3.61
| 61
| 68
| 59
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 147
| 139
| 5
| 56
| 2
| 4
| 0
|
| 1977
| KC
| A
| 29
| 27
| 9
| 6
| 4.20
| 83
| 88
| 73
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 156.1
| 166
| 7
| 75
| 3
| 8
| 5
|
| 1978
| KC
| A
| 11
| 9
| 1
| 4
| 4.32
| 26
| 36
| 28
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 58.1
| 76
| 1
| 24
| 0
| 3
| 2
|
| 1978
| BOS
| A
| 13
| 2
| 2
| 1
| 3.00
| 23
| 13
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 30
| 38
| 0
| 13
| 2
| 1
| 0
|
| 1978
| TOT
| A
| 24
| 11
| 3
| 5
| 3.87
| 49
| 49
| 38
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 88.1
| 114
| 1
| 37
| 2
| 4
| 2
|
| 1979
| NY
| N
| 29
| 8
| 4
| 5
| 3.70
| 53
| 35
| 33
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 80.1
| 74
| 5
| 42
| 8
| 7
| 0
|
| 1979
| BOS
| A
| 8
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 8.80
| 7
| 17
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 15.1
| 23
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 1
| 1
|
| 1979
| Total
|
| 37
| 8
| 5
| 7
| 4.52
| 60
| 52
| 48
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 95.2
| 97
| 5
| 49
| 8
| 8
| 1
|
| 1980
| PIT
| N
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3.86
| 4
| 6
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 11.2
| 9
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1980
| CAL
| A
| 41
| 0
| 5
| 1
| 2.49
| 75
| 25
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 83
| 67
| 8
| 37
| 8
| 1
| 1
|
| 1980
| Total
|
| 47
| 0
| 5
| 1
| 2.66
| 79
| 31
| 28
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 94.2
| 76
| 10
| 41
| 8
| 1
| 1
|
| 1981
| CAL
| A
| 42
| 0
| 4
| 3
| 3.21
| 44
| 29
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 75.2
| 72
| 8
| 33
| 8
| 3
| 0
|
| 1982
| CAL
| A
| 54
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 2.78
| 38
| 24
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 71.1
| 58
| 5
| 40
| 5
| 4
| 4
|
| 1983
| CAL
| A
| 42
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 5.45
| 20
| 22
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 36.1
| 42
| 2
| 17
| 8
| 5
| 0
|
| 1984
| STL
| N
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 11.57
| 1
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2.1
| 4
| 2
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1985
| STL
| N
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1.80
| 5
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 9
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 48
| 8
| 5
| 6
| 3.71
| 63
| 49
| 43
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 104.1
| 96
| 9
| 52
| 9
| 7
| 0
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 339
| 104
| 39
| 65
| 3.84
| 567
| 513
| 435
| 25
| 5
| 25
| 1019
| 1029
| 58
| 468
| 40
| 51
| 32
|
| Total
|
|
| 387
| 112
| 44
| 71
| 3.83
| 630
| 562
| 478
| 26
| 5
| 29
| 1123.1
| 1125
| 67
| 520
| 49
| 58
| 32
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1971
| CAL
| A
| P
| 6
| 4
| 18.2
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1973
| CAL
| A
| P
| 7
| 4
| 31.2
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1974
| CAL
| A
| P
| 23
| 22
| 162
| 1
| 29
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 10
| 5
| 2
| .968
|
| 1975
| CAL
| A
| P
| 30
| 18
| 133.1
| 6
| 23
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 8
| 4
| 0
| .967
|
| 1976
| KC
| A
| P
| 19
| 14
| 99.2
| 3
| 20
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 4
| 2
| .958
|
| 1976
| CAL
| A
| P
| 14
| 4
| 47.1
| 1
| 7
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 2
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1976
| TOT
| A
| P
| 33
| 18
| 147
| 4
| 27
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 3
| 7
| 6
| 3
| .969
|
| 1977
| KC
| A
| P
| 29
| 27
| 156.1
| 6
| 28
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 4
| 13
| 10
| 5
| .919
|
| 1978
| KC
| A
| P
| 11
| 9
| 58.1
| 3
| 7
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 6
| 4
| 2
| .833
|
| 1978
| BOS
| A
| P
| 13
| 2
| 30
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1978
| TOT
| A
| P
| 24
| 11
| 88.1
| 3
| 11
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 8
| 5
| 3
| .875
|
| 1979
| NY
| N
| P
| 29
| 8
| 80.1
| 1
| 16
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 8
| 4
| 0
| .944
|
| 1979
| BOS
| A
| P
| 8
| 0
| 15.1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1979
| Total
|
| P
| 37
| 8
| 95.2
| 3
| 16
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 9
| 4
| 0
| .950
|
| 1980
| PIT
| N
| P
| 6
| 0
| 11.2
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1980
| CAL
| A
| P
| 41
| 0
| 83
| 3
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1980
| Total
|
| P
| 47
| 0
| 94.2
| 5
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 3
| 2
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1981
| CAL
| A
| P
| 42
| 0
| 75.2
| 4
| 14
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 10
| 6
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1982
| CAL
| A
| P
| 54
| 0
| 71.1
| 2
| 19
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 4
| 1
| .955
|
| 1983
| CAL
| A
| P
| 42
| 0
| 36.1
| 3
| 8
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 1
| .917
|
| 1984
| STL
| N
| P
| 3
| 0
| 2.1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1985
| STL
| N
| P
| 10
| 0
| 10
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .667
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 387
| 112
| 1123.1
| 41
| 195
| 12
| 16
| 0
| 24
| 82
| 49
| 17
| .952
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1971
| CAL
| A
| 6
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1973
| CAL
| A
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1974
| CAL
| A
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1975
| CAL
| A
| 30
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1976
| KC
| A
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1976
| CAL
| A
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1976
| TOT
| A
| 33
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1977
| KC
| A
| 30
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1978
| KC
| A
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1978
| BOS
| A
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1978
| TOT
| A
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1979
| NY
| N
| 29
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .043
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1979
| BOS
| A
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1979
| Total
|
| 37
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .043
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1980
| PIT
| N
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1980
| CAL
| A
| 41
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1980
| Total
|
| 47
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1981
| CAL
| A
| 42
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1982
| CAL
| A
| 54
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1983
| CAL
| A
| 42
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1984
| STL
| N
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1985
| STL
| N
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 48
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .040
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 340
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 388
| 29
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .033
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 19
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by California Angels in the 25th round of the free-agent draft (June 5, 1969).
- Sold by California Angels to Kansas City Royals (July 5, 1976).
- Sold by Kansas City Royals to Boston Red Sox (July 24, 1978).
- Sold by Boston Red Sox to New York Mets (June 15, 1979).
- Granted free agency (November 1, 1979).
- Signed by Pittsburgh Pirates (November 21, 1979).
- Sold by Pittsburgh Pirates to California Angels (June 10, 1980).
- Released by California Angels (April 1, 1984).
- Signed by St. Louis Cardinals (May 2, 1984).
- Released by St. Louis Cardinals (October 15, 1985).
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