Brent Strom
[edit] Biography
Born on October 14, 1948 in San Diego, California, Brent Strom (Brent Terry Strom) played for the New York Mets, Cleveland Indians and San Diego Padres over the course of his 5 year career. Strom broke into the bigs on July 31, 1972 with the New York Mets, and put up a 4.61 ERA in 123 innings pitched in 1973, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Brent Strom's best season was 1976, when he posted a 3.29 ERA, won 12 games and struck out 103 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1972
| NY
| N
| 11
| 5
| 0
| 3
| 6.82
| 20
| 25
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 30.1
| 34
| 7
| 15
| 1
| 1
| 0
|
| 1973
| CLE
| A
| 27
| 18
| 2
| 10
| 4.61
| 91
| 73
| 63
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 123
| 134
| 18
| 47
| 4
| 13
| 3
|
| 1975
| SD
| N
| 18
| 16
| 8
| 8
| 2.54
| 56
| 42
| 34
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 120.1
| 103
| 6
| 33
| 2
| 5
| 2
|
| 1976
| SD
| N
| 36
| 33
| 12
| 16
| 3.29
| 103
| 100
| 77
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 210.2
| 188
| 15
| 73
| 8
| 13
| 2
|
| 1977
| SD
| N
| 8
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 12.42
| 8
| 25
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 16.2
| 23
| 5
| 12
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 73
| 57
| 20
| 29
| 3.74
| 187
| 192
| 157
| 14
| 3
| 0
| 378
| 348
| 33
| 133
| 13
| 19
| 4
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 27
| 18
| 2
| 10
| 4.61
| 91
| 73
| 63
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 123
| 134
| 18
| 47
| 4
| 13
| 3
|
| Total
|
|
| 100
| 75
| 22
| 39
| 3.95
| 278
| 265
| 220
| 16
| 3
| 0
| 501
| 482
| 51
| 180
| 17
| 32
| 7
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1972
| NY
| N
| P
| 11
| 5
| 30.1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1973
| CLE
| A
| P
| 27
| 18
| 123
| 2
| 23
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 8
| 5
| 2
| .962
|
| 1975
| SD
| N
| P
| 18
| 16
| 120.1
| 8
| 19
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 4
| 2
| .964
|
| 1976
| SD
| N
| P
| 36
| 33
| 210.2
| 13
| 32
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 13
| 11
| 7
| .938
|
| 1977
| SD
| N
| P
| 8
| 3
| 16.2
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 100
| 75
| 501
| 24
| 78
| 5
| 6
| 0
| 4
| 33
| 22
| 12
| .953
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1972
| NY
| N
| 11
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1973
| CLE
| A
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1975
| SD
| N
| 18
| 30
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 1
| .100
| .156
| .133
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 6
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1976
| SD
| N
| 38
| 63
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 1
| .063
| .130
| .095
| 0
| 1
| 5
| 18
| 0
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1977
| SD
| N
| 8
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .333
| .333
| .333
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 75
| 102
| 7
| 8
| 0
| 2
| .078
| .136
| .108
| 1
| 1
| 7
| 25
| 0
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 102
| 102
| 7
| 8
| 0
| 2
| .078
| .136
| .108
| 1
| 1
| 7
| 25
| 0
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by San Francisco Giants in the 2nd round of the free-agent draft - did not sign (January 28, 1967).
- Selected by California Angels in the 6th round of the secondary phase of free-agent draft - did not sign (June 6, 1967).
- Selected by New York Mets in the 1st round (3rd pick overall) of the secondary phase of free-agent draft (June 4, 1970).
- Traded by New York Mets with Bob Rauch to Cleveland Indians in exchange for Phil Hennigan (November 27, 1972).
- Traded by Cleveland Indians with Terry Ley to San Diego Padres (June 21, 1974) completing trade in which San Diego Padres traded Steve Arlin to Cleveland Indians in exchange for 2 players to be named later (June 15, 1974).
- Released by San Diego Padres (March 28, 1978).
- Signed by Houston Astros (March 5, 1979).
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