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Bruce Dal Canton

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Full Name: John Bruce Dal Canton Primary Position: P
Height/Weight: 6' 2"/205 First Game: September 3, 1967
Birthdate: June 15, 1942 Final Game: May 27, 1977
Birthplace: California, Pennsylvania MLB Experience: 11 years
Bat/Throw: Right/Right
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Contents

  • 1 Biography
  • 2 Statistics
    • 2.1 Pitching Stats
    • 2.2 Fielding Stats
    • 2.3 Batting Stats
  • 3 Transactions
  • 4 Trivia
  • 5 Video Gallery
  • 6 Picture Gallery
  • 7 See Also
  • 8 Categories

[edit] Biography

Born on June 15, 1942 in California, Pennsylvania, Bruce Dal Canton (John Bruce Dal Canton) played for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Kansas City Royals, Atlanta Braves and Chicago White Sox over the course of his 11 year career. Dal Canton broke into the bigs on September 3, 1967 with the Pittsburgh Pirates, and put up a 3.34 ERA in 86.1 innings pitched in 1969, his rookie year.

There is some disagreement on what was Bruce Dal Canton's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1969, when he posted a 3.34 ERA and struck out 56 batters. However, others believe that it was 1972, when he posted a 3.40 ERA and struck out 75 batters.

[edit] Statistics

[edit] Pitching Stats

Year Team G GS W L ERA K R ER CG SHO SV IP H HR BB IB WP HBP
1967 PIT N 8 2 2 1 1.88 13 5 5 1 0 0 24 19 1 10 3 0 1
1968 PIT N 7 0 1 1 2.12 8 4 4 0 0 2 17 7 0 6 2 0 2
1969 PIT N 57 0 8 2 3.34 56 34 32 0 0 5 86.1 79 3 49 12 2 0
1970 PIT N 41 6 9 4 4.57 53 48 43 1 0 1 84.2 94 7 39 8 1 1
1971 KC A 25 22 8 6 3.44 58 63 54 2 0 0 141.1 144 8 44 0 3 0
1972 KC A 35 16 6 6 3.40 75 54 50 1 0 2 132.1 135 7 29 6 5 1
1973 KC A 32 3 4 3 4.81 38 60 52 1 0 3 97.1 108 8 46 12 5 4
1974 KC A 31 22 8 10 3.13 96 71 61 9 2 0 175.1 135 5 82 3 16 5
1975 KC A 4 2 0 2 15.58 5 18 15 0 0 0 8.2 23 0 7 0 1 1
1975 ATL N 26 9 2 7 3.36 38 33 25 0 0 3 67 63 2 24 1 4 6
1975 Total 30 11 2 9 4.76 43 51 40 0 0 3 75.2 86 2 31 1 5 7
1976 ATL N 42 1 3 5 3.56 36 41 29 0 0 1 73.1 67 6 42 8 8 2
1977 CHI A 8 0 0 2 3.75 9 11 10 0 0 2 24 20 1 13 0 1 0
Total NL 181 18 25 20 3.53 204 165 138 2 0 12 352.1 329 19 170 34 15 12
Total AL 135 65 26 29 3.76 281 277 242 13 2 7 579 565 29 221 21 31 11
Total 316 83 51 49 3.67 485 442 380 15 2 19 931.1 894 48 391 55 46 23

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year Team POS G GS INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1967 PIT N P 8 2 24 1 2 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 1.000
1968 PIT N P 7 0 17 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1969 PIT N P 57 0 86.1 7 12 1 1 0 0 3 3 1 .950
1970 PIT N P 41 6 84.2 3 10 0 2 0 2 4 1 1 1.000
1971 KC A P 25 22 141.1 11 16 2 0 0 0 3 2 0 .931
1972 KC A P 35 16 132.1 5 14 1 1 0 0 1 6 0 .950
1973 KC A P 32 3 97.1 5 17 1 1 0 0 3 5 0 .957
1974 KC A P 31 22 175.1 14 25 1 2 0 22 25 11 1 .975
1975 KC A P 4 2 8.2 1 2 0 0 0 5 2 0 0 1.000
1975 ATL N P 26 9 67 6 11 0 1 0 7 20 0 0 1.000
1975 Total P 30 11 75.2 7 13 0 1 0 12 22 0 0 1.000
1976 ATL N P 42 1 73.1 4 17 2 0 0 11 13 1 0 .913
1977 CHI A P 8 0 24 1 1 0 0 0 2 3 2 0 1.000
Total P 316 83 931.1 58 128 8 8 0 50 80 32 3 .959

[edit] Batting Stats

Year Team G AB R H HR RBI AVG OBP SLG 2B 3B BB SO HBP SH SB IBB GDP
1967 PIT N 8 6 0 2 0 1 .333 .429 .333 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0
1968 PIT N 7 3 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
1969 PIT N 57 10 2 3 0 2 .300 .417 .500 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0
1970 PIT N 41 16 0 0 0 0 .000 .158 .000 0 0 2 9 1 1 0 0 1
1971 KC A 25 46 4 4 0 2 .087 .106 .087 0 0 1 19 0 6 0 0 0
1972 KC A 35 41 3 4 0 0 .098 .119 .122 1 0 1 14 0 5 0 0 1
1973 KC A 32 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1974 KC A 31 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1975 KC A 4 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1975 ATL N 26 19 0 2 0 0 .105 .105 .105 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0
1975 Total 30 19 0 2 0 0 .105 .105 .105 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0
1976 ATL N 42 9 2 2 0 0 .222 .300 .222 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0
1977 CHI A 8 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total NL 181 63 4 9 0 3 .143 .229 .175 0 1 5 26 2 3 0 0 1
Total AL 135 87 7 8 0 2 .092 .112 .103 1 0 2 33 0 11 0 0 1
Total 316 150 11 17 0 5 .113 .164 .133 1 1 7 59 2 14 0 0 2

[edit] Transactions

  • Signed as a non-drafted free agent by Pittsburgh Pirates (1966).
  • Traded by Pittsburgh Pirates with Freddie Patek and Jerry May to Kansas City Royals in exchange for Bob Johnson, Jackie Hernandez and Jim Campanis (December 2, 1970).
  • Traded by Kansas City Royals with 2 players to be named later to Atlanta Braves in exchange for cash and a player to be named later (June 30, 1975); Kansas City Royals received Ray Sadecki (September 4, 1975) and Atlanta Braves received Norm Angelini and Al Autry (September 4, 1975).
  • Released by Atlanta Braves (March 30, 1977).
  • Signed by Chicago White Sox (April 4, 1977).
  • Released by Chicago White Sox (August 25, 1977).

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