Dan Petry
[edit] Biography
Born on November 13, 1958 in Palo Alto, California, Dan Petry (Daniel Joseph Petry) played for the Detroit Tigers, California Angels, Boston Red Sox and Atlanta Braves over the course of his 13 year career. Petry broke into the bigs on July 8, 1979 with the Detroit Tigers, and put up a 3.95 ERA in 98 innings pitched in 1979, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Dan Petry's best season was 1984, when he posted a 3.24 ERA, won 18 games and struck out 144 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1979
| DET
| A
| 15
| 15
| 6
| 5
| 3.95
| 43
| 46
| 43
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 98
| 90
| 11
| 33
| 5
| 3
| 4
|
| 1980
| DET
| A
| 27
| 25
| 10
| 9
| 3.94
| 88
| 82
| 72
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 164.2
| 156
| 9
| 83
| 14
| 5
| 1
|
| 1981
| DET
| A
| 23
| 22
| 10
| 9
| 3.00
| 79
| 53
| 47
| 7
| 2
| 0
| 141
| 115
| 10
| 57
| 4
| 3
| 1
|
| 1982
| DET
| A
| 35
| 35
| 15
| 9
| 3.22
| 132
| 98
| 88
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 246
| 220
| 15
| 100
| 5
| 9
| 4
|
| 1983
| DET
| A
| 38
| 38
| 19
| 11
| 3.92
| 122
| 126
| 116
| 9
| 2
| 0
| 266.1
| 256
| 37
| 99
| 7
| 12
| 6
|
| 1984
| DET
| A
| 35
| 35
| 18
| 8
| 3.24
| 144
| 94
| 84
| 7
| 2
| 0
| 233.1
| 231
| 21
| 66
| 4
| 7
| 3
|
| 1985
| DET
| A
| 34
| 34
| 15
| 13
| 3.36
| 109
| 98
| 89
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 238.2
| 190
| 24
| 81
| 9
| 6
| 3
|
| 1986
| DET
| A
| 20
| 20
| 5
| 10
| 4.66
| 56
| 78
| 60
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 116
| 122
| 15
| 53
| 3
| 5
| 5
|
| 1987
| DET
| A
| 30
| 21
| 9
| 7
| 5.61
| 93
| 101
| 84
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 134.2
| 148
| 22
| 76
| 5
| 8
| 10
|
| 1988
| CAL
| A
| 22
| 22
| 3
| 9
| 4.38
| 64
| 70
| 68
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 139.2
| 139
| 18
| 59
| 5
| 5
| 6
|
| 1989
| CAL
| A
| 19
| 4
| 3
| 2
| 5.47
| 21
| 32
| 31
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 51
| 53
| 8
| 23
| 0
| 2
| 1
|
| 1990
| DET
| A
| 32
| 23
| 10
| 9
| 4.45
| 73
| 78
| 74
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 149.2
| 148
| 14
| 77
| 7
| 10
| 1
|
| 1991
| DET
| A
| 17
| 6
| 2
| 3
| 4.94
| 18
| 35
| 30
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 54.2
| 66
| 9
| 19
| 3
| 0
| 0
|
| 1991
| BOS
| A
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4.43
| 12
| 17
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 22.1
| 21
| 3
| 12
| 2
| 0
| 1
|
| 1991
| ATL
| N
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5.55
| 9
| 17
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 24.1
| 29
| 2
| 14
| 1
| 2
| 1
|
| 1991
| Total
|
| 40
| 6
| 2
| 3
| 4.97
| 39
| 69
| 56
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 101.1
| 116
| 14
| 45
| 6
| 2
| 2
|
| 1991
| TOT
| A
| 30
| 6
| 2
| 3
| 4.79
| 30
| 52
| 41
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 77
| 87
| 12
| 31
| 5
| 0
| 1
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5.55
| 9
| 17
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 24.1
| 29
| 2
| 14
| 1
| 2
| 1
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 360
| 300
| 125
| 104
| 3.93
| 1054
| 1008
| 897
| 52
| 11
| 1
| 2056
| 1955
| 216
| 838
| 73
| 75
| 46
|
| Total
|
|
| 370
| 300
| 125
| 104
| 3.95
| 1063
| 1025
| 912
| 52
| 11
| 1
| 2080.1
| 1984
| 218
| 852
| 74
| 77
| 47
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1979
| DET
| A
| P
| 15
| 15
| 98
| 9
| 11
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 7
| 9
| 0
| .909
|
| 1980
| DET
| A
| P
| 27
| 25
| 164.2
| 12
| 32
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 3
| 15
| 5
| 2
| .936
|
| 1981
| DET
| A
| P
| 23
| 22
| 141
| 14
| 26
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 6
| 3
| 1
| .976
|
| 1982
| DET
| A
| P
| 35
| 35
| 246
| 28
| 48
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 2
| 13
| 9
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1983
| DET
| A
| P
| 38
| 38
| 266.1
| 30
| 43
| 2
| 10
| 0
| 2
| 14
| 11
| 3
| .973
|
| 1984
| DET
| A
| P
| 35
| 35
| 233.1
| 38
| 34
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 2
| 8
| 15
| 3
| .986
|
| 1985
| DET
| A
| P
| 34
| 34
| 238.2
| 36
| 26
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 21
| 13
| 4
| 1.000
|
| 1986
| DET
| A
| P
| 20
| 20
| 116
| 16
| 18
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 11
| 7
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1987
| DET
| A
| P
| 30
| 21
| 134.2
| 16
| 21
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 19
| 6
| 1
| .949
|
| 1988
| CAL
| A
| P
| 22
| 22
| 139.2
| 20
| 25
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 20
| 7
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1989
| CAL
| A
| P
| 19
| 4
| 51
| 5
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1990
| DET
| A
| P
| 32
| 23
| 149.2
| 19
| 23
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 13
| 6
| 2
| 1.000
|
| 1991
| DET
| A
| P
| 17
| 6
| 54.2
| 6
| 14
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 5
| 2
| 0
| .952
|
| 1991
| BOS
| A
| P
| 13
| 0
| 22.1
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1991
| ATL
| N
| P
| 10
| 0
| 24.1
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1991
| Total
|
| P
| 40
| 6
| 101.1
| 12
| 22
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 13
| 5
| 0
| .971
|
| 1991
| TOT
| A
| P
| 30
| 6
| 77
| 8
| 18
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 7
| 3
| 0
| .963
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 370
| 300
| 2080.1
| 255
| 336
| 12
| 38
| 0
| 23
| 170
| 97
| 16
| .980
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1979
| DET
| A
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1980
| DET
| A
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1981
| DET
| A
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1982
| DET
| A
| 35
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1983
| DET
| A
| 38
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1984
| DET
| A
| 35
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1985
| DET
| A
| 34
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1986
| DET
| A
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1987
| DET
| A
| 30
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1988
| CAL
| A
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1989
| CAL
| A
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1990
| DET
| A
| 32
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1991
| DET
| A
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1991
| BOS
| A
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1991
| ATL
| N
| 10
| 5
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .200
| .200
| .200
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1991
| Total
|
| 40
| 5
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .200
| .200
| .200
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1991
| TOT
| A
| 30
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 10
| 5
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .200
| .200
| .200
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 360
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 370
| 5
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .200
| .200
| .200
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Detroit Tigers in the 4th round of the free-agent draft (June 8, 1976).
- Traded by Detroit Tigers to California Angels in exchange for Gary Pettis (December 5, 1987).
- Granted free agency (November 13, 1989).
- Signed by Detroit Tigers (January 22, 1990).
- Granted free agency (November 5, 1990).
- Signed by Detroit Tigers (December 19, 1990).
- Traded by Detroit Tigers to Atlanta Braves in exchange for Victor Rosario (June 25, 1991).
- Traded by Atlanta Braves to Boston Red Sox in exchange for a player to be named later (August 16, 1991); Atlanta Braves received Mickey Pina (November 13, 1991).
- Granted free agency (November 1, 1991).
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