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Dave Righetti

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Full Name: David Allan Righetti Primary Position: P
Height/Weight: 6' 4"/195 First Game: September 16, 1979
Birthdate: November 28, 1958 Final Game: September 18, 1995
Birthplace: San Jose, California MLB Experience: 16 years
Bat/Throw: Left/Left
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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

David Allan Righetti (born November 28, 1958 in San Jose, California), nicknamed "Rags", is an American former left-handed pitcher, and current pitching coach, in Major League Baseball. He was the first player in history to pitch a no-hitter and also lead the league in saves in his career. Dennis Eckersley later duplicated the feat.

He was selected by the Texas Rangers on January 11, 1977 in the first round (10th overall pick) of the amateur draft. On November 10, 1978 he was traded to the New York Yankees (along with four other players including Juan Beniquez) for five players, including Sparky Lyle, and cash. His first major league game with the Yankees was on September 16, 1979, wearing uniform number 56. In 1980 he returned to the minor leagues, but rejoined the Yankees in 1981 wearing number 19, which he would keep until 1994.

He pitched strongly as a starter for the Yankees from 1981-83, winning the American League's Rookie of the Year award in 1981, and helping the Yankees reach the World Series the same year. The highlight of his efforts as a starting pitcher occurred on the Fourth of July, 1983, when he threw a 4-0 no-hitter against the Boston Red Sox. It was the first Yankee no-hitter since Don Larsen's perfect game in the 1956 World Series, and the first by a Yankee left-hander since 1917.

In 1984, Righetti was moved to the Yankees' bullpen due to an excess of starters, and replaced Goose Gossage as the team's closer. He proved even more effective in relief, averaging 32 saves per season over the next 7 years with the Yankees, and being named an All-Star in 1986 and '87. On October 4, 1986 he saved both games of a doubleheader against the Boston Red Sox, finishing the season with 46 saves, and breaking the major league record shared by Dan Quisenberry and Bruce Sutter. The record would stand until Bobby Thigpen saved 57 games for the Chicago White Sox in 1990, which would also be Righetti's last season with the Yankees. Righetti retained the single-season record for left-handers until 1993, when Randy Myers saved 53 games for the Chicago Cubs; Righetti still owns the AL record for left-handers.

Following the 1990 season, he signed as a free agent with the San Francisco Giants. While with the Giants in 1991, he broke Sparky Lyle's major league record for left-handers of 238 career saves; Righetti's record would stand until 1994, when John Franco surpassed his eventual total of 252. Righetti saved only 24 games in 1991, and the following two years saw him ineffective in middle relief roles; his career as a closer was over.

Released by the Giants after the 1993 season, he crossed the Bay to sign as a free agent with the Oakland Athletics. After beginning 1994 with the A's, he was released, and signed as a free agent with the Toronto Blue Jays, playing for the Jays wearing number 24. After that season he was released by the Blue Jays, and in spring 1995 he signed as a free agent with the Chicago White Sox, wearing number 45 with the team. On November 9, 1995, he was again granted free agency; but no team signed him, and Righetti retired to end his 16-year career, finishing with 252 saves, a 3.46 ERA, and a record of 82-79 in 718 games.

Since 2000, Righetti has been the pitching coach for the Giants.

[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
1979 NY A 3 3 0 1 3.63 13 7 7 0 0 0 17.1 10 2 10 0 0 0
1981 NY A 15 15 8 4 2.05 89 25 24 2 0 0 105.1 75 1 38 0 1 0
1982 NY A 33 27 11 10 3.79 163 88 77 4 0 1 183 155 11 108 4 9 6
1983 NY A 31 31 14 8 3.44 169 96 83 7 2 0 217 194 12 67 2 10 2
1984 NY A 64 0 5 6 2.34 90 29 25 0 0 31 96.1 79 5 37 7 0 0
1985 NY A 74 0 12 7 2.78 92 36 33 0 0 29 107 96 5 45 3 7 0
1986 NY A 74 0 8 8 2.45 83 31 29 0 0 46 106.2 88 4 35 7 1 2
1987 NY A 60 0 8 6 3.51 77 45 37 0 0 31 95 95 9 44 4 1 2
1988 NY A 60 0 5 4 3.52 70 35 34 0 0 25 87 86 5 37 2 2 1
1989 NY A 55 0 2 6 3.00 51 32 23 0 0 25 69 73 3 26 6 0 1
1990 NY A 53 0 1 1 3.57 43 24 21 0 0 36 53 48 8 26 2 2 2
1991 SF N 61 0 2 7 3.39 51 29 27 0 0 24 71.2 64 4 28 6 1 3
1992 SF N 54 4 2 7 5.06 47 47 44 0 0 3 78.1 79 4 36 5 5 0
1993 SF N 51 0 1 1 5.70 31 31 30 0 0 1 47.1 58 11 17 0 1 1
1994 TOR A 13 0 0 1 6.75 10 10 10 0 0 0 13.1 9 2 10 0 0 0
1994 OAK A 7 0 0 0 16.71 4 13 13 0 0 0 7 13 3 9 0 0 1
1994 TOT A 20 0 0 1 1.18 14 23 23 0 0 0 20.1 22 5 19 0 0 1
1995 CHI A 10 9 3 2 4.20 29 24 23 0 0 0 49.1 65 6 18 0 0 0
Total NL 166 4 5 15 4.61 129 107 101 0 0 28 197.1 201 19 81 11 7 4
Total AL 552 85 77 64 3.28 983 495 439 13 2 224 1206.1 1086 76 510 37 33 17
Total 718 89 82 79 3.46 1112 602 540 13 2 252 1403.2 1287 95 591 48 40 21

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year Team POS G GS INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1979 NY A P 3 3 17.1 1 3 0 1 0 0 6 2 1 1.000
1981 NY A P 15 15 105.1 6 9 1 0 0 2 6 2 0 .938
1982 NY A P 33 27 183 5 18 3 1 0 5 17 4 4 .885
1983 NY A P 31 31 217 3 24 1 2 0 0 19 4 3 .964
1984 NY A P 64 0 96.1 2 13 2 0 0 0 8 4 0 .882
1985 NY A P 74 0 107 1 12 1 2 0 2 7 2 0 .929
1986 NY A P 74 0 106.2 1 10 0 2 0 0 4 3 0 1.000
1987 NY A P 60 0 95 3 12 1 0 0 2 1 2 0 .938
1988 NY A P 60 0 87 2 8 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1.000
1989 NY A P 55 0 69 0 9 0 0 0 0 7 1 0 1.000
1990 NY A P 53 0 53 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .800
1991 SF N P 61 0 71.2 3 13 0 1 0 0 8 4 0 1.000
1992 SF N P 54 4 78.1 3 5 1 0 0 0 7 4 0 .889
1993 SF N P 51 0 47.1 2 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 1 1.000
1994 TOR A P 13 0 13.1 0 2 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 1.000
1994 OAK A P 7 0 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.000
1994 TOT A P 20 0 20.1 0 3 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 1.000
1995 CHI A P 10 9 49.1 0 5 1 1 0 0 3 3 1 .833
Total P 718 89 1403.2 35 150 12 10 0 13 99 40 11 .939

[edit] Batting Stats

Year Team G AB R H HR RBI AVG OBP SLG 2B 3B BB SO HBP SH SB IBB GDP
1979 NY A 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1981 NY A 15 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1982 NY A 33 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1983 NY A 31 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1984 NY A 64 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1985 NY A 74 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1986 NY A 74 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1987 NY A 60 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1988 NY A 60 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1989 NY A 55 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1990 NY A 53 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1991 SF N 61 3 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0
1992 SF N 54 7 0 1 0 0 .143 .143 .143 0 0 0 4 0 4 0 0 0
1993 SF N 51 1 0 1 0 1 1.000 1.000 1.000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1994 TOR A 13 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1994 OAK A 7 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1994 TOT A 20 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1995 CHI A 10 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total NL 166 11 0 2 0 1 .182 .182 .182 0 0 0 6 0 5 0 0 0
Total AL 552 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 718 11 0 2 0 1 .182 .182 .182 0 0 0 6 0 5 0 0 0

[edit] Transactions

  • Selected by Texas Rangers in the 1st round (10th pick overall) of the free-agent draft (January 11, 1977).
  • Traded by Texas Rangers with Juan Beniquez, Mike Griffin, Paul Mirabella and Greg Jemison to New York Yankees in exchange for Domingo Ramos, Mike Heath, Sparky Lyle, Larry McCall, Dave Rajsich and cash (November 10, 1978).
  • Granted free agency (November 9, 1987).
  • Signed by New York Yankees (December 23, 1987).
  • Granted free agency (November 5, 1990).
  • Signed by San Francisco Giants (December 4, 1990).
  • Released by San Francisco Giants (November 9, 1993).
  • Signed by Oakland Athletics (December 23, 1993).
  • Released by Oakland Athletics (April 27, 1994).
  • Signed by Toronto Blue Jays (May 13, 1994).
  • Released by Toronto Blue Jays (October 11, 1994).
  • Signed by Chicago White Sox (April 12, 1995).
  • Granted free agency (November 9, 1995).

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