Dick Tidrow
[edit] Biography
Born on May 14, 1947 in San Francisco, California, Dick Tidrow (Richard William Tidrow) played for the Cleveland Indians, New York Yankees, Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox and New York Mets over the course of his 13 year career. Tidrow broke into the bigs on April 18, 1972 with the Cleveland Indians, and put up a 2.77 ERA in 237.1 innings pitched in 1972, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Dick Tidrow's best season was 1972, when he posted a 2.77 ERA, won 14 games and struck out 123 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1972
| CLE
| A
| 39
| 34
| 14
| 15
| 2.77
| 123
| 83
| 73
| 10
| 3
| 0
| 237.1
| 200
| 21
| 70
| 13
| 3
| 6
|
| 1973
| CLE
| A
| 42
| 40
| 14
| 16
| 4.42
| 138
| 150
| 135
| 13
| 2
| 0
| 274.2
| 289
| 31
| 95
| 10
| 6
| 8
|
| 1974
| NY
| A
| 33
| 25
| 11
| 9
| 3.87
| 100
| 99
| 82
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 190.2
| 205
| 14
| 53
| 7
| 4
| 4
|
| 1974
| CLE
| A
| 4
| 4
| 1
| 3
| 7.11
| 8
| 17
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 19
| 21
| 4
| 13
| 1
| 0
| 2
|
| 1974
| TOT
| A
| 37
| 29
| 12
| 12
| 4.16
| 108
| 116
| 97
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 209.2
| 226
| 18
| 66
| 8
| 4
| 6
|
| 1975
| NY
| A
| 37
| 0
| 6
| 3
| 3.12
| 38
| 27
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 69.1
| 65
| 5
| 31
| 6
| 2
| 3
|
| 1976
| NY
| A
| 47
| 2
| 4
| 5
| 2.63
| 65
| 29
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 92.1
| 80
| 5
| 24
| 1
| 0
| 1
|
| 1977
| NY
| A
| 49
| 7
| 11
| 4
| 3.16
| 83
| 57
| 53
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 151
| 143
| 20
| 41
| 11
| 2
| 2
|
| 1978
| NY
| A
| 31
| 25
| 7
| 11
| 3.84
| 73
| 87
| 79
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 185.1
| 191
| 13
| 53
| 3
| 5
| 5
|
| 1979
| NY
| A
| 14
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 7.94
| 7
| 20
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 22.2
| 38
| 5
| 4
| 0
| 2
| 0
|
| 1979
| CHI
| N
| 63
| 0
| 11
| 5
| 2.72
| 68
| 35
| 31
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 102.2
| 86
| 5
| 42
| 11
| 3
| 2
|
| 1979
| Total
|
| 77
| 0
| 13
| 6
| 3.66
| 75
| 55
| 51
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 125.1
| 124
| 10
| 46
| 11
| 5
| 2
|
| 1980
| CHI
| N
| 84
| 0
| 6
| 5
| 2.79
| 97
| 44
| 36
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 116
| 97
| 10
| 53
| 16
| 1
| 5
|
| 1981
| CHI
| N
| 51
| 0
| 3
| 10
| 5.06
| 39
| 45
| 42
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 74.2
| 73
| 6
| 30
| 15
| 1
| 1
|
| 1982
| CHI
| N
| 65
| 0
| 8
| 3
| 3.39
| 62
| 45
| 39
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 103.2
| 106
| 6
| 29
| 10
| 1
| 3
|
| 1983
| CHI
| A
| 50
| 1
| 2
| 4
| 4.22
| 66
| 50
| 43
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 91.2
| 86
| 13
| 34
| 8
| 1
| 1
|
| 1984
| NY
| N
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 9.19
| 8
| 19
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 15.2
| 25
| 5
| 7
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 274
| 0
| 28
| 23
| 3.58
| 274
| 188
| 164
| 0
| 0
| 25
| 412.2
| 387
| 32
| 161
| 52
| 7
| 11
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 346
| 138
| 72
| 71
| 3.72
| 701
| 619
| 551
| 32
| 5
| 30
| 1334
| 1318
| 131
| 418
| 60
| 25
| 32
|
| Total
|
|
| 620
| 138
| 100
| 94
| 3.68
| 975
| 807
| 715
| 32
| 5
| 55
| 1746.2
| 1705
| 163
| 579
| 112
| 32
| 43
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1972
| CLE
| A
| P
| 39
| 34
| 237.1
| 10
| 23
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 29
| 3
| 1
| .971
|
| 1973
| CLE
| A
| P
| 42
| 40
| 274.2
| 17
| 34
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 6
| 26
| 3
| 1
| .962
|
| 1974
| NY
| A
| P
| 33
| 25
| 190.2
| 8
| 22
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 10
| 3
| 0
| .909
|
| 1974
| CLE
| A
| P
| 4
| 4
| 19
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1974
| TOT
| A
| P
| 37
| 29
| 209.2
| 8
| 27
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 16
| 4
| 0
| .921
|
| 1975
| NY
| A
| P
| 37
| 0
| 69.1
| 3
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1976
| NY
| A
| P
| 47
| 2
| 92.1
| 2
| 9
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 5
| 3
| 0
| .917
|
| 1977
| NY
| A
| P
| 49
| 7
| 151
| 13
| 18
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 5
| 6
| 2
| 0
| .939
|
| 1978
| NY
| A
| P
| 31
| 25
| 185.1
| 12
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 12
| 6
| 2
| 1.000
|
| 1979
| NY
| A
| P
| 14
| 0
| 22.2
| 2
| 8
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1979
| CHI
| N
| P
| 63
| 0
| 102.2
| 7
| 20
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 9
| 3
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1979
| Total
|
| P
| 77
| 0
| 125.1
| 9
| 28
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 9
| 3
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1980
| CHI
| N
| P
| 84
| 0
| 116
| 7
| 13
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 15
| 4
| 0
| .952
|
| 1981
| CHI
| N
| P
| 51
| 0
| 74.2
| 0
| 10
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 8
| 0
| 0
| .909
|
| 1982
| CHI
| N
| P
| 65
| 0
| 103.2
| 6
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 5
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1983
| CHI
| A
| P
| 50
| 1
| 91.2
| 7
| 16
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 8
| 2
| 1
| .958
|
| 1984
| NY
| N
| P
| 11
| 0
| 15.2
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 620
| 138
| 1746.2
| 97
| 212
| 12
| 10
| 0
| 24
| 148
| 35
| 5
| .963
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1972
| CLE
| A
| 39
| 70
| 5
| 7
| 0
| 6
| .100
| .125
| .100
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 34
| 0
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1973
| CLE
| A
| 42
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1974
| NY
| A
| 33
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1974
| CLE
| A
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1974
| TOT
| A
| 37
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1975
| NY
| A
| 37
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1976
| NY
| A
| 47
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1977
| NY
| A
| 49
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1978
| NY
| A
| 31
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1979
| NY
| A
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1979
| CHI
| N
| 63
| 10
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| .200
| .273
| .200
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1979
| Total
|
| 77
| 10
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| .200
| .273
| .200
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1980
| CHI
| N
| 84
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1981
| CHI
| N
| 51
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1982
| CHI
| N
| 65
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1983
| CHI
| A
| 50
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1984
| NY
| N
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 274
| 25
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 1
| .080
| .115
| .080
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 8
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 346
| 70
| 5
| 7
| 0
| 6
| .100
| .125
| .100
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 34
| 0
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| Total
|
|
| 620
| 95
| 6
| 9
| 0
| 7
| .095
| .122
| .095
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 42
| 0
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Washington Senators in the 17th round of the free-agent draft - did not sign (June 8, 1965).
- Selected by San Francisco Giants in the 1st round (12th pick overall) of the secondary phase of free-agent draft - did not sign (January 29, 1966).
- Selected by Cincinnati Reds in the 2nd round of the secondary phase of free-agent draft - did not sign (June 7, 1966).
- Selected by Cleveland Indians in the 4th round of the secondary phase of free-agent draft (January 28, 1967 - signed May 13, 1967).
- Traded by Cleveland Indians with Chris Chambliss and Cecil Upshaw to New York Yankees in exchange for Fritz Peterson, Steve Kline, Fred Beene and Tom Buskey (April 26, 1974).
- Traded by New York Yankees to Chicago Cubs in exchange for Ray Burris (May 23, 1979).
- Granted free agency (November 13, 1981).
- Signed by Chicago Cubs (February 19, 1982).
- Traded by Chicago Cubs with Scott Fletcher, Pat Tabler and Randy Martz to Chicago White Sox in exchange for Steve Trout and Warren Brusstar (January 25, 1983).
- Released by Chicago White Sox (October 31, 1983).
- Signed by New York Mets (January 27, 1984).
- Released by New York Mets (May 8, 1984).
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