Doc Medich
[edit] Biography
Born on December 9, 1948 in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, Doc Medich (George Francis Medich) played for the New York Yankees, Pittsburgh Pirates, Seattle Mariners, Oakland Athletics, New York Mets, Texas Rangers and Milwaukee Brewers over the course of his 11 year career. Medich broke into the bigs on September 5, 1972 with the New York Yankees, and put up a 2.95 ERA in 235 innings pitched in 1973, his rookie year.
There is some disagreement on what was Doc Medich's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1974, when he posted a 3.60 ERA, won 19 games and struck out 154 batters. However, others believe that it was 1973, when he posted a 2.95 ERA, won 14 games and struck out 145 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1972
| NY
| A
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .00
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1973
| NY
| A
| 34
| 32
| 14
| 9
| 2.95
| 145
| 84
| 77
| 11
| 3
| 0
| 235
| 217
| 20
| 74
| 6
| 7
| 3
|
| 1974
| NY
| A
| 38
| 38
| 19
| 15
| 3.60
| 154
| 122
| 112
| 17
| 4
| 0
| 279.2
| 275
| 24
| 91
| 8
| 5
| 8
|
| 1975
| NY
| A
| 38
| 37
| 16
| 16
| 3.50
| 132
| 115
| 106
| 15
| 2
| 0
| 272.1
| 271
| 25
| 72
| 5
| 6
| 1
|
| 1976
| PIT
| N
| 29
| 26
| 8
| 11
| 3.52
| 86
| 80
| 70
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 179
| 193
| 10
| 48
| 9
| 3
| 2
|
| 1977
| SEA
| A
| 3
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 3.63
| 3
| 9
| 9
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 22.1
| 26
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1977
| OAK
| A
| 26
| 25
| 10
| 6
| 4.69
| 74
| 89
| 77
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 147.2
| 155
| 19
| 49
| 3
| 3
| 3
|
| 1977
| NY
| N
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 3.86
| 3
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1977
| Total
|
| 30
| 29
| 12
| 7
| 4.53
| 80
| 101
| 89
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 177
| 187
| 20
| 54
| 3
| 3
| 5
|
| 1977
| TOT
| A
| 29
| 28
| 12
| 6
| 4.55
| 77
| 98
| 86
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 170
| 181
| 20
| 53
| 3
| 3
| 5
|
| 1978
| TEX
| A
| 28
| 22
| 9
| 8
| 3.74
| 71
| 78
| 71
| 6
| 2
| 2
| 171
| 166
| 10
| 52
| 2
| 5
| 3
|
| 1979
| TEX
| A
| 29
| 19
| 10
| 7
| 4.17
| 58
| 78
| 69
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 149
| 156
| 9
| 49
| 3
| 4
| 4
|
| 1980
| TEX
| A
| 34
| 32
| 14
| 11
| 3.92
| 91
| 104
| 89
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 204.1
| 230
| 13
| 56
| 1
| 7
| 3
|
| 1981
| TEX
| A
| 20
| 20
| 10
| 6
| 3.08
| 65
| 51
| 49
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 143.1
| 136
| 8
| 33
| 5
| 1
| 2
|
| 1982
| TEX
| A
| 21
| 21
| 7
| 11
| 5.06
| 37
| 73
| 69
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 122.2
| 146
| 8
| 61
| 5
| 4
| 3
|
| 1982
| MIL
| A
| 10
| 10
| 5
| 4
| 5.00
| 36
| 37
| 35
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 63
| 57
| 4
| 32
| 1
| 4
| 1
|
| 1982
| TOT
| A
| 31
| 31
| 12
| 15
| 5.04
| 73
| 110
| 104
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 185.2
| 203
| 12
| 93
| 6
| 8
| 4
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 30
| 27
| 8
| 12
| 3.53
| 89
| 83
| 73
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 186
| 199
| 10
| 49
| 9
| 3
| 2
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 282
| 260
| 116
| 93
| 3.80
| 866
| 842
| 765
| 68
| 16
| 2
| 1810.1
| 1837
| 141
| 575
| 39
| 46
| 33
|
| Total
|
|
| 312
| 287
| 124
| 105
| 3.78
| 955
| 925
| 838
| 71
| 16
| 2
| 1996.1
| 2036
| 151
| 624
| 48
| 49
| 35
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1972
| NY
| A
| P
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1973
| NY
| A
| P
| 34
| 32
| 235
| 14
| 25
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 9
| 9
| 1
| .886
|
| 1974
| NY
| A
| P
| 38
| 38
| 279.2
| 18
| 35
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 3
| 16
| 11
| 1
| .946
|
| 1975
| NY
| A
| P
| 38
| 37
| 272.1
| 18
| 27
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 15
| 16
| 1
| .957
|
| 1976
| PIT
| N
| P
| 29
| 26
| 179.1
| 6
| 36
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 6
| 13
| 8
| 1
| .955
|
| 1977
| SEA
| A
| P
| 3
| 3
| 22.1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1977
| OAK
| A
| P
| 26
| 25
| 147.2
| 8
| 18
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 19
| 7
| 0
| .929
|
| 1977
| NY
| N
| P
| 1
| 1
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1977
| Total
|
| P
| 30
| 29
| 177
| 9
| 19
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 25
| 8
| 0
| .933
|
| 1977
| TOT
| A
| P
| 29
| 28
| 170
| 8
| 19
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 23
| 7
| 0
| .931
|
| 1978
| TEX
| A
| P
| 28
| 22
| 171
| 11
| 31
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 8
| 4
| 0
| .977
|
| 1979
| TEX
| A
| P
| 29
| 19
| 149
| 6
| 33
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 8
| 6
| 0
| .951
|
| 1980
| TEX
| A
| P
| 34
| 32
| 204.1
| 9
| 27
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 17
| 5
| 1
| .923
|
| 1980
| TEX
| A
| DH
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1981
| TEX
| A
| P
| 20
| 20
| 143.1
| 15
| 26
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 8
| 8
| 0
| .976
|
| 1982
| TEX
| A
| P
| 21
| 21
| 122.2
| 5
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 14
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1982
| MIL
| A
| P
| 10
| 10
| 63
| 3
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 16
| 5
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1982
| TOT
| A
| P
| 31
| 31
| 185.2
| 8
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 30
| 6
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 312
| 287
| 1996.2
| 114
| 286
| 21
| 12
| 0
| 21
| 149
| 81
| 5
| .950
|
| Total
|
|
| DH
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1972
| NY
| A
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1973
| NY
| A
| 34
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1974
| NY
| A
| 39
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1975
| NY
| A
| 38
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1976
| PIT
| N
| 29
| 52
| 3
| 5
| 0
| 1
| .096
| .161
| .096
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 21
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1977
| SEA
| A
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1977
| OAK
| A
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1977
| NY
| N
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1977
| Total
|
| 30
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1977
| TOT
| A
| 29
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1978
| TEX
| A
| 28
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1979
| TEX
| A
| 29
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1980
| TEX
| A
| 35
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1981
| TEX
| A
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1982
| TEX
| A
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1982
| MIL
| A
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1982
| TOT
| A
| 31
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 30
| 54
| 3
| 5
| 0
| 1
| .093
| .155
| .093
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 22
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 284
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 314
| 54
| 3
| 5
| 0
| 1
| .093
| .155
| .093
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 22
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by New York Yankees in the 30th round of the free-agent draft (June 4, 1970).
- Traded by New York Yankees to Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Willie Randolph, Ken Brett and Dock Ellis (December 11, 1975).
- Traded by Pittsburgh Pirates with Dave Giusti, Doug Bair, Rick Langford, Tony Armas and Mitchell Page to Oakland Athletics in exchange for Phil Garner, Tommy Helms and Chris Batton (March 15, 1977).
- Sold by Oakland Athletics to Seattle Mariners (September 13, 1977).
- Claimed on waivers by New York Mets from Seattle Mariners (September 26, 1977).
- Granted free agency (November 2, 1977).
- Signed by Texas Rangers (November 11, 1977).
- Sold by Texas Rangers to Milwaukee Brewers (August 11, 1982).
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