Don Hood
[edit] Biography
Born on October 16, 1949 in Florence, South Carolina, Don Hood (Donald Harris Hood) played for the Baltimore Orioles, Cleveland Indians, New York Yankees, St. Louis Cardinals and Kansas City Royals over the course of his 10 year career. Hood broke into the bigs on July 16, 1973 with the Baltimore Orioles, and put up a 3.45 ERA in 57.1 innings pitched in 1974, his rookie year.
There is some disagreement on what was Don Hood's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1979, when he posted a 3.22 ERA. However, others believe that it was 1977, when he posted a 3.00 ERA and struck out 62 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1973
| BAL
| A
| 8
| 4
| 3
| 2
| 3.90
| 18
| 17
| 14
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 32.1
| 31
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 1
|
| 1974
| BAL
| A
| 20
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 3.45
| 26
| 26
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 57.1
| 47
| 1
| 20
| 1
| 1
| 0
|
| 1975
| CLE
| A
| 29
| 19
| 6
| 10
| 4.39
| 51
| 76
| 66
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 135.1
| 136
| 16
| 57
| 6
| 6
| 0
|
| 1976
| CLE
| A
| 33
| 6
| 3
| 5
| 4.87
| 32
| 46
| 42
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 77.2
| 89
| 5
| 41
| 3
| 8
| 4
|
| 1977
| CLE
| A
| 41
| 5
| 2
| 1
| 3.00
| 62
| 42
| 35
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 105
| 87
| 3
| 49
| 7
| 1
| 4
|
| 1978
| CLE
| A
| 36
| 19
| 5
| 6
| 4.48
| 73
| 82
| 77
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 154.2
| 166
| 13
| 77
| 5
| 10
| 1
|
| 1979
| NY
| A
| 27
| 6
| 3
| 1
| 3.07
| 22
| 24
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 67.1
| 62
| 3
| 30
| 1
| 1
| 2
|
| 1979
| CLE
| A
| 13
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 3.68
| 7
| 9
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 22
| 13
| 1
| 14
| 1
| 1
| 1
|
| 1979
| TOT
| A
| 40
| 6
| 4
| 1
| 3.22
| 29
| 33
| 32
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 89.1
| 75
| 4
| 44
| 2
| 2
| 3
|
| 1980
| STL
| N
| 33
| 8
| 4
| 6
| 3.39
| 35
| 39
| 31
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 82.1
| 90
| 2
| 34
| 5
| 5
| 2
|
| 1982
| KC
| A
| 30
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 3.51
| 31
| 31
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 66.2
| 71
| 7
| 22
| 1
| 3
| 2
|
| 1983
| KC
| A
| 27
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 2.27
| 17
| 20
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 47.2
| 48
| 5
| 14
| 2
| 3
| 2
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 33
| 8
| 4
| 6
| 3.39
| 35
| 39
| 31
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 82.1
| 90
| 2
| 34
| 5
| 5
| 2
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 264
| 64
| 30
| 29
| 3.83
| 339
| 373
| 326
| 5
| 1
| 6
| 766
| 750
| 55
| 330
| 27
| 35
| 17
|
| Total
|
|
| 297
| 72
| 34
| 35
| 3.79
| 374
| 412
| 357
| 6
| 1
| 6
| 848.1
| 840
| 57
| 364
| 32
| 40
| 19
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1973
| BAL
| A
| P
| 8
| 4
| 32.1
| 1
| 3
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .667
|
| 1974
| BAL
| A
| P
| 20
| 2
| 57.1
| 1
| 9
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 1
| .909
|
| 1975
| CLE
| A
| DH
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1975
| CLE
| A
| P
| 29
| 19
| 135.1
| 7
| 15
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 11
| 8
| 5
| .880
|
| 1976
| CLE
| A
| P
| 33
| 6
| 77.2
| 10
| 12
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 7
| 4
| .917
|
| 1976
| CLE
| A
| DH
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1977
| CLE
| A
| P
| 41
| 5
| 105
| 4
| 10
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 5
| 4
| 0
| .875
|
| 1977
| CLE
| A
| DH
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1978
| CLE
| A
| P
| 36
| 19
| 154.2
| 6
| 26
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 12
| 3
| 2
| .970
|
| 1979
| NY
| A
| P
| 27
| 6
| 67.1
| 2
| 14
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1979
| CLE
| A
| P
| 13
| 0
| 22
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1979
| TOT
| A
| P
| 40
| 6
| 89.1
| 5
| 18
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1980
| STL
| N
| P
| 33
| 8
| 82.1
| 7
| 15
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 9
| 6
| 1
| .957
|
| 1982
| KC
| A
| P
| 30
| 3
| 66.2
| 6
| 11
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 3
| 0
| .944
|
| 1983
| KC
| A
| P
| 27
| 0
| 47.2
| 3
| 14
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 2
| .850
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 297
| 72
| 848.1
| 50
| 133
| 16
| 10
| 0
| 9
| 53
| 37
| 15
| .920
|
| Total
|
|
| DH
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1973
| BAL
| A
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1974
| BAL
| A
| 25
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1975
| CLE
| A
| 35
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1976
| CLE
| A
| 34
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1977
| CLE
| A
| 42
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1978
| CLE
| A
| 36
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1979
| NY
| A
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1979
| CLE
| A
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1979
| TOT
| A
| 40
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1980
| STL
| N
| 35
| 20
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 1
| .200
| .200
| .200
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1982
| KC
| A
| 30
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1983
| KC
| A
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 35
| 20
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 1
| .200
| .200
| .200
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 277
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 312
| 20
| 5
| 4
| 0
| 1
| .200
| .200
| .200
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Baltimore Orioles in the 1st round (17th pick overall) of the free-agent draft (June 5, 1969).
- Traded by Baltimore Orioles with Boog Powell to Cleveland Indians in exchange for Dave Duncan and Al McGrew (February 25, 1975).
- Traded by Cleveland Indians to New York Yankees in exchange for Cliff Johnson (June 15, 1979).
- Granted free agency (November 1, 1979).
- Signed by St. Louis Cardinals (March 13, 1980).
- Released by St. Louis Cardinals (October 25, 1980).
- Signed by Kansas City Royals (February 28, 1981).
- Granted free agency (November 10, 1982).
- Signed by Kansas City Royals (April 5, 1983).
- Granted free agency (November 7, 1983).
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