Eric Plunk
[edit] Biography
Born on September 3, 1963 in Wilmington, California, Eric Plunk (Eric Vaughn Plunk) played for the Oakland Athletics, New York Yankees, Cleveland Indians and Milwaukee Brewers over the course of his 14 year career. Plunk broke into the bigs on May 12, 1986 with the Oakland Athletics, and put up a 5.31 ERA in 120.1 innings pitched in 1986, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Eric Plunk's best season was 1993, when he posted a 2.79 ERA, notched 15 saves and struck out 77 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1986
| OAK
| A
| 26
| 15
| 4
| 7
| 5.31
| 98
| 75
| 71
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 120.1
| 91
| 14
| 102
| 2
| 9
| 5
|
| 1987
| OAK
| A
| 32
| 11
| 4
| 6
| 4.74
| 90
| 53
| 50
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 95
| 91
| 8
| 62
| 3
| 5
| 2
|
| 1988
| OAK
| A
| 49
| 0
| 7
| 2
| 3.00
| 79
| 27
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 78
| 62
| 6
| 39
| 4
| 4
| 1
|
| 1989
| OAK
| A
| 23
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 2.20
| 24
| 7
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 28.2
| 17
| 1
| 12
| 0
| 4
| 1
|
| 1989
| NY
| A
| 27
| 7
| 7
| 5
| 3.69
| 61
| 36
| 31
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 75.2
| 65
| 9
| 52
| 2
| 6
| 0
|
| 1989
| TOT
| A
| 50
| 7
| 8
| 6
| 3.28
| 85
| 43
| 38
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 104.1
| 82
| 10
| 64
| 2
| 10
| 1
|
| 1990
| NY
| A
| 47
| 0
| 6
| 3
| 2.72
| 67
| 27
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 72.2
| 58
| 6
| 43
| 4
| 4
| 2
|
| 1991
| NY
| A
| 43
| 8
| 2
| 5
| 4.76
| 103
| 69
| 59
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 111.2
| 128
| 18
| 62
| 1
| 6
| 1
|
| 1992
| CLE
| A
| 58
| 0
| 9
| 6
| 3.64
| 50
| 31
| 29
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 71.2
| 61
| 5
| 38
| 2
| 5
| 0
|
| 1993
| CLE
| A
| 70
| 0
| 4
| 5
| 2.79
| 77
| 29
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 15
| 71
| 61
| 5
| 30
| 4
| 6
| 0
|
| 1994
| CLE
| A
| 41
| 0
| 7
| 2
| 2.54
| 73
| 25
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 71
| 61
| 3
| 37
| 5
| 7
| 2
|
| 1995
| CLE
| A
| 56
| 0
| 6
| 2
| 2.67
| 71
| 19
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 64
| 48
| 5
| 27
| 2
| 3
| 4
|
| 1996
| CLE
| A
| 56
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 2.43
| 85
| 21
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 77.2
| 56
| 6
| 34
| 2
| 4
| 3
|
| 1997
| CLE
| A
| 55
| 0
| 4
| 5
| 4.66
| 66
| 37
| 34
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 65.2
| 62
| 12
| 36
| 7
| 6
| 1
|
| 1998
| MIL
| N
| 26
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 3.69
| 36
| 14
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 31.2
| 33
| 3
| 15
| 1
| 1
| 3
|
| 1998
| CLE
| A
| 37
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 4.83
| 38
| 23
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 41
| 44
| 6
| 15
| 1
| 0
| 2
|
| 1998
| Total
|
| 63
| 0
| 4
| 3
| 4.33
| 74
| 37
| 35
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 72.2
| 77
| 9
| 30
| 2
| 1
| 5
|
| 1999
| MIL
| N
| 68
| 0
| 4
| 4
| 5.02
| 63
| 44
| 42
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 75.1
| 71
| 15
| 43
| 5
| 5
| 5
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 94
| 0
| 5
| 6
| 4.63
| 99
| 58
| 55
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 107
| 104
| 18
| 58
| 6
| 6
| 8
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 620
| 41
| 67
| 52
| 3.73
| 982
| 479
| 433
| 0
| 0
| 34
| 1044
| 905
| 104
| 589
| 39
| 69
| 24
|
| Total
|
|
| 714
| 41
| 72
| 58
| 3.82
| 1081
| 537
| 488
| 0
| 0
| 35
| 1151
| 1009
| 122
| 647
| 45
| 75
| 32
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1986
| OAK
| A
| P
| 26
| 15
| 120.1
| 3
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 17
| 7
| 2
| .900
|
| 1987
| OAK
| A
| P
| 32
| 11
| 95
| 1
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 12
| 4
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1988
| OAK
| A
| P
| 49
| 0
| 78
| 2
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 9
| 2
| 0
| .875
|
| 1989
| OAK
| A
| P
| 23
| 0
| 28.2
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1989
| NY
| A
| P
| 27
| 7
| 75.2
| 1
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 7
| 1
| .833
|
| 1989
| TOT
| A
| P
| 50
| 7
| 104.1
| 2
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 10
| 8
| 1
| .900
|
| 1990
| NY
| A
| P
| 47
| 0
| 72.2
| 3
| 18
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 4
| 8
| 3
| .913
|
| 1991
| NY
| A
| P
| 43
| 8
| 111.2
| 4
| 7
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 28
| 3
| 1
| .846
|
| 1992
| CLE
| A
| P
| 58
| 0
| 71.2
| 7
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 1
| .933
|
| 1993
| CLE
| A
| P
| 70
| 0
| 71
| 5
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 6
| 1
| 0
| .875
|
| 1994
| CLE
| A
| P
| 41
| 0
| 71
| 8
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 12
| 3
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1995
| CLE
| A
| P
| 56
| 0
| 64
| 2
| 7
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 9
| 3
| 2
| 1.000
|
| 1996
| CLE
| A
| P
| 56
| 0
| 77.2
| 4
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 9
| 1
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1997
| CLE
| A
| P
| 55
| 0
| 65.2
| 2
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 8
| 2
| 0
| .750
|
| 1998
| MIL
| N
| P
| 26
| 0
| 31.2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 6
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1998
| CLE
| A
| P
| 37
| 0
| 41
| 0
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 5
| 5
| 2
| .833
|
| 1998
| Total
|
| P
| 63
| 0
| 72.2
| 0
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 11
| 5
| 2
| .833
|
| 1999
| MIL
| N
| P
| 68
| 0
| 75.1
| 0
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 18
| 2
| 3
| .857
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 714
| 41
| 1151
| 43
| 93
| 13
| 3
| 0
| 17
| 156
| 51
| 16
| .913
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1986
| OAK
| A
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1987
| OAK
| A
| 32
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1988
| OAK
| A
| 49
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1989
| OAK
| A
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1989
| NY
| A
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1989
| TOT
| A
| 50
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1990
| NY
| A
| 47
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1991
| NY
| A
| 43
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1992
| CLE
| A
| 58
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1993
| CLE
| A
| 70
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1994
| CLE
| A
| 41
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1995
| CLE
| A
| 56
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1996
| CLE
| A
| 56
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1997
| CLE
| A
| 55
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1998
| MIL
| N
| 26
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .500
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1998
| CLE
| A
| 37
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1998
| Total
|
| 63
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .500
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1999
| MIL
| N
| 68
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 94
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .500
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 620
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 714
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .333
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by New York Yankees in the 4th round of the free-agent draft (June 8, 1981 - signed June 15, 1981).
- Traded by New York Yankees with Stan Javier, Jay Howell, Jose Rijo and Tim Birtsas to Oakland Athletics in exchange for Rickey Henderson, Bert Bradley and cash (December 5, 1984).
- Traded by Oakland Athletics with Greg Cadaret and Luis Polonia to New York Yankees in exchange for Rickey Henderson (June 21, 1989).
- Released by New York Yankees (November 20, 1991).
- Signed by Toronto Blue Jays (December 12, 1991).
- Released by Toronto Blue Jays (March 27, 1992).
- Signed by Cleveland Indians (April 9, 1992).
- Granted free agency (October 27, 1992).
- Signed by Cleveland Indians (November 12, 1992).
- Granted free agency (October 29, 1996).
- Signed by Cleveland Indians (December 10, 1996).
- Traded by Cleveland Indians to Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for Doug Jones (July 23, 1998).
- Granted free agency (November 4, 1999).
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