Geoff Zahn
[edit] Biography
Born on December 19, 1945 in Baltimore, Maryland, Geoff Zahn (Geoffrey Clayton Zahn) played for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Chicago Cubs, Minnesota Twins and California Angels over the course of his 13 year career. Zahn broke into the bigs on September 2, 1973 with the Los Angeles Dodgers, and put up a 2.03 ERA in 79.2 innings pitched in 1974, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Geoff Zahn's best season was 1982, when he posted a 3.73 ERA, won 18 games and struck out 81 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1973
| LA
| N
| 6
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1.35
| 9
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 13.1
| 5
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| 1974
| LA
| N
| 21
| 10
| 3
| 5
| 2.03
| 33
| 28
| 18
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 79.2
| 78
| 3
| 16
| 1
| 2
| 2
|
| 1975
| LA
| N
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 9.00
| 1
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 5
| 1
| 1
| 0
|
| 1975
| CHI
| N
| 16
| 10
| 2
| 7
| 4.45
| 21
| 37
| 31
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 62.2
| 67
| 2
| 26
| 3
| 0
| 0
|
| 1975
| TOT
| N
| 18
| 10
| 2
| 8
| 4.66
| 22
| 40
| 34
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 65.2
| 69
| 2
| 31
| 4
| 1
| 0
|
| 1976
| CHI
| N
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 1.80
| 4
| 10
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 8.1
| 16
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1977
| MIN
| A
| 34
| 32
| 12
| 14
| 4.68
| 88
| 116
| 103
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 198
| 234
| 20
| 66
| 4
| 5
| 5
|
| 1978
| MIN
| A
| 35
| 35
| 14
| 14
| 3.03
| 106
| 101
| 85
| 12
| 1
| 0
| 252.1
| 260
| 18
| 81
| 2
| 7
| 4
|
| 1979
| MIN
| A
| 26
| 24
| 13
| 7
| 3.57
| 58
| 74
| 67
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 169
| 181
| 13
| 41
| 1
| 1
| 0
|
| 1980
| MIN
| A
| 38
| 35
| 14
| 18
| 4.41
| 96
| 138
| 114
| 13
| 5
| 0
| 232.2
| 273
| 17
| 66
| 3
| 3
| 2
|
| 1981
| CAL
| A
| 25
| 25
| 10
| 11
| 4.41
| 52
| 93
| 79
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 161.1
| 181
| 18
| 43
| 2
| 2
| 0
|
| 1982
| CAL
| A
| 34
| 34
| 18
| 8
| 3.73
| 81
| 100
| 95
| 12
| 4
| 0
| 229.1
| 225
| 18
| 65
| 5
| 2
| 4
|
| 1983
| CAL
| A
| 29
| 28
| 9
| 11
| 3.33
| 81
| 90
| 75
| 11
| 3
| 0
| 203
| 212
| 22
| 51
| 2
| 4
| 0
|
| 1984
| CAL
| A
| 28
| 27
| 13
| 10
| 3.12
| 61
| 78
| 69
| 9
| 5
| 0
| 199.1
| 200
| 11
| 48
| 4
| 3
| 1
|
| 1985
| CAL
| A
| 7
| 7
| 2
| 2
| 4.38
| 14
| 19
| 18
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 37
| 44
| 5
| 14
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 48
| 23
| 6
| 14
| 3.45
| 68
| 80
| 64
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 167
| 168
| 7
| 51
| 5
| 4
| 3
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 256
| 247
| 105
| 95
| 3.77
| 637
| 809
| 705
| 78
| 20
| 0
| 1682
| 1810
| 142
| 475
| 23
| 28
| 16
|
| Total
|
|
| 304
| 270
| 111
| 109
| 3.74
| 705
| 889
| 769
| 79
| 20
| 1
| 1849
| 1978
| 149
| 526
| 28
| 32
| 19
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1973
| LA
| N
| P
| 6
| 1
| 13.1
| 0
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .800
|
| 1974
| LA
| N
| P
| 21
| 10
| 79.2
| 2
| 15
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 2
| 1
| .895
|
| 1975
| LA
| N
| P
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| .000
|
| 1975
| CHI
| N
| P
| 16
| 10
| 62.2
| 6
| 16
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 3
| 0
| .917
|
| 1975
| TOT
| N
| P
| 18
| 10
| 65.2
| 6
| 16
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 4
| 0
| .917
|
| 1976
| CHI
| N
| P
| 3
| 2
| 8.1
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .750
|
| 1977
| MIN
| A
| P
| 34
| 32
| 198
| 16
| 40
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 9
| 8
| 4
| .966
|
| 1978
| MIN
| A
| P
| 35
| 35
| 252.1
| 9
| 41
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 10
| 15
| 4
| .962
|
| 1979
| MIN
| A
| P
| 26
| 24
| 169
| 8
| 37
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 9
| 4
| .918
|
| 1980
| MIN
| A
| P
| 38
| 35
| 232.2
| 12
| 37
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 9
| 10
| 2
| .980
|
| 1981
| CAL
| A
| P
| 25
| 25
| 161.1
| 7
| 31
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 4
| 6
| 3
| .927
|
| 1982
| CAL
| A
| P
| 34
| 34
| 229.1
| 3
| 35
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 12
| 2
| .950
|
| 1983
| CAL
| A
| P
| 29
| 28
| 203
| 9
| 25
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 11
| 1
| .919
|
| 1984
| CAL
| A
| P
| 28
| 27
| 199.1
| 14
| 33
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 3
| .979
|
| 1985
| CAL
| A
| P
| 7
| 7
| 37
| 1
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 1
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 304
| 270
| 1849
| 87
| 326
| 24
| 19
| 0
| 9
| 48
| 88
| 25
| .945
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1973
| LA
| N
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1974
| LA
| N
| 21
| 23
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| .174
| .174
| .174
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1975
| LA
| N
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1975
| CHI
| N
| 16
| 15
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 1
| .133
| .133
| .133
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1975
| TOT
| N
| 18
| 15
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 1
| .133
| .133
| .133
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1976
| CHI
| N
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1977
| MIN
| A
| 34
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1978
| MIN
| A
| 35
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1979
| MIN
| A
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1980
| MIN
| A
| 38
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1981
| CAL
| A
| 25
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1982
| CAL
| A
| 34
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1983
| CAL
| A
| 29
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1984
| CAL
| A
| 28
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1985
| CAL
| A
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 48
| 43
| 3
| 6
| 0
| 1
| .140
| .140
| .140
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 0
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 256
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 304
| 43
| 3
| 6
| 0
| 1
| .140
| .140
| .140
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 0
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Chicago White Sox in the 34th round of the free-agent draft - did not sign (June 7, 1966).
- Selected by Boston Red Sox in the 5th round of the secondary phase of free-agent draft - did not sign (January 28, 1967).
- Selected by Detroit Tigers in the 2nd round of the secondary phase of free-agent draft - did not sign (June 6, 1967).
- Selected by Los Angeles Dodgers in the 5th round of the secondary phase of free-agent draft (January 27, 1968 - signed February 15, 1968).
- Traded by Los Angeles Dodgers with Eddie Solomon to Chicago Cubs in exchange for Burt Hooton (May 2, 1975).
- Released by Chicago Cubs (January 17, 1977).
- Signed by Minnesota Twins (March 18, 1977).
- Granted free agency (October 23, 1980).
- Signed by California Angels (December 2, 1980).
- Released by California Angels (December 20, 1985).
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