Jerry Gleaton
[edit] Biography
Born on September 14, 1957 in Brownwood, Texas, Jerry Gleaton (Jerry Don Gleaton) played for the Texas Rangers, Seattle Mariners, Chicago White Sox, Kansas City Royals, Detroit Tigers and Pittsburgh Pirates over the course of his 12 year career. Gleaton broke into the bigs on July 11, 1979 with the Texas Rangers, and put up a 4.75 ERA in 85.1 innings pitched in 1981, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Jerry Gleaton's best season was 1990, when he posted a 2.94 ERA, notched 13 saves and struck out 56 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1979
| TEX
| A
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 6.52
| 2
| 7
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 9.2
| 15
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 1
|
| 1980
| TEX
| A
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2.57
| 2
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 5
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1981
| SEA
| A
| 20
| 13
| 4
| 7
| 4.75
| 31
| 50
| 45
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 85.1
| 88
| 10
| 38
| 2
| 3
| 2
|
| 1982
| SEA
| A
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 13.50
| 1
| 7
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4.2
| 7
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1984
| CHI
| A
| 11
| 1
| 1
| 2
| 3.44
| 4
| 12
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 18.1
| 20
| 2
| 6
| 0
| 4
| 1
|
| 1985
| CHI
| A
| 31
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 5.76
| 22
| 19
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 29.2
| 37
| 3
| 13
| 3
| 3
| 0
|
| 1987
| KC
| A
| 48
| 0
| 4
| 4
| 4.26
| 44
| 28
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 50.2
| 38
| 4
| 28
| 3
| 4
| 0
|
| 1988
| KC
| A
| 42
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 3.55
| 29
| 17
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 38
| 33
| 2
| 17
| 1
| 2
| 3
|
| 1989
| KC
| A
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5.65
| 9
| 10
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 14.1
| 20
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1990
| DET
| A
| 57
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 2.94
| 56
| 27
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 13
| 82.2
| 62
| 5
| 25
| 2
| 2
| 3
|
| 1991
| DET
| A
| 47
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 4.06
| 47
| 37
| 34
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 75.1
| 74
| 7
| 39
| 8
| 1
| 0
|
| 1992
| PIT
| N
| 23
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 4.26
| 18
| 16
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 31.2
| 34
| 4
| 19
| 3
| 1
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 23
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 4.26
| 18
| 16
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 31.2
| 34
| 4
| 19
| 3
| 1
| 0
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 284
| 16
| 14
| 23
| 4.24
| 247
| 216
| 196
| 1
| 0
| 26
| 415.2
| 399
| 36
| 180
| 19
| 20
| 11
|
| Total
|
|
| 307
| 16
| 15
| 23
| 4.25
| 265
| 232
| 211
| 1
| 0
| 26
| 447.1
| 433
| 40
| 199
| 22
| 21
| 11
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1979
| TEX
| A
| P
| 5
| 2
| 9.2
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1980
| TEX
| A
| P
| 5
| 0
| 7
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1981
| SEA
| A
| P
| 20
| 13
| 85.1
| 5
| 12
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 7
| 5
| 2
| .944
|
| 1982
| SEA
| A
| P
| 3
| 0
| 4.2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1984
| CHI
| A
| P
| 11
| 1
| 18.1
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .667
|
| 1985
| CHI
| A
| P
| 31
| 0
| 29.2
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1987
| KC
| A
| P
| 48
| 0
| 50.2
| 2
| 12
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 4
| 2
| .933
|
| 1988
| KC
| A
| P
| 42
| 0
| 38
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1989
| KC
| A
| P
| 15
| 0
| 14.1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1990
| DET
| A
| P
| 57
| 0
| 82.2
| 1
| 11
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 4
| 2
| .923
|
| 1991
| DET
| A
| P
| 47
| 0
| 75.1
| 4
| 11
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 8
| 2
| 1.000
|
| 1992
| PIT
| N
| P
| 23
| 0
| 31.2
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 307
| 16
| 447.1
| 18
| 68
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 6
| 28
| 28
| 9
| .956
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1979
| TEX
| A
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1980
| TEX
| A
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1981
| SEA
| A
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1982
| SEA
| A
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1984
| CHI
| A
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1985
| CHI
| A
| 31
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1987
| KC
| A
| 48
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1988
| KC
| A
| 42
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1989
| KC
| A
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1990
| DET
| A
| 57
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1991
| DET
| A
| 47
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1992
| PIT
| N
| 23
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .333
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 23
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .333
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 284
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 307
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .333
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Baltimore Orioles in the 2nd round of the free-agent draft - did not sign (June 8, 1976).
- Selected by Texas Rangers in the 1st round (17th pick overall) of the free-agent draft (June 5, 1979).
- Traded by Texas Rangers with Richie Zisk, Rick Auerbach, Ken Clay, Brian Allard and Steve Finch to Seattle Mariners in exchange for Rick Honeycutt, Mario Mendoza, Larry Cox, Leon Roberts and Willie Horton (December 12, 1980).
- Traded by Seattle Mariners with Gene Nelson to Chicago White Sox in exchange for Salome Barojas (June 27, 1984).
- Granted free agency (October 15, 1986).
- Signed by Kansas City Royals (November 15, 1986).
- Traded by Kansas City Royals to Detroit Tigers in exchange for Greg Everson (April 2, 1990).
- Granted free agency (November 1, 1991).
- Signed by Kansas City Royals (January 31, 1992).
- Released by Kansas City Royals (April 8, 1992).
- Signed by Pittsburgh Pirates (April 9, 1992).
- Released by Pittsburgh Pirates (July 25, 1992).
- Signed by San Francisco Giants (August 3, 1992).
- Granted free agency (October 15, 1992).
- Signed by Florida Marlins (January 25, 1993).
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