Pete Vuckovich
[edit] Biography
Born on October 27, 1952 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, Pete Vuckovich (Peter Dennis Vuckovich) played for the Chicago White Sox, Toronto Blue Jays, St. Louis Cardinals and Milwaukee Brewers over the course of his 11 year career. Vuckovich broke into the bigs on August 3, 1975 with the Chicago White Sox, and put up a 4.65 ERA in 110.1 innings pitched in 1976, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Pete Vuckovich's best season was 1978, when he posted a 2.54 ERA, won 12 games and struck out 149 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1975
| CHI
| A
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 13.06
| 5
| 15
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 10.1
| 17
| 0
| 7
| 1
| 3
| 0
|
| 1976
| CHI
| A
| 33
| 7
| 7
| 4
| 4.65
| 62
| 59
| 57
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 110.1
| 122
| 3
| 60
| 4
| 0
| 4
|
| 1977
| TOR
| A
| 53
| 8
| 7
| 7
| 3.47
| 123
| 64
| 57
| 3
| 1
| 8
| 148
| 143
| 13
| 59
| 5
| 12
| 5
|
| 1978
| STL
| N
| 45
| 23
| 12
| 12
| 2.54
| 149
| 65
| 56
| 6
| 2
| 1
| 198.1
| 187
| 9
| 59
| 5
| 7
| 2
|
| 1979
| STL
| N
| 34
| 32
| 15
| 10
| 3.59
| 145
| 108
| 93
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 233
| 229
| 22
| 64
| 4
| 7
| 3
|
| 1980
| STL
| N
| 32
| 30
| 12
| 9
| 3.40
| 132
| 96
| 84
| 7
| 3
| 1
| 222.1
| 203
| 18
| 68
| 5
| 5
| 2
|
| 1981
| MIL
| A
| 24
| 23
| 14
| 4
| 3.55
| 84
| 61
| 59
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 149.2
| 137
| 9
| 57
| 1
| 1
| 4
|
| 1982
| MIL
| A
| 30
| 30
| 18
| 6
| 3.34
| 105
| 96
| 83
| 9
| 1
| 0
| 223.2
| 234
| 14
| 102
| 1
| 6
| 5
|
| 1983
| MIL
| A
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 4.91
| 10
| 9
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 14.2
| 15
| 0
| 10
| 1
| 0
| 1
|
| 1985
| MIL
| A
| 22
| 22
| 6
| 10
| 5.51
| 55
| 74
| 69
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 112.2
| 134
| 16
| 48
| 2
| 3
| 7
|
| 1986
| MIL
| A
| 6
| 6
| 2
| 4
| 3.06
| 12
| 18
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 32.1
| 33
| 3
| 11
| 0
| 2
| 2
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 111
| 85
| 39
| 31
| 3.21
| 426
| 269
| 233
| 22
| 5
| 2
| 653.2
| 619
| 49
| 191
| 14
| 19
| 7
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 175
| 101
| 54
| 38
| 4.03
| 456
| 396
| 359
| 16
| 3
| 8
| 801.2
| 835
| 58
| 354
| 15
| 27
| 28
|
| Total
|
|
| 286
| 186
| 93
| 69
| 3.66
| 882
| 665
| 592
| 38
| 8
| 10
| 1455.1
| 1454
| 107
| 545
| 29
| 46
| 35
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1975
| CHI
| A
| P
| 4
| 2
| 10.1
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1976
| CHI
| A
| P
| 33
| 7
| 110.1
| 3
| 19
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 5
| 1
| .880
|
| 1977
| TOR
| A
| P
| 53
| 8
| 148
| 9
| 23
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 5
| 2
| .865
|
| 1978
| STL
| N
| P
| 45
| 23
| 198.1
| 12
| 34
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 14
| 10
| 1
| .958
|
| 1979
| STL
| N
| P
| 34
| 32
| 233
| 14
| 28
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 15
| 17
| 0
| .894
|
| 1980
| STL
| N
| P
| 32
| 30
| 222.1
| 16
| 28
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 22
| 19
| 0
| .978
|
| 1981
| MIL
| A
| P
| 24
| 23
| 149.2
| 11
| 27
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 11
| 14
| 2
| 1.000
|
| 1982
| MIL
| A
| P
| 30
| 30
| 223.2
| 13
| 39
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 32
| 16
| 3
| .929
|
| 1983
| MIL
| A
| P
| 3
| 3
| 14.2
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1985
| MIL
| A
| P
| 22
| 22
| 112.2
| 5
| 14
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 17
| 8
| 0
| .950
|
| 1986
| MIL
| A
| P
| 6
| 6
| 32.1
| 2
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 286
| 186
| 1455.1
| 87
| 222
| 21
| 15
| 0
| 8
| 127
| 97
| 10
| .936
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1975
| CHI
| A
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1976
| CHI
| A
| 33
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1977
| TOR
| A
| 53
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1978
| STL
| N
| 45
| 58
| 4
| 8
| 0
| 3
| .138
| .153
| .155
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 22
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1979
| STL
| N
| 34
| 79
| 7
| 12
| 0
| 3
| .152
| .159
| .152
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 14
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1980
| STL
| N
| 32
| 71
| 4
| 13
| 0
| 7
| .183
| .194
| .268
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 13
| 0
| 9
| 1
| 0
| 1
|
| 1981
| MIL
| A
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1982
| MIL
| A
| 30
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1983
| MIL
| A
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1985
| MIL
| A
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1986
| MIL
| A
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 111
| 208
| 15
| 33
| 0
| 13
| .159
| .169
| .192
| 7
| 0
| 3
| 49
| 0
| 24
| 1
| 0
| 3
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 175
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 286
| 208
| 15
| 33
| 0
| 13
| .159
| .169
| .192
| 7
| 0
| 3
| 49
| 0
| 24
| 1
| 0
| 3
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Chicago White Sox in the 3rd round of the free-agent draft (June 5, 1974).
- Selected by Toronto Blue Jays from Chicago White Sox (19th pick overall) in the expansion draft (November 5, 1976).
- Traded by Toronto Blue Jays with a player to be named later to St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Tom Underwood and Victor Cruz (December 6, 1977); St. Louis Cardinals received John Scott (December 16, 1977).
- Traded by St. Louis Cardinals with Rollie Fingers and Ted Simmons to Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for Sixto Lezcano, David Green, Lary Sorensen and Dave LaPoint (December 12, 1980).
- Granted free agency (November 21, 1985).
- Signed by Milwaukee Brewers (August 1, 1986).
- Released by Milwaukee Brewers (October 21, 1986).
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