Rick Reuschel
[edit] Biography
Born on May 16, 1949 in Quincy, Illinois, Rick Reuschel (Rickey Eugene Reuschel) played for the Chicago Cubs, New York Yankees, Pittsburgh Pirates and San Francisco Giants over the course of his 19 year career. Reuschel broke into the bigs on June 19, 1972 with the Chicago Cubs, and put up a 2.93 ERA in 129 innings pitched in 1972, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Rick Reuschel's best season was 1977, when he posted a 2.79 ERA, won 20 games and struck out 166 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1972
| CHI
| N
| 21
| 18
| 10
| 8
| 2.93
| 87
| 46
| 42
| 5
| 4
| 0
| 129
| 127
| 3
| 29
| 6
| 1
| 2
|
| 1973
| CHI
| N
| 36
| 36
| 14
| 15
| 3.00
| 168
| 95
| 79
| 7
| 3
| 0
| 237
| 244
| 15
| 62
| 6
| 10
| 5
|
| 1974
| CHI
| N
| 41
| 38
| 13
| 12
| 4.30
| 160
| 130
| 115
| 8
| 2
| 0
| 240.2
| 262
| 18
| 83
| 12
| 7
| 6
|
| 1975
| CHI
| N
| 38
| 37
| 11
| 17
| 3.73
| 155
| 116
| 97
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 234
| 244
| 17
| 67
| 8
| 4
| 7
|
| 1976
| CHI
| N
| 38
| 37
| 14
| 12
| 3.46
| 146
| 117
| 100
| 9
| 2
| 1
| 260
| 260
| 17
| 64
| 5
| 7
| 8
|
| 1977
| CHI
| N
| 39
| 37
| 20
| 10
| 2.79
| 166
| 84
| 78
| 8
| 4
| 1
| 252
| 233
| 13
| 74
| 11
| 9
| 5
|
| 1978
| CHI
| N
| 35
| 35
| 14
| 15
| 3.41
| 115
| 98
| 92
| 9
| 1
| 0
| 242.2
| 235
| 16
| 54
| 8
| 13
| 5
|
| 1979
| CHI
| N
| 36
| 36
| 18
| 12
| 3.62
| 125
| 104
| 96
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 239
| 251
| 16
| 75
| 8
| 5
| 10
|
| 1980
| CHI
| N
| 38
| 38
| 11
| 13
| 3.40
| 140
| 111
| 97
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 257
| 281
| 13
| 76
| 10
| 3
| 4
|
| 1981
| NY
| A
| 12
| 11
| 4
| 4
| 2.67
| 22
| 24
| 21
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 70.2
| 75
| 4
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1981
| CHI
| N
| 13
| 13
| 4
| 7
| 3.47
| 53
| 40
| 33
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 85.2
| 87
| 4
| 23
| 4
| 5
| 4
|
| 1981
| Total
|
| 25
| 24
| 8
| 11
| 3.11
| 75
| 64
| 54
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 156.1
| 162
| 8
| 33
| 4
| 5
| 5
|
| 1983
| CHI
| N
| 4
| 4
| 1
| 1
| 3.92
| 9
| 9
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 20.2
| 18
| 1
| 10
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| 1984
| CHI
| N
| 19
| 14
| 5
| 5
| 5.17
| 43
| 57
| 53
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 92.1
| 123
| 7
| 23
| 0
| 2
| 3
|
| 1985
| PIT
| N
| 31
| 26
| 14
| 8
| 2.27
| 138
| 58
| 49
| 9
| 1
| 1
| 194
| 153
| 7
| 52
| 10
| 4
| 3
|
| 1986
| PIT
| N
| 35
| 34
| 9
| 16
| 3.96
| 125
| 106
| 95
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 215.2
| 232
| 20
| 57
| 2
| 6
| 8
|
| 1987
| SF
| N
| 9
| 8
| 5
| 3
| 4.32
| 27
| 28
| 24
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 50
| 44
| 1
| 7
| 2
| 2
| 2
|
| 1987
| PIT
| N
| 25
| 25
| 8
| 6
| 2.75
| 80
| 63
| 54
| 9
| 3
| 0
| 177
| 163
| 12
| 35
| 1
| 5
| 6
|
| 1987
| TOT
| N
| 34
| 33
| 13
| 9
| 3.09
| 107
| 91
| 78
| 12
| 4
| 0
| 227
| 207
| 13
| 42
| 3
| 7
| 8
|
| 1988
| SF
| N
| 36
| 36
| 19
| 11
| 3.12
| 92
| 88
| 85
| 7
| 2
| 0
| 245
| 242
| 11
| 42
| 8
| 4
| 6
|
| 1989
| SF
| N
| 32
| 32
| 17
| 8
| 2.94
| 111
| 75
| 68
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 208.1
| 195
| 18
| 54
| 4
| 1
| 2
|
| 1990
| SF
| N
| 15
| 13
| 3
| 6
| 3.93
| 49
| 40
| 38
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 87
| 102
| 8
| 31
| 9
| 1
| 1
|
| 1991
| SF
| N
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 4.22
| 4
| 5
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 10.2
| 17
| 0
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 545
| 518
| 210
| 187
| 3.39
| 1993
| 1470
| 1309
| 99
| 26
| 5
| 3477.2
| 3513
| 217
| 925
| 117
| 89
| 87
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 12
| 11
| 4
| 4
| 2.67
| 22
| 24
| 21
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 70.2
| 75
| 4
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| Total
|
|
| 557
| 529
| 214
| 191
| 3.37
| 2015
| 1494
| 1330
| 102
| 26
| 5
| 3548.1
| 3588
| 221
| 935
| 117
| 89
| 88
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1972
| CHI
| N
| P
| 21
| 18
| 129
| 9
| 15
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 14
| 3
| 0
| .960
|
| 1973
| CHI
| N
| P
| 36
| 36
| 237
| 24
| 49
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 16
| 11
| 3
| .961
|
| 1974
| CHI
| N
| P
| 41
| 38
| 240.2
| 28
| 51
| 5
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 24
| 7
| 6
| .940
|
| 1975
| CHI
| N
| P
| 38
| 37
| 234
| 23
| 39
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 6
| 12
| 5
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1976
| CHI
| N
| P
| 38
| 37
| 260
| 23
| 53
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 18
| 7
| 2
| .950
|
| 1977
| CHI
| N
| P
| 39
| 37
| 252
| 27
| 45
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 15
| 19
| 3
| .986
|
| 1978
| CHI
| N
| P
| 35
| 35
| 242.2
| 24
| 44
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 10
| 1
| .971
|
| 1979
| CHI
| N
| P
| 36
| 36
| 239
| 27
| 49
| 3
| 9
| 0
| 1
| 17
| 9
| 4
| .962
|
| 1980
| CHI
| N
| P
| 38
| 38
| 257
| 28
| 56
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 4
| 22
| 18
| 2
| .977
|
| 1981
| NY
| A
| P
| 12
| 11
| 70.2
| 6
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1981
| CHI
| N
| P
| 13
| 13
| 85.2
| 4
| 21
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 5
| 1
| .926
|
| 1981
| Total
|
| P
| 25
| 24
| 156.1
| 10
| 35
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 10
| 1
| .957
|
| 1983
| CHI
| N
| P
| 4
| 4
| 20.2
| 4
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1984
| CHI
| N
| P
| 19
| 14
| 92.1
| 6
| 20
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 6
| 0
| .963
|
| 1985
| PIT
| N
| P
| 31
| 26
| 194
| 24
| 40
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 9
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1986
| PIT
| N
| P
| 35
| 34
| 215.2
| 24
| 44
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 17
| 8
| 1
| .971
|
| 1987
| SF
| N
| P
| 9
| 8
| 50
| 8
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1987
| PIT
| N
| P
| 25
| 25
| 177
| 17
| 31
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 5
| 10
| 1
| .960
|
| 1987
| TOT
| N
| P
| 34
| 33
| 227
| 25
| 38
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 5
| 10
| 1
| .969
|
| 1988
| SF
| N
| P
| 36
| 36
| 245
| 12
| 32
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 5
| 4
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1989
| SF
| N
| P
| 32
| 32
| 208.1
| 8
| 33
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 7
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1990
| SF
| N
| P
| 15
| 13
| 87
| 2
| 16
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 4
| 0
| .947
|
| 1991
| SF
| N
| P
| 4
| 1
| 10.2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 557
| 529
| 3548.1
| 328
| 667
| 29
| 39
| 0
| 19
| 204
| 147
| 26
| .972
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1972
| CHI
| N
| 21
| 44
| 3
| 6
| 0
| 3
| .136
| .174
| .159
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 15
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1973
| CHI
| N
| 36
| 73
| 3
| 9
| 0
| 2
| .123
| .133
| .137
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 27
| 0
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1974
| CHI
| N
| 41
| 86
| 4
| 19
| 0
| 2
| .221
| .218
| .291
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 27
| 0
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1975
| CHI
| N
| 38
| 77
| 3
| 16
| 1
| 7
| .208
| .237
| .273
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 11
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1976
| CHI
| N
| 38
| 83
| 9
| 19
| 0
| 6
| .229
| .289
| .277
| 4
| 0
| 6
| 16
| 1
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1977
| CHI
| N
| 41
| 87
| 9
| 18
| 1
| 8
| .207
| .225
| .299
| 3
| 1
| 1
| 18
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1978
| CHI
| N
| 35
| 73
| 5
| 10
| 0
| 4
| .137
| .190
| .164
| 2
| 0
| 4
| 23
| 1
| 10
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1979
| CHI
| N
| 38
| 79
| 8
| 13
| 0
| 6
| .165
| .233
| .215
| 2
| 1
| 7
| 26
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1980
| CHI
| N
| 44
| 82
| 4
| 13
| 0
| 5
| .159
| .169
| .220
| 3
| 1
| 1
| 23
| 0
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1981
| NY
| A
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1981
| CHI
| N
| 16
| 25
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 1
| .080
| .115
| .080
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 7
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1981
| Total
|
| 28
| 25
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 1
| .080
| .115
| .080
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 7
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1983
| CHI
| N
| 4
| 7
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .143
| .143
| .143
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1984
| CHI
| N
| 20
| 29
| 2
| 7
| 0
| 3
| .241
| .281
| .345
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 8
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1985
| PIT
| N
| 31
| 59
| 8
| 10
| 1
| 7
| .169
| .210
| .254
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 17
| 0
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1986
| PIT
| N
| 43
| 70
| 7
| 11
| 0
| 6
| .157
| .192
| .186
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 19
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1987
| SF
| N
| 9
| 19
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 5
| .105
| .150
| .158
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1987
| PIT
| N
| 25
| 60
| 7
| 9
| 1
| 5
| .150
| .203
| .233
| 2
| 0
| 4
| 23
| 0
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1987
| TOT
| N
| 34
| 79
| 8
| 11
| 1
| 10
| .139
| .190
| .215
| 3
| 0
| 5
| 26
| 0
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 1
|
| 1988
| SF
| N
| 36
| 73
| 4
| 8
| 0
| 3
| .110
| .133
| .123
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 25
| 0
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1989
| SF
| N
| 32
| 61
| 2
| 10
| 0
| 3
| .164
| .224
| .180
| 1
| 0
| 5
| 16
| 0
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1990
| SF
| N
| 15
| 26
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 3
| .154
| .154
| .192
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 11
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1991
| SF
| N
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 567
| 1115
| 82
| 187
| 4
| 79
| .168
| .202
| .217
| 35
| 4
| 46
| 317
| 3
| 135
| 3
| 0
| 11
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 579
| 1115
| 82
| 187
| 4
| 79
| .168
| .202
| .217
| 35
| 4
| 46
| 317
| 3
| 135
| 3
| 0
| 11
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Chicago Cubs in the 3rd round of the free-agent draft (June 4, 1970).
- Traded by Chicago Cubs to New York Yankees in exchange for Doug Bird, $400000 and a player to be named later (June 12, 1981); Chicago Cubs received Mike Griffin (August 5, 1981).
- Released by New York Yankees (June 9, 1983).
- Signed by Chicago Cubs (June 28, 1983).
- Granted free agency (November 8, 1984).
- Signed by Pittsburgh Pirates (February 28, 1985).
- Traded by Pittsburgh Pirates to San Francisco Giants in exchange for Jeff Robinson and Scott Medvin (August 21, 1987).
- Released by San Francisco Giants (June 19, 1991).
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