Rick Langford
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James Rick Langford
- Bats Right, Throws Right
- Height 6' 0", Weight 180 lb.
- School Manatee Community College, Florida State University
- Debut June 13, 1976
- Final Game July 13, 1986
- Born March 20, 1952 in Farmville, VA USA
[edit] Biographical Information
Rick Langford is most famous for pitching 22 consecutive complete games for the Oakland Athletics in 1980, which is the American League record. Manager Billy Martin was famolus for riding his starting pitchers - Langford, Mike Norris, Matt Keough, Steve McCatty and Brian Kingman - extremely hard that season, making the A's into a surprise contender in the AL West. Langford led the AL in both complete games and innings pitched that year, but after another good season in 1981, he began showing signs of fatigue in 1982, and spent the remaining years of his career bouncing on and off the disabled list, never pitching more than 60 innings in any season after 1983.
Langford was the pitching coach of the Toronto Blue Jays for part of the 2000 season. He was also the pitching coach of the Syracuse SkyChiefs in 2002 and 2006.
[edit] Notable Achievements
- AL Innings Pitched Leader (1980)
- 2-time AL Complete Games Leader (1980 & 1981)
- 15 Wins Seasons: 1 (1980)
- 200 Innings Pitched Seasons: 4 (1977, 1979, 1980 & 1982)
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