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Rick Sawyer

Richard Clyde Sawyer


Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 205 lb.

Born: April 7, 1948 in Bakersfield, California, US
High Schools: Bakersfield HS (Bakersfield, CA), East Bakersfield HS (Bakersfield, CA)
School: Bakersfield College (Bakersfield, CA)

Drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 29th round of the 1967 MLB June Amateur Draft from Bakersfield HS (Bakersfield, CA) and the Cleveland Indians in the 3rd round of the 1968 MLB January Draft-Secondary Phase from Bakersfield College (Bakersfield, CA).

Major League Stats

Minors Pitching

Year Age Tm Lg Lev Aff W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1968 20 2 Teams 2 Lgs Rk-A CLE 2 4 .333 4.28 11 4 40.0 43 22 19 1 17 1.500 9.7 0.2 3.8
1968 20 Indians GULF Rk CLE 2 3 .400 3.00 7 3 30.0 31 12 10 0 11 1.400 9.3 0.0 3.3
1968 20 Reno CALL A CLE 0 1 .000 8.10 4 1 10.0 12 10 9 1 6 1.800 10.8 0.9 5.4
1969 21 Reno CALL A CLE 7 7 .500 3.15 26 14 4 3 4 100.0 106 43 35 4 33 2 99 3 0 3 1.390 9.5 0.4 3.0 8.9 3.00
1970 22 Reno CALL A CLE 10 5 .667 3.39 23 19 5 2 0 130.0 125 60 49 10 42 2 122 7 1 4 1.285 8.7 0.7 2.9 8.4 2.90
1971 23 Jacksonville DIXA AA CLE 8 3 .727 3.20 19 18 6 1 0 138.0 121 62 49 10 47 12 112 4 0 5 1.217 7.9 0.7 3.1 7.3 2.38
1972 24 2 Teams 2 Lgs AAA-A CLE 7 9 .438 4.60 30 17 4 1 0 135.0 148 76 69 5 55 8 87 6 1 8 1.504 9.9 0.3 3.7 5.8 1.58
1972 24 Reno CALL A CLE 0 0 5.40 1 1 0 0 0 5.0 10 4 3 0 1 0 4 1 0 1 2.200 18.0 0.0 1.8 7.2 4.00
1972 24 Portland PCL AAA CLE 7 9 .438 4.57 29 16 4 1 0 130.0 138 72 66 5 54 8 83 5 1 7 1.477 9.6 0.3 3.7 5.7 1.54
1973 25 San Antonio TL AA CLE 18 5 .783 2.82 27 24 10 3 1 179.0 159 73 56 6 66 3 124 8 0 4 1.257 8.0 0.3 3.3 6.2 1.88
1974 26 Syracuse IL AAA NYY 8 7 .533 2.80 24 24 8 2 0 164.0 131 65 51 9 59 3 136 2 0 7 1.159 7.2 0.5 3.2 7.5 2.31
1975 27 Syracuse IL AAA NYY 13 9 .591 2.47 25 24 10 4 0 175.0 134 53 48 9 47 3 96 3 0 7 1.034 6.9 0.5 2.4 4.9 2.04
1976 28 Syracuse IL AAA NYY 9 4 .692 2.75 19 18 8 0 0 134.0 125 55 41 10 38 4 65 5 0 4 1.216 8.4 0.7 2.6 4.4 1.71
1978 30 Portland PCL AAA CLE 1 3 .250 6.43 8 4 1 0 0 28.0 30 30 20 3 18 0 6 2 0 2 1.714 9.6 1.0 5.8 1.9 0.33
10 Seasons 83 56 .597 3.22 212 166 56 16 5 1223.0 1122 539 437 67 422 37 847 40 2 44 1.262 8.3 0.5 3.1 6.2 2.01
AAA (5 seasons) AAA 38 32 .543 3.22 105 86 31 7 0 631.0 558 275 226 36 216 18 386 17 1 27 1.227 8.0 0.5 3.1 5.5 1.79
A (4 seasons) A 17 13 .567 3.53 54 35 9 5 4 245.0 253 117 96 15 82 4 225 11 1 8 1.367 9.3 0.6 3.0 8.3 2.74
AA (2 seasons) AA 26 8 .765 2.98 46 42 16 4 1 317.0 280 135 105 16 113 15 236 12 0 9 1.240 7.9 0.5 3.2 6.7 2.09
Rk (1 season) Rk 2 3 .400 3.00 7 3 30.0 31 12 10 0 11 1.400 9.3 0.0 3.3
A 7890 value in the totals indicates career mark is incomplete.

Minors Batting

Year Age Tm Lg Lev Aff G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1968 20 2 Teams 2 Lgs Rk-A CLE 11 12 2 0 0 0 .167 .167 2
1968 20 Indians GULF Rk CLE 7 10 1 0 0 0 .100 .100 1
1968 20 Reno CALL A CLE 4 2 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 1
1969 21 Reno CALL A CLE 26 34 30 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 11 .033 .065 .033 .098 1 0 3 0
1970 22 Reno CALL A CLE 24 55 49 6 13 4 0 0 5 1 0 4 15 .265 .333 .347 .680 17 1 1 0
1971 23 Jacksonville DIXA AA CLE 20 53 47 4 7 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 20 .149 .184 .149 .333 7 0 4 0
1972 24 2 Teams 2 Lgs AAA-A CLE 30 47 40 4 11 2 0 0 2 0 0 3 10 .275 .326 .325 .651 13 0 4 0
1972 24 Reno CALL A CLE 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0
1972 24 Portland PCL AAA CLE 29 45 38 4 11 2 0 0 2 0 0 3 9 .289 .341 .342 .684 13 0 4 0
1973 25 San Antonio TL AA CLE 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1974 26 Syracuse IL AAA NYY 24 60 52 4 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 19 .096 .161 .096 .257 5 0 4 0
1975 27 Syracuse IL AAA NYY 25 64 52 1 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 7 14 .096 .203 .096 .300 5 0 5 0
1976 28 Syracuse IL AAA NYY 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1978 30 Portland PCL AAA CLE 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Seasons 214 325 282 19 44 6 0 0 13 1 0 21 89 .156 .217 .177 .394 50 1 21 0
AAA (5 seasons) AAA 105 169 142 9 21 2 0 0 6 0 0 14 42 .148 .224 .162 .386 23 0 13 0
A (4 seasons) A 55 93 83 6 15 4 0 0 6 1 0 5 27 .181 .236 .229 .465 19 1 4 0
AA (2 seasons) AA 47 53 47 4 7 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 20 .149 .184 .149 .333 7 0 4 0
Rk (1 season) Rk 7 10 10 1 0 0 0 .100 .100 .100 .200 1
A 7890 value in the totals indicates career mark is incomplete.

Minors Fielding

Year Age Tm Lg Lev Aff G CG Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G lgCS% PO
1968 20 2 Teams 2 Lgs Rk-A CLE P 11 0.00
1968 20 Indians GULF Rk CLE P 7 0.00
1968 20 Reno CALL A CLE P 4 0.00
1969 21 Reno CALL A CLE P 26 25 3 20 2 0 .920 0.88
1970 22 Reno CALL A CLE P 23 32 10 21 1 0 .969 1.35
1971 23 Jacksonville DIXA AA CLE P 19 38 4 31 3 2 .921 1.84
1972 24 2 Teams 2 Lgs AAA-A CLE P 30 29 9 19 1 0 .966 0.93
1972 24 Reno CALL A CLE P 1 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.00
1972 24 Portland PCL AAA CLE P 29 28 9 18 1 0 .964 0.93
1973 25 San Antonio TL AA CLE P 27 44 7 34 3 2 .932 1.52
1974 26 Syracuse IL AAA NYY P 24 40 12 27 1 2 .975 1.63
1975 27 Syracuse IL AAA NYY P 25 54 12 40 2 2 .963 2.08
1976 28 Syracuse IL AAA NYY P 19 37 11 25 1 2 .973 1.89
1978 30 Portland PCL AAA CLE P 8 10 1 8 1 0 .900 1.13
10 Seasons 212 309 69 225 15 10 .951 1.39
A 7890 value in the totals indicates career mark is incomplete.

Sabr ID: f3007beb

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