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Dick Drago
Richard Anthony Drago
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 190 lb.

Born: June 25, 1945 in Toledo, OH
Schools: University of Detroit Mercy
Signed by the Detroit Tigers as an amateur free agent in 1964. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 11, 1969
Final Game: September 30, 1981
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Standard Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1969 24 KCR AL 11 13 .458 3.77 41 26 10 10 2 1 200.2 190 95 84 19 65 6 108 2 0 0 848 97 1.271 8.5 0.9 2.9 4.8 1.66
1970 25 KCR AL 9 15 .375 3.75 35 34 1 7 1 0 240.0 239 110 100 20 72 5 127 7 1 3 1002 99 1.296 9.0 0.8 2.7 4.8 1.76
1971 26 KCR AL 17 11 .607 2.98 35 34 0 15 4 0 241.1 251 84 80 14 46 1 109 9 0 4 977 115 1.231 9.4 0.5 1.7 4.1 2.37 CYA-5
1972 27 KCR AL 12 17 .414 3.01 34 33 1 11 2 0 239.1 230 88 80 22 51 4 135 6 0 5 974 100 1.174 8.6 0.8 1.9 5.1 2.65
1973 28 KCR AL 12 14 .462 4.23 37 33 2 10 1 0 212.2 252 116 100 16 76 10 98 7 2 4 937 96 1.542 10.7 0.7 3.2 4.1 1.29
1974 29 BOS AL 7 10 .412 3.48 33 18 10 8 0 3 175.2 165 71 68 17 56 9 90 5 0 5 729 111 1.258 8.5 0.9 2.9 4.6 1.61
1975 30 BOS AL 2 2 .500 3.84 40 2 34 0 0 15 72.2 69 31 31 5 31 3 43 0 0 1 313 108 1.376 8.5 0.6 3.8 5.3 1.39
1976 31 CAL AL 7 8 .467 4.42 43 0 27 0 0 6 79.1 80 42 39 7 31 8 43 5 0 3 346 75 1.399 9.1 0.8 3.5 4.9 1.39
1977 32 TOT AL 6 4 .600 3.41 49 0 28 0 0 5 60.2 71 27 23 5 18 6 35 1 0 1 269 113 1.467 10.5 0.7 2.7 5.2 1.94
1977 32 CAL AL 0 1 .000 3.00 13 0 6 0 0 2 21.0 22 8 7 3 3 2 15 0 0 1 87 130 1.190 9.4 1.3 1.3 6.4 5.00
1977 32 BAL AL 6 3 .667 3.63 36 0 22 0 0 3 39.2 49 19 16 2 15 4 20 1 0 0 182 105 1.613 11.1 0.5 3.4 4.5 1.33
1978 33 BOS AL 4 4 .500 3.03 37 1 24 0 0 7 77.1 71 30 26 5 32 5 42 4 0 2 333 137 1.332 8.3 0.6 3.7 4.9 1.31
1979 34 BOS AL 10 6 .625 3.03 53 1 37 0 0 13 89.0 85 33 30 6 21 6 67 3 0 4 367 148 1.191 8.6 0.6 2.1 6.8 3.19
1980 35 BOS AL 7 7 .500 4.14 43 7 18 1 0 3 132.2 127 67 61 17 44 7 63 5 0 0 564 103 1.289 8.6 1.2 3.0 4.3 1.43
1981 36 SEA AL 4 6 .400 5.53 39 0 24 0 0 5 53.2 71 33 33 4 15 5 27 0 0 2 240 70 1.602 11.9 0.7 2.5 4.5 1.80
13 Seasons 108 117 .480 3.62 519 189 216 62 10 58 1875.0 1901 827 755 157 558 75 987 54 3 34 7899 103 1.311 9.1 0.8 2.7 4.7 1.77
162 Game Avg. 10 11 .480 3.62 50 18 21 6 1 6 180 183 79 73 15 54 7 95 5 0 3 759 103 1.311 9.1 0.8 2.7 4.7 1.77
KCR (5 yrs) 61 70 .466 3.52 182 160 14 53 10 1 1134.0 1162 493 444 91 310 26 577 31 3 16 4738 101 1.298 9.2 0.7 2.5 4.6 1.86
BOS (5 yrs) 30 29 .508 3.55 206 29 123 9 0 41 547.1 517 232 216 50 184 30 305 17 0 12 2306 117 1.281 8.5 0.8 3.0 5.0 1.66
CAL (2 yrs) 7 9 .438 4.13 56 0 33 0 0 8 100.1 102 50 46 10 34 10 58 5 0 4 433 83 1.355 9.1 0.9 3.0 5.2 1.71
SEA (1 yr) 4 6 .400 5.53 39 0 24 0 0 5 53.2 71 33 33 4 15 5 27 0 0 2 240 70 1.602 11.9 0.7 2.5 4.5 1.80
BAL (1 yr) 6 3 .667 3.63 36 0 22 0 0 3 39.2 49 19 16 2 15 4 20 1 0 0 182 105 1.613 11.1 0.5 3.4 4.5 1.33

Postseason Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp 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
1975 30 BOS AL ALCS W OAK 0 0 0.00 2 0 2 0 0 2 4.2 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 15 0.643 3.9 0.0 1.9 3.9 2.00
1975 30 BOS AL WS L CIN 0 1 .000 2.25 2 0 1 0 0 0 4.0 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 16 1.000 6.8 0.0 2.3 2.3 1.00
1 Season (2 Series) 0 1 .000 1.04 4 0 3 0 0 2 8.2 5 1 1 0 2 1 3 1 0 1 31 0.808 5.2 0.0 2.1 3.1 1.50
1 ALCS 0 0 0.00 2 0 2 0 0 2 4.2 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 15 0.643 3.9 0.0 1.9 3.9 2.00
1 WS 0 1 .000 2.25 2 0 1 0 0 0 4.0 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 16 1.000 6.8 0.0 2.3 2.3 1.00

Standard Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1969 24 KCR AL 41 64 52 2 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 25 .058 .109 .077 .186 -47 4 0 0 9 0 0 1
1970 25 KCR AL 35 87 76 2 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 44 .053 .077 .053 .130 -63 4 0 0 9 0 0 1
1971 26 KCR AL 35 92 77 3 10 3 0 0 4 0 0 8 44 .130 .212 .169 .381 10 13 1 0 7 0 0 1 CYA-5
1972 27 KCR AL 35 84 68 4 4 0 0 0 5 0 0 8 36 .059 .169 .059 .228 -30 4 0 1 7 0 0 1
1973 28 KCR AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1976 31 CAL AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1979 34 BOS AL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1980 35 BOS AL 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
13 Seasons 153 328 274 11 21 4 0 0 12 0 0 21 149 .077 .145 .091 .237 -31 25 1 1 32 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 347 290 12 22 4 0 0 13 0 0 22 158 .077 .145 .091 .237 -31 26 1 1 34 0 0
KCR (5 yrs) 147 327 273 11 21 4 0 0 12 0 0 21 149 .077 .146 .092 .237 -31 25 1 1 32 0 0
BOS (5 yrs) 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
CAL (2 yrs) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1975 30 BOS AL WS CIN L 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1969 KCR AL 24 P 41 26 200.2 58 25 32 1 6 .983 2.56 1.39 .950 1.88 0.69
1970 KCR AL 25 P 35 34 240.0 44 10 33 1 5 .977 1.61 1.23 .950 1.86 0.67
1971 KCR AL 26 P 35 34 241.1 51 7 42 2 9 .961 1.83 1.40 .959 1.98 0.77 CYA-5
1972 KCR AL 27 P 34 33 239.1 34 4 28 2 5 .941 1.20 0.94 .950 1.86 0.75
1973 KCR AL 28 P 37 33 212.2 55 14 38 3 3 .945 2.20 1.41 .951 1.86 0.86
1974 BOS AL 29 P 33 18 175.2 24 3 21 0 1 1.000 1.23 0.73 .946 1.81 0.83
1975 BOS AL 30 P 40 2 72.2 15 3 12 0 0 1.000 1.86 0.38 .933 1.87 0.85
1976 CAL AL 31 P 43 0 79.1 8 3 4 1 0 .875 0.79 0.16 .950 1.87 0.85
1977 TOT AL 32 P 49 0 60.2 10 0 9 1 0 .900 1.34 0.18 .950 1.96 0.84
1977 CAL AL 32 P 13 0 21.0 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 0.86 0.15 .950 1.97 0.84
1977 BAL AL 32 P 36 0 39.2 8 0 7 1 0 .875 1.59 0.19 .950 1.95 0.84
1978 BOS AL 33 P 37 1 77.1 13 2 10 1 0 .923 1.40 0.32 .954 1.90 0.85
1979 BOS AL 34 P 53 1 89.0 17 5 11 1 2 .941 1.62 0.30 .947 1.92 0.81
1980 BOS AL 35 P 43 7 132.2 23 6 17 0 1 1.000 1.56 0.53 .957 1.85 0.77
1981 SEA AL 36 P 39 0 53.2 12 1 11 0 1 1.000 2.01 0.31 .958 1.98 0.81
13 Seasons P 519 189 1875.0 364 83 268 13 33 .964 1.68 0.68 .951 1.88 0.80
13 Seasons TOT 519 189 1875.0 364 83 268 13 33 .964 1.68 0.68 .915 1.88 0.80

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Cy Young (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1971-AL--5--1%
0.01 Career Shares (260th)

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1971 AL--1.716--5th
1972 AL--1.918--6th

Games Played s c a p y
1979 AL--53--10th

Saves s c a p y
1975 AL--15--5th
1979 AL--13--10th
Career--58--220th

Shutouts s c a p y
1971 AL--4--7th

Home Runs s c a p y
1972 AL--22--6th

Hits s c a p y
1971 AL--251--8th
1972 AL--230--10th

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1971 AL--2.370--10th
1972 AL--2.647--7th

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1970 AL--.750--9th
1971 AL--.522--5th

Losses s c a p y
1970 AL--15--6th
1972 AL--17--3rd

Earned Runs s c a p y
1970 AL--100--9th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1970 AL--7--9th
1971 AL--9--3rd
1973 AL--7--8th

Games Finished s c a p y
1975 AL--34--9th
1979 AL--37--10th
1981 AL--24--10th
Career--216--197th

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1969 AL--9--8th
1970 AL--9--10th

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkPitching - 12 (1379), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 5 (1249), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 7 (1092), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Transactions

September 16, 1964: Signed by the Detroit Tigers as an amateur free agent.

October 15, 1968: Drafted by the Kansas City Royals from the Detroit Tigers as the 31st pick in the 1968 expansion draft.

October 24, 1973: Traded by the Kansas City Royals to the Boston Red Sox for Marty Pattin.

March 3, 1976: Traded by the Boston Red Sox to the California Angels for John Balaz, Dave Machemer and Dick Sharon.

June 13, 1977: Traded by the California Angels to the Baltimore Orioles for Dyar Miller.

October 25, 1977: Granted Free Agency.

December 27, 1977: Signed as a Free Agent with the Boston Red Sox.

April 8, 1981: Traded by the Boston Red Sox to the Seattle Mariners for Manny Sarmiento.

April 2, 1982: Released by the Seattle Mariners.

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