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Rick Lysander
Richard Eugene Lysander
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 190 lb.

Born: February 21, 1953 in Huntington Park, CA
Schools: California State University, Los Angeles
Drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 19th round of the 1974 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 12, 1980
Final Game: October 1, 1985
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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
1980 27 OAK AL 0 0 7.90 5 0 3 0 0 0 13.2 24 13 12 3 4 0 5 0 0 0 67 48 2.049 15.8 2.0 2.6 3.3 1.25
1983 30 MIN AL 5 12 .294 3.38 61 4 19 1 1 3 125.0 132 63 47 8 43 12 58 2 1 6 543 126 1.400 9.5 0.6 3.1 4.2 1.35
1984 31 MIN AL 4 3 .571 3.49 36 0 15 0 0 5 56.2 62 23 22 2 27 7 22 0 0 1 252 120 1.571 9.8 0.3 4.3 3.5 0.81
1985 32 MIN AL 0 2 .000 6.05 35 1 9 0 0 3 61.0 72 43 41 3 22 2 26 0 0 9 262 72 1.541 10.6 0.4 3.2 3.8 1.18
4 Seasons 9 17 .346 4.28 137 5 46 1 1 11 256.1 290 142 122 16 96 21 111 2 1 16 1124 99 1.506 10.2 0.6 3.4 3.9 1.16
162 Game Avg. 4 8 .346 4.28 66 2 22 0 0 5 123 139 68 58 8 46 10 53 1 0 8 538 99 1.506 10.2 0.6 3.4 3.9 1.16
MIN (3 yrs) 9 17 .346 4.08 132 5 43 1 1 11 242.2 266 129 110 13 92 21 106 2 1 16 1057 105 1.475 9.9 0.5 3.4 3.9 1.15
OAK (1 yr) 0 0 7.90 5 0 3 0 0 0 13.2 24 13 12 3 4 0 5 0 0 0 67 48 2.049 15.8 2.0 2.6 3.3 1.25
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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1980 OAK AL 27 P 5 0 13.2 5 2 3 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 3.29 1.00 .960 1.84 0.76
1983 MIN AL 30 P 61 4 125.0 34 19 14 1 2 .971 0.0 0.0 2.38 0.54 .959 1.80 0.73
1984 MIN AL 31 P 36 0 56.2 15 8 6 1 1 .933 0.0 0.0 2.22 0.39 .960 1.79 0.70
1985 MIN AL 32 P 35 1 61.0 12 7 5 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 1.77 0.34 .950 1.86 0.70
4 Seasons P 137 5 256.1 66 36 28 2 3 .970 0.0 0.0 2.25 0.47 .958 1.82 0.72
4 Seasons TOT 137 5 256.1 66 36 28 2 3 .970 0.0 0.0 2.25 0.47 .927 1.82 0.72

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Games Played s c a p y
1983 AL--61--7th

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkPitching - 1 (2875), Average HOFer ≈ 185

Similarity Scores

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Transactions

June 5, 1974: Drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 19th round of the 1974 amateur draft.

October 20, 1981: Sent by the Oakland Athletics to the Houston Astros to complete an earlier deal made on February 10, 1981. The Oakland Athletics sent a player to be named later to the Houston Astros for a player to be named later and Jimmy Sexton. The Oakland Athletics sent Rick Lysander (October 20, 1981) to the Houston Astros to complete the trade.

January 12, 1983: Traded by the Houston Astros to the Minnesota Twins for Bob Veselic.

December 20, 1985: Released by the Minnesota Twins.

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