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John Urrea
John Goody Urrea
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3" , Weight: 205 lb.

Born: February 9, 1955 in Los Angeles, CA
Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1st round (14th pick) of the 1974 amateur draft (January). (All Transactions)
Debut: April 10, 1977
Final Game: October 4, 1981
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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
1977 22 STL NL 7 6 .538 3.16 41 12 15 2 1 4 139.2 126 56 49 13 35 3 81 0 1 5 560 123 1.153 8.1 0.8 2.3 5.2 2.31
1978 23 STL NL 4 9 .308 5.38 27 12 3 1 0 0 98.2 108 75 59 4 47 4 61 7 1 5 445 66 1.571 9.9 0.4 4.3 5.6 1.30
1979 24 STL NL 0 0 3.97 3 2 0 0 0 0 11.1 13 7 5 0 9 0 5 0 0 1 51 96 1.941 10.3 0.0 7.1 4.0 0.56
1980 25 STL NL 4 1 .800 3.48 30 1 8 0 0 3 64.2 57 28 25 2 41 9 36 2 2 3 287 107 1.515 7.9 0.3 5.7 5.0 0.88
1981 26 SDP NL 2 2 .500 2.39 38 0 16 0 0 2 49.0 43 14 13 1 28 0 19 3 0 4 215 137 1.449 7.9 0.2 5.1 3.5 0.68
5 Seasons 17 18 .486 3.74 139 27 42 3 1 9 363.1 347 180 151 20 160 16 202 12 4 18 1558 98 1.395 8.6 0.5 4.0 5.0 1.26
162 Game Avg. 7 7 .486 3.74 57 11 17 1 0 4 149 142 74 62 8 66 7 83 5 2 7 638 98 1.395 8.6 0.5 4.0 5.0 1.26
STL (4 yrs) 15 16 .484 3.95 101 27 26 3 1 7 314.1 304 166 138 19 132 16 183 9 4 14 1343 95 1.387 8.7 0.5 3.8 5.2 1.39
SDP (1 yr) 2 2 .500 2.39 38 0 16 0 0 2 49.0 43 14 13 1 28 0 19 3 0 4 215 137 1.449 7.9 0.2 5.1 3.5 0.68

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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
1977 22 STL NL 41 41 29 2 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 9 6 .138 .342 .138 .480 36 4 0 0 3 0 0 1
1978 23 STL NL 27 27 24 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 8 .125 .160 .125 .285 -19 3 1 0 2 0 0 1
1979 24 STL NL 3 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 .250 .500 36 1 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1980 25 STL NL 30 15 13 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .231 .231 .231 .462 28 3 0 0 2 0 0 1
1981 26 SDP NL 38 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 .250 .500 47 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
5 Seasons 139 91 74 2 12 0 0 0 4 0 0 10 20 .162 .262 .162 .424 20 12 1 0 7 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 106 86 2 14 0 0 0 5 0 0 12 23 .162 .262 .162 .424 20 14 1 0 8 0 0
STL (4 yrs) 101 87 70 2 11 0 0 0 4 0 0 10 19 .157 .263 .157 .420 18 11 1 0 7 0 0
SDP (1 yr) 38 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 .250 .500 47 1 0 0 0 0 0

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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
1977 STL NL 22 P 41 12 139.2 33 7 24 2 2 .939 2.00 0.76 .952 1.85 0.67
1978 STL NL 23 P 27 12 98.2 23 3 18 2 0 .913 1.92 0.78 .952 1.91 0.72
1979 STL NL 24 P 3 2 11.1 3 2 1 0 0 1.000 2.38 1.00 .933 1.83 0.67
1980 STL NL 25 P 30 1 64.2 10 2 6 2 0 .800 1.11 0.27 .960 1.91 0.69
1981 SDP NL 26 P 38 0 49.0 7 0 6 1 0 .857 1.10 0.16 .957 1.97 0.68
5 Seasons P 139 27 363.1 76 14 55 7 2 .908 1.71 0.50 .953 1.89 0.69
5 Seasons TOT 139 27 363.1 76 14 55 7 2 .908 1.71 0.50 .861 1.89 0.69

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1978 NL--7--6th
1981 NL--3--10th

                                         

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Transactions

January 9, 1974: Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1st round (14th pick) of the 1974 amateur draft (January).

December 8, 1980: Traded by the St. Louis Cardinals with Terry Kennedy, John Littlefield, Al Olmsted, Mike Phillips, Kim Seaman and Steve Swisher to the San Diego Padres for a player to be named later, Rollie Fingers, Bob Shirley and Gene Tenace. The San Diego Padres sent Bob Geren (December 10, 1980) to the St. Louis Cardinals to complete the trade.

March 26, 1982: Released by the San Diego Padres.

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