Tony Fossas

Q: When was Tony Fossas born?

Tony Fossas was born on September 23, 1957.

Q: Where was Tony Fossas born?

Tony Fossas was born in La Habana, La Habana.

Q: How tall is Tony Fossas?

Tony Fossas is 6-0 (183 cm) tall.

Q: How much did Tony Fossas weigh when playing?

Tony Fossas weighed 195 lbs (88 kg) when playing.

Q: Is Tony Fossas in the Hall of Fame?

Tony Fossas has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

Q: When was Tony Fossas drafted?

Tony Fossas was drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 9th round of the 1978 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of South Florida (Tampa, FL) and the Texas Rangers in the 12th round of the 1979 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of South Florida (Tampa, FL) .

Q: How many strikeouts did Tony Fossas have?

Tony Fossas had 324 strikeouts over his career.

Q: How many teams has Tony Fossas played for?

Tony Fossas played for 7 teams; the Texas Rangers, Milwaukee Brewers, Boston Red Sox, St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago Cubs, Seattle Mariners and New York Yankees.

Q: When did Tony Fossas retire?

Tony Fossas last played in 1999.

Q: What are Tony Fossas' nicknames?

The Mechanic is a nickname for Tony Fossas.

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-0, 195lb (183cm, 88kg)

Born: September 23, 1957 in La Habana, Cuba cu

Draft: Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 9th round of the 1978 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of South Florida (Tampa, FL) and the Texas Rangers in the 12th round of the 1979 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of South Florida (Tampa, FL).

High School: St. Mary's HS (Brookline, MA)

School: University of South Florida (Tampa, FL)

Debut: May 15, 1988 (Age 30-235d, 15,466th in major league history)
vs. KCR 2.2 IP, 3 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: May 14, 1999 (Age 41-233d)
vs. CHW 0.0 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1989 season

Full Name: Emilio Antonio Fossas

Nicknames: The Mechanic

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

2.5

ERA

3.90

567

415.2

324

WHIP

1.477

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
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+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1979	21	TEX-min	Rk,AA	7	4	.636	3.55	12	11		1	0	0	71.0	68	38	28	3	30	0	52	6	0	3				1.380	8.6	0.4	3.8	6.6	1.73	RGS,TUL GULF,TL
1980	22	TEX-min	A	12	8	.600	3.15	30	27		8	2	2	197.0	187	84	69	11	69	0	140	5	7	14				1.299	8.5	0.5	3.2	6.4	2.03	AVL SALL
1981	23	TEX-min	AA	5	6	.455	4.16	38	12	7	1	1	2	106.0	113	65	49	4	44	2	57	3	2	4				1.481	9.6	0.3	3.7	4.8	1.30	TUL TL
1982	24	TEX-min	A	8	9	.471	3.08	25	18	1	10	1	0	146.1	121	63	50	9	33	1	115	7	0	4				1.052	7.4	0.6	2.0	7.1	3.48	BUR MIDW
1983	25	TEX-min	AA,AAA	9	9	.500	4.97	34	21	6	6	1	0	168.1	178	110	93	13	58	0	126	4	0	5				1.402	9.5	0.7	3.1	6.7	2.17	TUL,OKC TL,AA
1984	26	TEX-min	AAA,AA	5	10	.333	4.33	33	15	9	3	0	2	131.0	155	70	63	12	37	1	81	2	0	3				1.466	10.6	0.8	2.5	5.6	2.19	OKC,TUL AA,TL
1985	27	TEX-min	AAA	7	6	.538	4.75	30	13	8	2	0	2	110.0	121	65	58	6	36	1	49	1	2	3				1.427	9.9	0.5	2.9	4.0	1.36	OKC AA
1986	28	CAL-min	AAA	3	3	.500	4.57	7	7	0	2	1	0	43.1	53	23	22	4	12	0	15	0	0	1				1.500	11.0	0.8	2.5	3.1	1.25	EDM PCL
1987	29	CAL-min	AAA	6	8	.429	4.99	40	15	9	1	0	0	117.1	152	76	65	8	29	7	54	8	2	8				1.543	11.7	0.6	2.2	4.1	1.86	EDM PCL
1988	30	TEX-min	AAA	3	0	1.000	2.84	52	0	14	0	0	4	66.2	64	21	21	2	16	3	42	2	3	3				1.200	8.6	0.3	2.2	5.7	2.63	OKC AA
1988	30	TEX	AL	0	0		4.76	5	0	1	0	0	0	5.2	11	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	28	91	3.83	2.294	17.5	0.0	3.2	0.0	0.00
1989	31	MIL-min	AAA	5	1	.833	2.04	24	1	7	0	0	6	35.1	27	9	8	0	11	1	35	1	1	2				1.075	6.9	0.0	2.8	8.9	3.18	DEN AA
1989	31	MIL	AL	2	2	.500	3.54	51	0	16	0	0	1	61.0	57	27	24	3	22	7	42	1	3	1	256	110	3.16	1.295	8.4	0.4	3.2	6.2	1.91
1990	32	MIL-min	AAA	5	2	.714	1.51	25	0	14	0	0	4	35.2	29	8	6	1	10	3	45	1	0	4				1.093	7.3	0.3	2.5	11.4	4.50	DEN AA
1990	32	MIL	AL	2	3	.400	6.44	32	0	9	0	0	0	29.1	44	23	21	5	10	2	24	0	0	0	146	61	4.41	1.841	13.5	1.5	3.1	7.4	2.40
1991	33	BOS	AL	3	2	.600	3.47	64	0	18	0	0	1	57.0	49	27	22	3	28	9	29	3	0	2	244	125	4.15	1.351	7.7	0.5	4.4	4.6	1.04
1992	34	BOS	AL	1	2	.333	2.43	60	0	17	0	0	2	29.2	31	9	8	1	14	3	19	1	0	0	129	175	3.46	1.517	9.4	0.3	4.2	5.8	1.36
1993	35	BOS	AL	1	1	.500	5.18	71	0	19	0	0	0	40.0	38	28	23	4	15	4	39	2	1	1	175	90	3.61	1.325	8.6	0.9	3.4	8.8	2.60
1994	36	BOS-min	AAA	2	0	1.000	0.00	11	0	2	0	0	0	9.2	4	1	0	0	3	0	8	0	0	0	36			0.724	3.7	0.0	2.8	7.4	2.67	PAW IL
1994	36	BOS	AL	2	0	1.000	4.76	44	0	14	0	0	1	34.0	35	18	18	6	15	1	31	1	0	1	151	106	5.01	1.471	9.3	1.6	4.0	8.2	2.07
1995	37	STL	NL	3	0	1.000	1.47	58	0	20	0	0	0	36.2	28	6	6	1	10	3	40	1	0	1	145	284	2.18	1.036	6.9	0.2	2.5	9.8	4.00
1996	38	STL	NL	0	4	.000	2.68	65	0	11	0	0	2	47.0	43	19	14	7	21	3	36	0	0	3	209	157	4.92	1.362	8.2	1.3	4.0	6.9	1.71
1997	39	STL	NL	2	7	.222	3.83	71	0	14	0	0	0	51.2	62	32	22	7	26	3	41	1	0	0	239	109	4.85	1.703	10.8	1.2	4.5	7.1	1.58
1998	40	TEX-CHC-min	AAA	0	1	.000	4.63	14	0	8	0	0	0	11.2	16	8	6	0	6	1	5	0	0	0	53			1.886	12.3	0.0	4.6	3.9	0.83	OKC,IWA PCL
1998	40	TOT	MLB	1	3	.250	5.96	41	0	10	0	0	0	22.2	30	15	15	1	16	0	23	0	0	1	110	81	3.80	2.029	11.9	0.4	6.4	9.1	1.44
1998	40	TOT	AL	1	3	.250	5.30	33	0	9	0	0	0	18.2	22	11	11	1	10	0	17	0	0	1	84	91	3.62	1.714	10.6	0.5	4.8	8.2	1.70
1998	40	SEA	AL	0	3	.000	8.74	23	0	8	0	0	0	11.1	19	11	11	1	6	0	10	0	0	0	55	54	4.11	2.206	15.1	0.8	4.8	7.9	1.67
1998	40	CHC	NL	0	0		9.00	8	0	1	0	0	0	4.0	8	4	4	0	6	0	6	0	0	0	26	53	4.64	3.500	18.0	0.0	13.5	13.5	1.00
1998	40	TEX	AL	1	0	1.000	0.00	10	0	1	0	0	0	7.1	3	0	0	0	4	0	7	0	0	1	29		2.87	0.955	3.7	0.0	4.9	8.6	1.75
1999	41	NYY-min	AAA	1	0	1.000	4.05	26	0	4	0	0	0	20.0	17	10	9	6	6	0	15	2	0	0	83			1.150	7.7	2.7	2.7	6.8	2.50	CLB IL
1999	41	NYY	AL	0	0		36.00	5	0	0	0	0	0	1.0	6	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	10	17	19.13	7.000	54.0	9.0	9.0	0.0	0.00
12 Yrs				17	24	.415	3.90	567	0	149	0	0	7	415.2	434	211	180	39	180	36	324	10	4	11	1842	111	4.01	1.477	9.4	0.8	3.9	7.0	1.80
162 Game Avg.				2	3	.415	3.90	68	0	18	0	0	1	50	52	25	22	5	22	4	39	1	0	1	221	111	4.01	1.477	9.4	0.8	3.9	7.0	1.80

BOS (4 yrs)				7	5	.583	3.98	239	0	68	0	0	4	160.2	153	82	71	14	72	17	118	7	1	4	699	114	4.07	1.400	8.6	0.8	4.0	6.6	1.64
STL (3 yrs)				5	11	.313	2.79	194	0	45	0	0	2	135.1	133	57	42	15	57	9	117	2	0	4	593	150	4.15	1.404	8.8	1.0	3.8	7.8	2.05
TEX (2 yrs)				1	0	1.000	2.08	15	0	2	0	0	0	13.0	14	3	3	0	6	0	7	0	0	2	57	227	3.29	1.538	9.7	0.0	4.2	4.8	1.17
MIL (2 yrs)				4	5	.444	4.48	83	0	25	0	0	1	90.1	101	50	45	8	32	9	66	1	3	1	402	87	3.56	1.472	10.1	0.8	3.2	6.6	2.06
CHC (1 yr)				0	0		9.00	8	0	1	0	0	0	4.0	8	4	4	0	6	0	6	0	0	0	26	53	4.64	3.500	18.0	0.0	13.5	13.5	1.00
NYY (1 yr)				0	0		36.00	5	0	0	0	0	0	1.0	6	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	10	17	19.13	7.000	54.0	9.0	9.0	0.0	0.00
SEA (1 yr)				0	3	.000	8.74	23	0	8	0	0	0	11.1	19	11	11	1	6	0	10	0	0	0	55	54	4.11	2.206	15.1	0.8	4.8	7.9	1.67

AL (9 yrs)				12	13	.480	4.36	365	0	103	0	0	5	276.1	293	150	134	24	117	27	201	8	4	7	1223	100	3.93	1.484	9.5	0.8	3.8	6.5	1.72
NL (4 yrs)				5	11	.313	2.97	202	0	46	0	0	2	139.1	141	61	46	15	63	9	123	2	0	4	619	142	4.16	1.464	9.1	1.0	4.1	7.9	1.95

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Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Tony Fossas?

Tony Fossas is 66 years old.

When was Tony Fossas born?

Tony Fossas was born on September 23, 1957.

Where was Tony Fossas born?

Tony Fossas was born in La Habana, La Habana.

How tall is Tony Fossas?

Tony Fossas is 6-0 (183 cm) tall.

How much did Tony Fossas weigh when playing?

Tony Fossas weighed 195 lbs (88 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Tony Fossas play?

Tony Fossas played 12 seasons.

Is Tony Fossas in the Hall of Fame?

Tony Fossas has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

When was Tony Fossas drafted?

Tony Fossas was drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 9th round of the 1978 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of South Florida (Tampa, FL) and the Texas Rangers in the 12th round of the 1979 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of South Florida (Tampa, FL).

What position did Tony Fossas play?

Tony Fossas was a Pitcher.

How many strikeouts did Tony Fossas have?

Tony Fossas had 324 strikeouts over his career.

How many teams has Tony Fossas played for?

Tony Fossas played for 7 teams; the Texas Rangers, Milwaukee Brewers, Boston Red Sox, St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago Cubs, Seattle Mariners and New York Yankees.

When did Tony Fossas retire?

Tony Fossas last played in 1999.

What are Tony Fossas' nicknames?

The Mechanic is a nickname for Tony Fossas.

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