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Claude Wilson Osteen Jr. (born August 9, 1939 in Caney Spring, Tennessee) is a former left-handed starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for a number of teams: the Cincinnati Redlegs/Reds (1957-1961), Washington Senators (1961-1964), Los Angeles Dodgers (1965-1973), Houston Astros (1974), St. Louis Cardinals (1974), and Chicago White Sox (1975). Sometimes referred to as "Gomer" because of his resemblance to Gomer Pyle, he batted and threw left-handed. August 9 is the 221st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (222nd in leap years), with 144 days remaining. ...
1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...
State nickname: Volunteer State Official languages English Capital Nashville Largest city Memphis Governor Phil Bredesen (D) Senators Bill Frist (R) Lamar Alexander (R) Area - Total - % water Ranked 36th 109,247 km² 2. ...
In baseball or softball, a starting pitcher, often abbreviated as starter, is the pitcher who pitches the first pitch to the first batter of a game. ...
Major League Baseball (MLB) is the highest level of play in professional baseball in the world. ...
Major league affiliations National League (1890-present) Central Division (1994-present) West Division (1969-1993) American Association (1882-1889) Major league titles World Series titles (5) 1990 • 1976 • 1975 • 1940 1919 NL Pennants (9) 1990 • 1976 • 1975 • 1972 1970 • 1961 • 1940 • 1939 1919 AA Pennants (1) 1882 Central Division titles...
The Texas Rangers are a Major League Baseball team based in Arlington, Texas, a suburb in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex. ...
Major league affiliations National League (1890-present) West Division (1969-present) American Association (1884-1889) Major league titles World Series titles (6) 1988 • 1981 • 1965 • 1963 1959 • 1955 NL Pennants (21) 1988 • 1981 • 1978 • 1977 1974 • 1966 • 1965 • 1963 1959 • 1956 • 1955 • 1953 1952 • 1949 • 1947 • 1941 1920 • 1916 • 1900...
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Major league affiliations National League (1892-present) Central Division (1994-present) Eastern Division (1969-1993) American Association (1882-1891) Major league titles World Series titles (9) 1982 •1967 • 1964 • 1946 1944 • 1942 • 1934 • 1931 1926 NL Pennants (16) 2004 • 1987 • 1985 • 1982 1968 • 1967 • 1964 • 1946 1944 • 1943 • 1942 • 1934...
Major league affiliations American League (1901-present) Central Division (1994-present) West Division (1969-1993) Major league titles World Series titles (3) 2005 • 1917 • 1906 AL Pennants (6) 2005 • 1959 • 1919 • 1917 1906 • 1901 Central Division titles (2) [1] 2005 • 2000 West Division titles (2) 1993 • 1983 Wild card berths...
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. was a television series that ran on CBS from 1964 to 1969, with episodes rerun in mid-1970. ...
Career overview The most significant portion of his career, both in terms of tenure and significance, was with the Dodgers. After 6 years in the majors, he was traded to the Dodgers in a deal involving 6 other players and was finally made into a full-time starter. In his time with Cincinnati, he went 0-1; in his time with the Senators, he went 33-28. As a Dodger, his career finally took off.
After two years with an earned run average under 3.00, Osteen was considered a top starter and a workhorse. In those two years, Osteen and the Dodgers had reached two straight World Series, the last two Osteen would reach in his career. In the 1965 World Series, the Dodgers would beat the Minnesota Twins in 7 games, and Osteen pitched brilliantly. He had a 0.64 ERA in the Series with a 1-1 record including a shutout, which came after teammates Don Drysdale and Sandy Koufax lost their respective games, the first two games of the Series. In the 1966 World Series, the Dodgers would lose to the Baltimore Orioles in 4 games, and Osteen got a loss in the Series but still finished with a great 1.29 ERA. His final postseason statistics include a 0.86 ERA with 7 strikeouts in 21 innings pitched. In baseball statistics, earned run average (ERA) is the mean of earned runs given up by a pitcher per nine innings pitched. ...
The World Series is the championship series of Major League Baseball in the United States and Canada, the culmination of the sports postseason each October. ...
The 1965 World Series featured the National League champion Los Angeles Dodgers against the American League champion Minnesota Twins, who had won their first pennant since 1933 when the team was known as the Washington Senators. ...
Major league affiliations American League (1901-present) Central Division (1994-present) West Division (1969-1993) Major league titles World Series titles (3) 1991 • 1987 • 1924 AL Pennants (6) 1991 • 1987 • 1965 • 1933 1925 • 1924 Central Division titles (3) 2004 • 2003 • 2002 West Division titles (4) 1991 • 1987 • 1970 • 1969 Wild...
In baseball, a shutout refers to a game in which one team wins without allowing the opposing team to score any runs. ...
Donald Scott Drysdale (July 23, 1936 - July 3, 1993) was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball. ...
Sanford Sandy Koufax (born Sanford Braun on December 30, 1935 in Brooklyn, New York) is a former left-hand pitcher in Major League Baseball who played his entire career for the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers from 1955 to 1966. ...
The 1966 World Series matched the Baltimore Orioles against the defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers, with the Orioles sweeping the Series in 4 games to capture the first championship in franchise history. ...
Major league affiliations American League (1901-present) East Division (1969-present) Major league titles World Series titles (3) 1983 • 1970 • 1966 AL Pennants (7) 1983 • 1979 • 1971 • 1970 1969 • 1966 • 1944 East Division titles (8) 1997 • 1983 • 1979 • 1974 1973 • 1971 • 1970 • 1969 Wild card berths (1) 1996 Major league...
In baseball, a strikeout or strike out (denoted by K, K-S, or SO) occurs when the batter receives three strikes during his time at bat. ...
In baseball, innings pitched (IP) are the number of innings a pitcher has completed, measured by the number of batters and baserunners that are put out while the pitcher is in the game. ...
In 1967, he reached his first All-Star game, going 17-17 with a 3.22 ERA in 288-1/3 innings pitched. He also picked up 14 complete games on the year, with 5 shutouts. In 1969, Osteen won 20 games for the first time and set a number of career highs: See also: 1966 in sports, other events of 1967, 1968 in sports and the list of years in sports. // Auto Racing Stock car racing: Mario Andretti wins the Daytona 500 NASCAR Championship — Richard Petty May 31-Indianapolis 500 — A.J. Foyt USAC Racing — A.J. Foyt won the season championship...
The Major League Baseball All-Star Game, also popularly known as the Midsummer Classic, is an annual exhibition baseball game between players from the National League and the American League, currently selected by fan vote for the position players and by the manager for pitchers. ...
In baseball, a complete game (denoted by CG, or FAT by Oakland fans) is the act of a pitcher pitching an entire game himself, without the benefit of a relief pitcher. ...
See also: 1968 in sports, other events of 1969, 1970 in sports and the list of years in sports. // Auto Racing Stock car racing: LeeRoy Yarborough won the Daytona 500 NASCAR Championship - David Pearson Indianapolis 500 - Mario Andretti USAC Racing - Mario Andretti won the season championship Formula One Championship - Jackie...
- 20 wins
- 321 innings
- 183 strikeouts
- 7 shutouts
- 16 complete games
- 41 starts
Moving towards the 1970s, Osteen was still pitching an amazing average of 260 innings a year, which made people often consider him a link to old-time baseball.
In 1970, he pitched three shutout innings in the all-star game and got the win. In 1972, he had an incredibly strong year finishing with 7 complete game victories in his last 9 starts. That year, he was 20-11 with a 2.64 ERA in 252 innings pitched. See also: 1969 in sports, other events of 1970, 1971 in sports and the list of years in sports. // Auto Racing Stock car racing: Pete Hamilton won the Daytona 500 NASCAR Championship - Bobby Isaac Indianapolis 500 - Al Unser, Sr. ...
See also: 1971 in sports, other events of 1972, 1973 in sports and the list of years in sports. // Auto Racing Stock car racing: February 20: A.J. Foyt won the Daytona 500 NASCAR Championship - Richard Petty Indianapolis 500 - Mark Donohue USAC Racing - Joe Leonard won the season championship Formula...
He made his 3rd and final All-Star team in 1973, in his last real quality season, and his last season with the Dodgers. That year, he went 16-11 and had a 3.31 ERA with a 2nd-place Dodger team. In his 33 starts on the season, he had 12 complete games and 3 shutouts. He had won in double figures each year from 1964-1973. See also: 1972 in sports, other events of 1973, 1974 in sports and the list of years in sports. // Auto Racing Stock car racing: Richard Petty wins the Daytona 500 in which singer Marty Robbins made his first appearance as a driver. ...
Osteen played his final game on September 27, 1975 with the White Sox. He was released by them on April 5 of the next year. September 27 is the 270th day of the year (271st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 95 days remaining. ...
See also: 1974 in sports, other events of 1975, 1976 in sports and the list of years in sports. // Auto Racing Stock car racing: Benny Parsons won the Daytona 500 NASCAR Championship - Richard Petty Indianapolis 500 - Bobby Unser USAC Racing - A.J. Foyt won the season championship Formula One Championship...
April 5 is the 95th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (96th in leap years). ...
Osteen's career statistics included a 196-195 record, a 3.30 ERA, 1612 strikeouts, and 140 complete games (40 shutouts) in 3460 and 1/3 innings pitched and 541 games. He hit 45 batters and threw 67 wild pitches. In baseball, being hit by a pitch refers to the batter being hit in some part of the body by a pitch from the pitcher. ...
In baseball, a wild pitch (denoted by WP) is a pitch that is too high, too low, or too wide of home plate for the catcher to capably field, thereby allowing one or more runners to advance at least one base. ...
As a batter, Osteen had a .188 batting average with 8 home runs and 76 RBIs. Batting average is a statistic in both baseball and cricket measuring the performance of baseball hitters and cricket batsmen, respectively. ...
For other uses of the phrase see Home run (disambiguation) In baseball, a home run is a base hit in which the batter is able to circle all the bases, ending at home plate and scoring a run himself (along with a run for each runner who was already on...
In baseball statistics, a run batted in (RBI) is given to a batter for each run scored as the result of a batters plate appearance. ...
He later became a pitching coach for the Cardinals, Philadelphia Phillies, Texas Rangers and the Dodgers as well as various minor league teams. Major league affiliations National League (1883-present) East Division (1969-present) Major league titles World Series titles (1) 1980 NL Pennants (5) 1993 • 1983 • 1980 • 1950 1915 East Division titles (6) [1] 1993 • 1983 • 1980 • 1978 1977 • 1976 Wild card berths (0) None [1] - In 1981, a players strike in...
The Texas Rangers are a Major League Baseball team based in Arlington, Texas, a suburb in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex. ...
Highlights - 3-time All-Star (1967, 70, 73)
- Top 10 in the league in games started, 10 times (1964,'65,'66,'67,'68,'69,'70,'71,'72,'75)
- 2nd in the league in shutouts 3 times (1967,'69,'70), top 10 in the league 3 more times (1971,'72,'73)
- Top 10 in the league in innings pitched, 6 times (1964,'65,'67,'69,'70,'72)
- Top 10 in ERA, 3 times (1965,'66,'72)
- Ranks #71 in all-time innings pitched (3460-1/3) [1]
- Ranks #44 (tie) in all-time shutouts (40) [2]
- Ranks #46 in all-time games started (488) [3]
External link - Baseball-Reference.com - career statistics and analysis
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