Major League Baseball Player. For ten seasons (1973 to 1982), he was a pitcher with the Los Angeles Dodgers, Chicago Cubs, St. Louis Cardinals, Atlanta Braves, Pittsburgh Pirates and Chicago White Sox. He was signed as an amateur free agent by the Dodgers in 1969 and marked his Major League debut with Los Angeles on September 2nd, 1973; he pitched in 4 games that year. The following season (1974), he appeared in 4 games with the Dodgers' squad which went onto capture the National League Pennant. He secured a spot within the Braves' rotation in 1977 and saw his games pitched and innings statistics increase. However, it would be while with the Pirates when he experienced his most success. In 1980, he yielded an impressive 2.69 ERA in 26 games, as he split time between Pittsburgh's starting rotation and bullpen. In 1981, he produced a career-high 8 victories. He was acquired by the White Sox during the middle of the 1982 season and appeared in only 6 games that year with Chicago. In 191 regular season games, he compiled a 36 win 42 loss record with a lifetime 4.00 ERA in 718 innings pitched. After retiring from baseball, he worked as an automobile salesman in his native Georgia. Ironically, his death was the result of an automobile accident.
Major League Baseball Player. For ten seasons (1973 to 1982), he was a pitcher with the Los Angeles Dodgers, Chicago Cubs, St. Louis Cardinals, Atlanta Braves, Pittsburgh Pirates and Chicago White Sox. He was signed as an amateur free agent by the Dodgers in 1969 and marked his Major League debut with Los Angeles on September 2nd, 1973; he pitched in 4 games that year. The following season (1974), he appeared in 4 games with the Dodgers' squad which went onto capture the National League Pennant. He secured a spot within the Braves' rotation in 1977 and saw his games pitched and innings statistics increase. However, it would be while with the Pirates when he experienced his most success. In 1980, he yielded an impressive 2.69 ERA in 26 games, as he split time between Pittsburgh's starting rotation and bullpen. In 1981, he produced a career-high 8 victories. He was acquired by the White Sox during the middle of the 1982 season and appeared in only 6 games that year with Chicago. In 191 regular season games, he compiled a 36 win 42 loss record with a lifetime 4.00 ERA in 718 innings pitched. After retiring from baseball, he worked as an automobile salesman in his native Georgia. Ironically, his death was the result of an automobile accident.
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