Dennis Lamp
[edit] Biography
Born on September 23, 1952 in Los Angeles, California, Dennis Lamp (Dennis Patrick Lamp) played for the Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox, Toronto Blue Jays, Oakland Athletics, Boston Red Sox and Pittsburgh Pirates over the course of his 16 year career. Lamp broke into the bigs on August 21, 1977 with the Chicago Cubs, and put up a 3.30 ERA in 223.2 innings pitched in 1978, his rookie year.
There is some disagreement on what was Dennis Lamp's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1983, when he posted a 3.71 ERA and notched 15 saves. However, others believe that it was 1985, when he posted a 3.32 ERA, won 11 games and struck out 68 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1977
| CHI
| N
| 11
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 6.30
| 12
| 21
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 30
| 43
| 3
| 8
| 4
| 0
| 2
|
| 1978
| CHI
| N
| 37
| 36
| 7
| 15
| 3.30
| 73
| 96
| 82
| 6
| 3
| 0
| 223.2
| 221
| 16
| 56
| 8
| 2
| 4
|
| 1979
| CHI
| N
| 38
| 32
| 11
| 10
| 3.50
| 86
| 96
| 78
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 200.1
| 223
| 14
| 46
| 9
| 1
| 5
|
| 1980
| CHI
| N
| 41
| 37
| 10
| 14
| 5.20
| 83
| 123
| 117
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 202.2
| 259
| 16
| 82
| 7
| 10
| 1
|
| 1981
| CHI
| A
| 27
| 10
| 7
| 6
| 2.41
| 71
| 41
| 34
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 127
| 103
| 4
| 43
| 1
| 4
| 1
|
| 1982
| CHI
| A
| 44
| 27
| 11
| 8
| 3.99
| 78
| 96
| 84
| 3
| 2
| 5
| 189.2
| 206
| 9
| 59
| 3
| 5
| 6
|
| 1983
| CHI
| A
| 49
| 5
| 7
| 7
| 3.71
| 44
| 52
| 48
| 1
| 0
| 15
| 116.1
| 123
| 6
| 29
| 7
| 0
| 4
|
| 1984
| TOR
| A
| 56
| 4
| 8
| 8
| 4.55
| 45
| 53
| 43
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 85
| 97
| 9
| 38
| 7
| 2
| 1
|
| 1985
| TOR
| A
| 53
| 1
| 11
| 0
| 3.32
| 68
| 42
| 39
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 105.2
| 96
| 7
| 27
| 3
| 5
| 0
|
| 1986
| TOR
| A
| 40
| 2
| 2
| 6
| 5.05
| 30
| 50
| 41
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 73
| 93
| 5
| 23
| 6
| 2
| 0
|
| 1987
| OAK
| A
| 36
| 5
| 1
| 3
| 5.08
| 36
| 38
| 32
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 56.2
| 76
| 5
| 22
| 3
| 4
| 1
|
| 1988
| BOS
| A
| 46
| 0
| 7
| 6
| 3.48
| 49
| 39
| 32
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 82.2
| 92
| 3
| 19
| 3
| 5
| 2
|
| 1989
| BOS
| A
| 42
| 0
| 4
| 2
| 2.32
| 61
| 37
| 29
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 112.1
| 96
| 4
| 27
| 6
| 1
| 0
|
| 1990
| BOS
| A
| 47
| 1
| 3
| 5
| 4.68
| 49
| 61
| 55
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 105.2
| 114
| 10
| 30
| 8
| 2
| 3
|
| 1991
| BOS
| A
| 51
| 0
| 6
| 3
| 4.70
| 57
| 54
| 48
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 92
| 100
| 8
| 31
| 7
| 1
| 3
|
| 1992
| PIT
| N
| 21
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 5.14
| 15
| 16
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 28
| 33
| 3
| 9
| 4
| 0
| 2
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 148
| 108
| 29
| 42
| 4.13
| 269
| 352
| 314
| 14
| 5
| 0
| 684.2
| 779
| 52
| 201
| 32
| 13
| 14
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 491
| 55
| 67
| 54
| 3.81
| 588
| 563
| 485
| 7
| 2
| 35
| 1146
| 1196
| 70
| 348
| 54
| 31
| 21
|
| Total
|
|
| 639
| 163
| 96
| 96
| 3.93
| 857
| 915
| 799
| 21
| 7
| 35
| 1830.2
| 1975
| 122
| 549
| 86
| 44
| 35
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1977
| CHI
| N
| P
| 11
| 3
| 30
| 1
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| .900
|
| 1978
| CHI
| N
| P
| 37
| 36
| 223.2
| 18
| 51
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 28
| 9
| 1
| .986
|
| 1979
| CHI
| N
| P
| 38
| 32
| 200.1
| 17
| 45
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 17
| 12
| 3
| .954
|
| 1980
| CHI
| N
| P
| 41
| 37
| 202.2
| 8
| 47
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 25
| 20
| 2
| .965
|
| 1981
| CHI
| A
| P
| 27
| 10
| 127
| 5
| 23
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 2
| 18
| 8
| 0
| .966
|
| 1982
| CHI
| A
| P
| 44
| 27
| 189.2
| 9
| 39
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 13
| 6
| 1
| .906
|
| 1983
| CHI
| A
| P
| 49
| 5
| 116.1
| 9
| 16
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 6
| 4
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1984
| TOR
| A
| P
| 56
| 4
| 85
| 9
| 15
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 1
| .923
|
| 1985
| TOR
| A
| P
| 53
| 1
| 105.2
| 11
| 21
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 10
| 2
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1986
| TOR
| A
| P
| 40
| 2
| 73
| 5
| 11
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 11
| 0
| 0
| .941
|
| 1987
| OAK
| A
| P
| 36
| 5
| 56.2
| 1
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 9
| 2
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1988
| BOS
| A
| P
| 46
| 0
| 82.2
| 5
| 18
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 11
| 1
| 1
| .958
|
| 1989
| BOS
| A
| P
| 42
| 0
| 112.1
| 12
| 20
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 23
| 5
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1990
| BOS
| A
| P
| 47
| 1
| 105.2
| 12
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 12
| 4
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1991
| BOS
| A
| P
| 51
| 0
| 92
| 2
| 12
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 10
| 0
| 0
| .933
|
| 1992
| PIT
| N
| P
| 21
| 0
| 28
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 639
| 163
| 1830.2
| 128
| 353
| 18
| 27
| 0
| 15
| 201
| 76
| 12
| .964
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1977
| CHI
| N
| 11
| 8
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 2
| .375
| .375
| .375
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1978
| CHI
| N
| 37
| 73
| 1
| 15
| 0
| 3
| .205
| .205
| .233
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 17
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1979
| CHI
| N
| 38
| 58
| 2
| 9
| 0
| 1
| .155
| .183
| .172
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 9
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1980
| CHI
| N
| 41
| 61
| 3
| 6
| 0
| 1
| .098
| .154
| .098
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 9
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 4
|
| 1981
| CHI
| A
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1982
| CHI
| A
| 44
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1983
| CHI
| A
| 49
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1984
| TOR
| A
| 56
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1985
| TOR
| A
| 53
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1986
| TOR
| A
| 40
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1987
| OAK
| A
| 36
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1988
| BOS
| A
| 46
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1989
| BOS
| A
| 42
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1990
| BOS
| A
| 47
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1991
| BOS
| A
| 51
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1992
| PIT
| N
| 21
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 148
| 201
| 6
| 33
| 0
| 7
| .164
| .188
| .179
| 3
| 0
| 6
| 37
| 0
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 5
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 491
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 639
| 201
| 6
| 33
| 0
| 7
| .164
| .188
| .179
| 3
| 0
| 6
| 37
| 0
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 5
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Chicago Cubs in the 3rd round of the free-agent draft (June 8, 1971 - signed June 11, 1971).
- Traded by Chicago Cubs to Chicago White Sox in exchange for Ken Kravec (March 28, 1981).
- Granted free agency (November 7, 1983).
- Signed by Toronto Blue Jays (January 10, 1984).
- Released by Toronto Blue Jays (October 20, 1986).
- Signed by Cleveland Indians (February 5, 1987).
- Released by Cleveland Indians (March 23, 1987).
- Signed by Oakland Athletics (April 27, 1987).
- Granted free agency (October 19, 1987).
- Signed by Boston Red Sox (January 5, 1988).
- Granted free agency (November 4, 1988).
- Signed by Boston Red Sox (November 20, 1988).
- Granted free agency (November 13, 1989).
- Signed by Boston Red Sox (December 6, 1989).
- Granted free agency (November 4, 1991).
- Signed by Pittsburgh Pirates (March 11, 1992).
- Released by Pittsburgh Pirates (June 11, 1992).
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