Doug Bair
[edit] Biography
Born on August 22, 1949 in Defiance, Ohio, Doug Bair (Charles Douglas Bair) played for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Oakland Athletics, Cincinnati Reds, St. Louis Cardinals, Detroit Tigers, Philadelphia Phillies and Toronto Blue Jays over the course of his 15 year career. Bair broke into the bigs on September 13, 1976 with the Pittsburgh Pirates, and put up a 3.46 ERA in 83.1 innings pitched in 1977, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Doug Bair's best season was 1978, when he posted a 1.97 ERA, notched 28 saves and struck out 91 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1976
| PIT
| N
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5.68
| 4
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6.1
| 4
| 0
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1977
| OAK
| A
| 45
| 0
| 4
| 6
| 3.46
| 68
| 39
| 32
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 83.1
| 78
| 11
| 57
| 9
| 6
| 0
|
| 1978
| CIN
| N
| 70
| 0
| 7
| 6
| 1.97
| 91
| 23
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 28
| 100.1
| 87
| 6
| 38
| 3
| 1
| 0
|
| 1979
| CIN
| N
| 65
| 0
| 11
| 7
| 4.29
| 86
| 47
| 45
| 0
| 0
| 16
| 94.1
| 93
| 7
| 51
| 12
| 3
| 3
|
| 1980
| CIN
| N
| 61
| 0
| 3
| 6
| 4.24
| 62
| 42
| 40
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 85
| 91
| 7
| 39
| 10
| 5
| 1
|
| 1981
| STL
| N
| 11
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 3.45
| 14
| 6
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 15.2
| 13
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1981
| CIN
| N
| 24
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 5.77
| 16
| 28
| 25
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 39
| 42
| 5
| 17
| 4
| 3
| 0
|
| 1981
| TOT
| N
| 35
| 0
| 4
| 2
| 5.10
| 30
| 34
| 31
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 54.2
| 55
| 5
| 19
| 4
| 3
| 0
|
| 1982
| STL
| N
| 63
| 0
| 5
| 3
| 2.55
| 68
| 27
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 91.2
| 69
| 7
| 36
| 13
| 2
| 1
|
| 1983
| STL
| N
| 26
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 3.03
| 21
| 11
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 29.2
| 24
| 4
| 13
| 3
| 1
| 0
|
| 1983
| DET
| A
| 27
| 1
| 7
| 3
| 3.88
| 39
| 27
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 55.2
| 51
| 8
| 19
| 4
| 0
| 1
|
| 1983
| Total
|
| 53
| 1
| 8
| 4
| 3.59
| 60
| 38
| 34
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 85.1
| 75
| 12
| 32
| 7
| 1
| 1
|
| 1984
| DET
| A
| 47
| 1
| 5
| 3
| 3.75
| 57
| 42
| 39
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 93.2
| 82
| 10
| 36
| 2
| 3
| 0
|
| 1985
| STL
| N
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .00
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1985
| DET
| A
| 21
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 6.24
| 30
| 38
| 34
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 49
| 54
| 3
| 25
| 5
| 6
| 1
|
| 1985
| Total
|
| 23
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 6.00
| 30
| 38
| 34
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 51
| 55
| 3
| 27
| 5
| 6
| 1
|
| 1986
| OAK
| A
| 31
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 3.00
| 40
| 15
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 45
| 37
| 5
| 18
| 0
| 2
| 0
|
| 1987
| PHI
| N
| 11
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 5.93
| 10
| 9
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 13.2
| 17
| 4
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1988
| TOR
| A
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4.05
| 8
| 6
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 13.1
| 14
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| 1989
| PIT
| N
| 44
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 2.27
| 56
| 19
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 67.1
| 52
| 4
| 28
| 10
| 7
| 0
|
| 1990
| PIT
| N
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4.81
| 19
| 15
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 24.1
| 30
| 3
| 11
| 1
| 3
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 403
| 0
| 35
| 28
| 3.43
| 447
| 231
| 217
| 0
| 0
| 61
| 569.1
| 523
| 47
| 247
| 57
| 25
| 5
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 181
| 5
| 20
| 15
| 3.97
| 242
| 167
| 150
| 0
| 0
| 20
| 340
| 316
| 39
| 158
| 20
| 18
| 2
|
| Total
|
|
| 584
| 5
| 55
| 43
| 3.63
| 689
| 398
| 367
| 0
| 0
| 81
| 909.1
| 839
| 86
| 405
| 77
| 43
| 7
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1976
| PIT
| N
| P
| 4
| 0
| 6.1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1977
| OAK
| A
| P
| 45
| 0
| 83.1
| 7
| 14
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 14
| 6
| 1
| .955
|
| 1978
| CIN
| N
| P
| 70
| 0
| 100.1
| 11
| 7
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .947
|
| 1979
| CIN
| N
| P
| 65
| 0
| 94.1
| 5
| 9
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 10
| 1
| 0
| .933
|
| 1980
| CIN
| N
| P
| 61
| 0
| 85
| 3
| 21
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 11
| 3
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1981
| STL
| N
| P
| 11
| 0
| 15.2
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1981
| CIN
| N
| P
| 24
| 0
| 39
| 2
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| .857
|
| 1981
| TOT
| N
| P
| 35
| 0
| 54.2
| 2
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 1
| 1
| .889
|
| 1982
| STL
| N
| P
| 63
| 0
| 91.2
| 9
| 13
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 14
| 2
| 0
| .957
|
| 1983
| STL
| N
| P
| 26
| 0
| 29.2
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1983
| DET
| A
| P
| 27
| 1
| 55.2
| 1
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 4
| 1
| 1
| .889
|
| 1983
| Total
|
| P
| 53
| 1
| 85.1
| 3
| 10
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 6
| 2
| 1
| .929
|
| 1984
| DET
| A
| P
| 47
| 1
| 93.2
| 12
| 11
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1985
| STL
| N
| P
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1985
| DET
| A
| P
| 21
| 3
| 49
| 4
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1985
| Total
|
| P
| 23
| 3
| 51
| 4
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1986
| OAK
| A
| P
| 31
| 0
| 45
| 2
| 7
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1987
| PHI
| N
| P
| 11
| 0
| 13.2
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| .667
|
| 1988
| TOR
| A
| P
| 10
| 0
| 13.1
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1989
| PIT
| N
| P
| 44
| 0
| 67.1
| 8
| 10
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 13
| 3
| 0
| .947
|
| 1990
| PIT
| N
| P
| 22
| 0
| 24.1
| 2
| 4
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 1
| 0
| .857
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 584
| 5
| 909.1
| 72
| 123
| 9
| 9
| 0
| 13
| 99
| 24
| 4
| .956
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1976
| PIT
| N
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1977
| OAK
| A
| 45
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1978
| CIN
| N
| 70
| 14
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 1
| .143
| .143
| .143
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1979
| CIN
| N
| 65
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1980
| CIN
| N
| 61
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1981
| STL
| N
| 11
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1981
| CIN
| N
| 24
| 3
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 3
| .333
| .333
| 1.333
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1981
| TOT
| N
| 35
| 6
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 3
| .167
| .167
| .667
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1982
| STL
| N
| 63
| 13
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .077
| .077
| .077
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1983
| STL
| N
| 26
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1983
| DET
| A
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1983
| Total
|
| 53
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1984
| DET
| A
| 47
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1985
| STL
| N
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1985
| DET
| A
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1985
| Total
|
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1986
| OAK
| A
| 31
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1987
| PHI
| N
| 11
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1988
| TOR
| A
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1989
| PIT
| N
| 44
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .200
| .200
| .400
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1990
| PIT
| N
| 22
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 403
| 52
| 2
| 5
| 1
| 4
| .096
| .096
| .173
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 23
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 181
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 584
| 52
| 2
| 5
| 1
| 4
| .096
| .096
| .173
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 23
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Pittsburgh Pirates in the 2nd round of the free-agent draft (June 8, 1971 - signed June 23, 1971).
- Traded by Pittsburgh Pirates with Dave Giusti, Doc Medich, Rick Langford, Tony Armas and Mitchell Page to Oakland Athletics in exchange for Phil Garner, Tommy Helms and Chris Batton (March 15, 1977).
- Traded by Oakland Athletics to Cincinnati Reds in exchange for Dave Revering and cash (February 25, 1978).
- Traded by Cincinnati Reds to St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Neil Fiala and Joe Edelen (September 10, 1981).
- Traded by St. Louis Cardinals to Detroit Tigers in exchange for a player to be named later (June 22, 1983); St. Louis Cardinals received Dave Rucker (July 5, 1983).
- Granted free agency (November 7, 1983).
- Signed by Detroit Tigers (December 23, 1983).
- Released by Detroit Tigers (August 22, 1985).
- Signed by St. Louis Cardinals (September 2, 1985).
- Granted free agency (November 12, 1985).
- Signed by Oakland Athletics (May 19, 1986).
- Granted free agency (November 10, 1986).
- Signed by Philadelphia Phillies (June 23, 1987).
- Released by Philadelphia Phillies (March 26, 1988).
- Signed by Toronto Blue Jays (April 7, 1988).
- Released by Toronto Blue Jays (October 31, 1988).
- Signed by Toronto Blue Jays (February 17, 1989).
- Sold by Toronto Blue Jays to Pittsburgh Pirates (June 16, 1989).
- Granted free agency (November 13, 1989).
- Signed by Pittsburgh Pirates (November 14, 1989).
- Granted free agency (November 5, 1990).
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