Ernie Camacho
[edit] Biography
Born on February 1, 1955 in Salinas, California, Ernie Camacho (Ernest Carlos Camacho) played for the Oakland Athletics, Pittsburgh Pirates, Cleveland Indians, Houston Astros, San Francisco Giants and St. Louis Cardinals over the course of his 10 year career. Camacho broke into the bigs on May 22, 1980 with the Oakland Athletics, and put up a 2.43 ERA in 100 innings pitched in 1984, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Ernie Camacho's best season was 1984, when he posted a 2.43 ERA and notched 23 saves.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1980
| OAK
| A
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6.94
| 9
| 9
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 11.2
| 20
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 2
| 1
|
| 1981
| PIT
| N
| 7
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 4.98
| 11
| 13
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 21.2
| 23
| 0
| 15
| 1
| 2
| 0
|
| 1983
| CLE
| A
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 5.06
| 2
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5.1
| 5
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1984
| CLE
| A
| 69
| 0
| 5
| 9
| 2.43
| 48
| 31
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 23
| 100
| 83
| 6
| 37
| 5
| 3
| 1
|
| 1985
| CLE
| A
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 8.10
| 2
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3.1
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| 1986
| CLE
| A
| 51
| 0
| 2
| 4
| 4.08
| 36
| 26
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 20
| 57.1
| 60
| 1
| 31
| 6
| 3
| 2
|
| 1987
| CLE
| A
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 9.22
| 9
| 14
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 13.2
| 21
| 1
| 5
| 1
| 4
| 3
|
| 1988
| HOU
| N
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 7.64
| 13
| 15
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 17.2
| 25
| 1
| 12
| 2
| 4
| 0
|
| 1989
| SF
| N
| 13
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 2.76
| 14
| 5
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 16.1
| 10
| 1
| 11
| 2
| 3
| 0
|
| 1990
| STL
| N
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 7.94
| 7
| 6
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5.2
| 7
| 2
| 6
| 1
| 1
| 0
|
| 1990
| SF
| N
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3.60
| 8
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 10
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| 1990
| TOT
| N
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5.17
| 15
| 10
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 15.2
| 17
| 3
| 9
| 1
| 2
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 47
| 3
| 3
| 4
| 5.17
| 53
| 43
| 41
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 71.1
| 75
| 5
| 47
| 6
| 11
| 0
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 146
| 0
| 7
| 16
| 3.86
| 106
| 86
| 82
| 0
| 0
| 44
| 191.1
| 193
| 11
| 81
| 12
| 13
| 8
|
| Total
|
|
| 193
| 3
| 10
| 20
| 4.21
| 159
| 129
| 123
| 0
| 0
| 45
| 262.2
| 268
| 16
| 128
| 18
| 24
| 8
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1980
| OAK
| A
| P
| 5
| 0
| 11.2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1981
| PIT
| N
| P
| 7
| 3
| 21.2
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1983
| CLE
| A
| P
| 4
| 0
| 5.1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1984
| CLE
| A
| P
| 69
| 0
| 100
| 1
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1985
| CLE
| A
| P
| 2
| 0
| 3.1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1986
| CLE
| A
| P
| 51
| 0
| 57.1
| 5
| 11
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 8
| 0
| 0
| .941
|
| 1987
| CLE
| A
| P
| 15
| 0
| 13.2
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1988
| HOU
| N
| P
| 13
| 0
| 17.2
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1989
| SF
| N
| P
| 13
| 0
| 16.1
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1990
| STL
| N
| P
| 6
| 0
| 5.2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1990
| SF
| N
| P
| 8
| 0
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1990
| TOT
| N
| P
| 14
| 0
| 15.2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 193
| 3
| 262.2
| 10
| 44
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 6
| 28
| 4
| 0
| .982
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1980
| OAK
| A
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1981
| PIT
| N
| 7
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1983
| CLE
| A
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1984
| CLE
| A
| 69
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1985
| CLE
| A
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1986
| CLE
| A
| 51
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1987
| CLE
| A
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1988
| HOU
| N
| 13
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1989
| SF
| N
| 13
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1990
| STL
| N
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1990
| SF
| N
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1990
| TOT
| N
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 47
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 146
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 193
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Pittsburgh Pirates in the 12th round of the free-agent draft - did not sign (June 3, 1975).
- Selected by California Angels in the 4th round of the secondary phase of free-agent draft - did not sign (January 7, 1976).
- Selected by Oakland Athletics in the 1st round (18th pick overall) of the secondary phase of free-agent draft (June 8, 1976).
- Traded by Oakland Athletics to Pittsburgh Pirates (April 10, 1981) completing trade in which Oakland Athletics traded cash and a player to be named later to Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Bob Owchinko (April 6, 1981).
- Traded by Pittsburgh Pirates with Vance Law to Chicago White Sox in exchange for Ross Baumgarten and Butch Edge (March 21, 1982).
- Granted free agency (October 22, 1982).
- Signed by Milwaukee Brewers (December 19, 1982).
- Traded by Milwaukee Brewers with Gorman Thomas and Jamie Easterly to Cleveland Indians in exchange for Rick Manning and Rick Waits (June 6, 1983).
- Granted free agency (October 15, 1987).
- Signed by Houston Astros (March 10, 1988).
- Granted free agency (October 15, 1988).
- Signed by San Francisco Giants (February 27, 1989).
- Released by San Francisco Giants (June 23, 1990).
- Signed by St. Louis Cardinals (July 2, 1990).
- Released by St. Louis Cardinals (October 11, 1990).
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