Jack Billingham
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[edit] Biography
Born on February 21, 1943 in Orlando, Florida, Jack Billingham (John Eugene Billingham) played for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Houston Astros, Cincinnati Reds, Detroit Tigers and Boston Red Sox over the course of his 13 year career. Billingham broke into the bigs on April 11, 1968 with the Los Angeles Dodgers, and put up a 2.17 ERA in 70.2 innings pitched in 1968, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Jack Billingham's best season was 1973, when he posted a 3.04 ERA, won 19 games and struck out 155 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| Year | Team | G | GS | W | L | ERA | K | R | ER | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | HR | BB | IB | WP | HBP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | LA | N | 50 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2.17 | 46 | 18 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 70.2 | 54 | 0 | 30 | 9 | 6 | 2 |
| 1969 | HOU | N | 52 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 4.25 | 71 | 45 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 82.2 | 92 | 12 | 29 | 11 | 2 | 5 |
| 1970 | HOU | N | 46 | 24 | 13 | 9 | 3.98 | 134 | 102 | 83 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 187.2 | 190 | 10 | 63 | 2 | 11 | 10 |
| 1971 | HOU | N | 33 | 33 | 10 | 16 | 3.39 | 139 | 98 | 86 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 228.1 | 205 | 9 | 68 | 8 | 6 | 16 |
| 1972 | CIN | N | 36 | 31 | 12 | 12 | 3.18 | 137 | 83 | 77 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 217.2 | 197 | 18 | 64 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
| 1973 | CIN | N | 40 | 40 | 19 | 10 | 3.04 | 155 | 112 | 99 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 293.1 | 257 | 20 | 95 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| 1974 | CIN | N | 36 | 35 | 19 | 11 | 3.94 | 103 | 105 | 93 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 212.1 | 233 | 16 | 64 | 9 | 4 | 6 |
| 1975 | CIN | N | 33 | 32 | 15 | 10 | 4.11 | 79 | 100 | 95 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 208 | 222 | 22 | 76 | 12 | 8 | 9 |
| 1976 | CIN | N | 34 | 29 | 12 | 10 | 4.32 | 76 | 96 | 85 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 177 | 190 | 17 | 62 | 5 | 9 | 4 |
| 1977 | CIN | N | 36 | 23 | 10 | 10 | 5.23 | 76 | 105 | 94 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 161.2 | 195 | 16 | 56 | 9 | 7 | 10 |
| 1978 | DET | A | 30 | 30 | 15 | 8 | 3.88 | 59 | 95 | 87 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 201.2 | 218 | 16 | 65 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 1979 | DET | A | 35 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 3.30 | 59 | 74 | 58 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 158 | 163 | 13 | 60 | 11 | 6 | 7 |
| 1980 | DET | A | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.36 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | BOS | A | 7 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11.10 | 4 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24.1 | 45 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 1980 | TOT | A | 15 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1.23 | 7 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31.2 | 56 | 7 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Total | NL | 396 | 252 | 119 | 95 | 3.76 | 1016 | 864 | 768 | 62 | 23 | 12 | 1839.1 | 1835 | 140 | 607 | 83 | 71 | 79 | |
| Total | AL | 80 | 53 | 26 | 18 | 4.16 | 125 | 205 | 181 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 391.1 | 437 | 36 | 143 | 14 | 13 | 19 | |
| Total | 476 | 305 | 145 | 113 | 3.83 | 1141 | 1069 | 949 | 74 | 27 | 15 | 2230.2 | 2272 | 176 | 750 | 97 | 84 | 98 |
[edit] Fielding Stats
| Year | Team | POS | G | GS | INN | PO | A | ERR | DP | TP | PB | SB | CS | PkO | AVG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | LA | N | P | 50 | 1 | 71.1 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .952 |
| 1969 | HOU | N | P | 52 | 4 | 82.2 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | .938 |
| 1970 | HOU | N | P | 46 | 24 | 187.2 | 13 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .956 |
| 1971 | HOU | N | P | 33 | 33 | 228.1 | 20 | 32 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 0 | .929 |
| 1972 | CIN | N | P | 36 | 31 | 217.2 | 14 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | .977 |
| 1973 | CIN | N | P | 40 | 40 | 293.1 | 18 | 53 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 1 | .973 |
| 1974 | CIN | N | P | 36 | 35 | 212.1 | 14 | 35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 1 | .980 |
| 1975 | CIN | N | P | 33 | 32 | 208 | 8 | 24 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1976 | CIN | N | P | 34 | 29 | 177 | 10 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 1 | .972 |
| 1977 | CIN | N | P | 36 | 23 | 161.2 | 12 | 34 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 0 | .979 |
| 1978 | DET | A | P | 30 | 30 | 201.2 | 9 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 1 | .975 |
| 1979 | DET | A | P | 35 | 19 | 158 | 6 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 0 | .931 |
| 1980 | DET | A | P | 8 | 0 | 7.1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1980 | BOS | A | P | 7 | 4 | 24.1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1980 | TOT | A | P | 15 | 4 | 31.2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Total | P | 476 | 305 | 2231.1 | 133 | 344 | 17 | 21 | 0 | 6 | 108 | 90 | 5 | .966 |
[edit] Batting Stats
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG | OBP | SLG | 2B | 3B | BB | SO | HBP | SH | SB | IBB | GDP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | LA | N | 50 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .250 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1969 | HOU | N | 52 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .071 | .235 | .071 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1970 | HOU | N | 46 | 58 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | .103 | .161 | .103 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 27 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1971 | HOU | N | 33 | 73 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 4 | .123 | .133 | .123 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1972 | CIN | N | 36 | 71 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | .070 | .096 | .085 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1973 | CIN | N | 40 | 93 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4 | .065 | .094 | .097 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 32 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1974 | CIN | N | 36 | 67 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | .075 | .088 | .075 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1975 | CIN | N | 33 | 65 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 4 | .108 | .205 | .108 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 22 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1976 | CIN | N | 34 | 59 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 4 | .237 | .274 | .288 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1977 | CIN | N | 36 | 56 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 3 | .161 | .175 | .179 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1978 | DET | A | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | DET | A | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | DET | A | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | BOS | A | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | TOT | A | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | NL | 396 | 559 | 21 | 62 | 0 | 23 | .111 | .152 | .125 | 8 | 0 | 27 | 206 | 0 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Total | AL | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 476 | 559 | 21 | 62 | 0 | 23 | .111 | .152 | .125 | 8 | 0 | 27 | 206 | 0 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Los Angeles Dodgers (June 12, 1961).
- Selected by Montreal Expos from Los Angeles Dodgers (10th pick overall) in the expansion draft (October 14, 1968).
- Sent by Montreal Expos to Houston Astros with Skip Guinn and $100000 (April 8, 1969) to complete trade in which Montreal Expos traded Donn Clendenon and Jesus Alou to Houston Astros in exchange for Rusty Staub (January 22, 1969) when Donn Clendenon refused to report. Traded by Houston Astros with Joe Morgan, Denis Menke, Cesar Geronimo and Ed Armbrister to Cincinnati Reds in exchange for Lee May, Tommy Helms and Jimmy Stewart (November 29, 1971).
- Traded by Cincinnati Reds to Detroit Tigers in exchange for George Cappuzzello and John Valle (March 6, 1978).
- Sent to Boston Red Sox by Detroit Tigers for future considerations (May 12, 1980).
- Released by Boston Red Sox (June 21, 1980).
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