Jesse Orosco
[edit] Biography
Born on April 21, 1957 in Santa Barbara, California, Jesse Orosco (Jesse Russell Orosco) played for the New York Mets, Los Angeles Dodgers, Cleveland Indians, Milwaukee Brewers, Baltimore Orioles, St. Louis Cardinals, San Diego Padres, New York Yankees and Minnesota Twins over the course of his 24 year career. Orosco broke into the bigs on April 5, 1979 with the New York Mets, and put up a 2.72 ERA in 109.1 innings pitched in 1982, his rookie year.
There is some disagreement on what was Jesse Orosco's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1984, when he posted a 2.59 ERA, won 10 games, notched 31 saves and struck out 85 batters. However, others believe that it was 1983, when he posted a 1.47 ERA, won 13 games, notched 17 saves and struck out 84 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1979
| NY
| N
| 18
| 2
| 1
| 2
| 4.89
| 22
| 20
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 35
| 33
| 4
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1981
| NY
| N
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1.56
| 18
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 17.1
| 13
| 2
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| 1982
| NY
| N
| 54
| 2
| 4
| 10
| 2.72
| 89
| 37
| 33
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 109.1
| 92
| 7
| 40
| 2
| 3
| 2
|
| 1983
| NY
| N
| 62
| 0
| 13
| 7
| 1.47
| 84
| 27
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 17
| 110
| 76
| 3
| 38
| 7
| 1
| 1
|
| 1984
| NY
| N
| 60
| 0
| 10
| 6
| 2.59
| 85
| 29
| 25
| 0
| 0
| 31
| 87
| 58
| 7
| 34
| 6
| 1
| 2
|
| 1985
| NY
| N
| 54
| 0
| 8
| 6
| 2.73
| 68
| 26
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 17
| 79
| 66
| 6
| 34
| 7
| 4
| 0
|
| 1986
| NY
| N
| 58
| 0
| 8
| 6
| 2.33
| 62
| 23
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 21
| 81
| 64
| 6
| 35
| 3
| 2
| 3
|
| 1987
| NY
| N
| 58
| 0
| 3
| 9
| 4.44
| 78
| 41
| 38
| 0
| 0
| 16
| 77
| 78
| 5
| 31
| 9
| 2
| 2
|
| 1988
| LA
| N
| 55
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 2.72
| 43
| 18
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 53
| 41
| 4
| 30
| 3
| 1
| 2
|
| 1989
| CLE
| A
| 69
| 0
| 3
| 4
| 2.08
| 79
| 20
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 78
| 54
| 7
| 26
| 4
| 0
| 2
|
| 1990
| CLE
| A
| 55
| 0
| 5
| 4
| 3.90
| 55
| 35
| 28
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 64.2
| 58
| 9
| 38
| 7
| 1
| 0
|
| 1991
| CLE
| A
| 47
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 3.74
| 36
| 20
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 45.2
| 52
| 4
| 15
| 8
| 1
| 1
|
| 1992
| MIL
| A
| 59
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 3.23
| 40
| 15
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 39
| 33
| 5
| 13
| 1
| 2
| 1
|
| 1993
| MIL
| A
| 57
| 0
| 3
| 5
| 3.18
| 67
| 25
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 56.2
| 47
| 2
| 17
| 3
| 3
| 3
|
| 1994
| MIL
| A
| 40
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 5.08
| 36
| 26
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 39
| 32
| 4
| 26
| 2
| 0
| 2
|
| 1995
| BAL
| A
| 65
| 0
| 2
| 4
| 3.26
| 58
| 19
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 49.2
| 28
| 4
| 27
| 7
| 2
| 1
|
| 1996
| BAL
| A
| 66
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 3.40
| 52
| 22
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 55.2
| 42
| 5
| 28
| 4
| 2
| 2
|
| 1997
| BAL
| A
| 71
| 0
| 6
| 3
| 2.32
| 46
| 13
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 50.1
| 29
| 6
| 30
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| 1998
| BAL
| A
| 69
| 0
| 4
| 1
| 3.18
| 50
| 20
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 56.2
| 46
| 6
| 28
| 1
| 3
| 1
|
| 1999
| BAL
| A
| 65
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 5.34
| 35
| 21
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 32
| 28
| 5
| 20
| 3
| 2
| 2
|
| 2000
| STL
| N
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3.86
| 4
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2.1
| 3
| 1
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 2
|
| 2001
| LA
| N
| 35
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3.94
| 21
| 7
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 16
| 17
| 3
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 2002
| LA
| N
| 56
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 3.00
| 22
| 10
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 27
| 24
| 4
| 12
| 1
| 2
| 0
|
| 2003
| SD
| N
| 42
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 7.56
| 22
| 22
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 25
| 33
| 4
| 10
| 0
| 4
| 2
|
| 2003
| NY
| A
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.38
| 4
| 6
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4.1
| 4
| 0
| 6
| 3
| 0
| 0
|
| 2003
| MIN
| A
| 8
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 6.23
| 3
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4.1
| 4
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 3
| 1
|
| 2003
| Total
|
| 65
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 7.75
| 29
| 31
| 29
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 33.2
| 41
| 4
| 21
| 3
| 7
| 3
|
| 2003
| TOT
| A
| 23
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 8.31
| 7
| 9
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 8.2
| 8
| 0
| 11
| 3
| 3
| 1
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 566
| 4
| 52
| 53
| 2.94
| 618
| 267
| 235
| 0
| 0
| 119
| 719
| 598
| 56
| 302
| 43
| 20
| 18
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 686
| 0
| 35
| 27
| 3.44
| 561
| 245
| 220
| 0
| 0
| 25
| 576
| 457
| 57
| 279
| 43
| 20
| 16
|
| Total
|
|
| 1252
| 4
| 87
| 80
| 3.16
| 1179
| 512
| 455
| 0
| 0
| 144
| 1295
| 1055
| 113
| 581
| 86
| 40
| 34
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1979
| NY
| N
| P
| 18
| 2
| 35
| 2
| 9
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1981
| NY
| N
| P
| 8
| 0
| 17.1
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1982
| NY
| N
| P
| 54
| 2
| 109.1
| 4
| 16
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 8
| 3
| 2
| 1.000
|
| 1983
| NY
| N
| P
| 62
| 0
| 110
| 5
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 9
| 7
| 5
| 1.000
|
| 1984
| NY
| N
| P
| 60
| 0
| 87
| 2
| 11
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 2
| .929
|
| 1985
| NY
| N
| P
| 54
| 0
| 79
| 3
| 8
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 8
| 0
| 0
| .917
|
| 1986
| NY
| N
| RF
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1986
| NY
| N
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1986
| NY
| N
| P
| 58
| 0
| 81
| 4
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 11
| 0
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1987
| NY
| N
| P
| 58
| 0
| 77
| 4
| 9
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 2
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1988
| LA
| N
| P
| 55
| 0
| 53
| 1
| 10
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 8
| 5
| 2
| 1.000
|
| 1989
| CLE
| A
| P
| 69
| 0
| 78
| 6
| 13
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 5
| 3
| 2
| 1.000
|
| 1990
| CLE
| A
| P
| 55
| 0
| 64.2
| 1
| 14
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 0
| .938
|
| 1991
| CLE
| A
| P
| 47
| 0
| 45.2
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1992
| MIL
| A
| P
| 59
| 0
| 39
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1993
| MIL
| A
| P
| 57
| 0
| 56.2
| 1
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 5
| 3
| 1.000
|
| 1994
| MIL
| A
| P
| 40
| 0
| 39
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 8
| 0
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1995
| BAL
| A
| P
| 65
| 0
| 49.2
| 3
| 8
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 7
| 2
| 3
| 1.000
|
| 1996
| BAL
| A
| P
| 66
| 0
| 55.2
| 2
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1997
| BAL
| A
| P
| 71
| 0
| 50.1
| 3
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 2
| 2
| 1.000
|
| 1998
| BAL
| A
| P
| 69
| 0
| 56.2
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 9
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1999
| BAL
| A
| P
| 65
| 0
| 32
| 2
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| .875
|
| 2000
| STL
| N
| P
| 6
| 0
| 2.1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 2001
| LA
| N
| P
| 35
| 0
| 16
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2002
| LA
| N
| P
| 56
| 0
| 27
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2003
| SD
| N
| P
| 42
| 0
| 25
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2003
| NY
| A
| P
| 15
| 0
| 4.1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2003
| MIN
| A
| P
| 8
| 0
| 4.2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 2003
| Total
|
| P
| 65
| 0
| 34
| 5
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2003
| TOT
| A
| P
| 23
| 0
| 9
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 1252
| 4
| 1295.1
| 61
| 188
| 4
| 13
| 0
| 14
| 128
| 40
| 25
| .984
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1979
| NY
| N
| 18
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1981
| NY
| N
| 8
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1982
| NY
| N
| 54
| 14
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .143
| .143
| .143
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1983
| NY
| N
| 62
| 12
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 2
| .333
| .357
| .333
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1984
| NY
| N
| 60
| 4
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| .250
| .571
| .250
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1985
| NY
| N
| 54
| 7
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| .429
| .429
| .429
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1986
| NY
| N
| 58
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| .000
| .333
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1987
| NY
| N
| 58
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1988
| LA
| N
| 55
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1989
| CLE
| A
| 69
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1990
| CLE
| A
| 55
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1991
| CLE
| A
| 47
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1992
| MIL
| A
| 59
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1993
| MIL
| A
| 57
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1994
| MIL
| A
| 40
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1995
| BAL
| A
| 65
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1996
| BAL
| A
| 66
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1997
| BAL
| A
| 71
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| 1.000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1998
| BAL
| A
| 69
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1999
| BAL
| A
| 65
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2000
| STL
| N
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2001
| LA
| N
| 35
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2002
| LA
| N
| 56
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| 1.000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2003
| SD
| N
| 42
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2003
| NY
| A
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2003
| MIN
| A
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2003
| Total
|
| 65
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2003
| TOT
| A
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 566
| 58
| 3
| 10
| 0
| 4
| .172
| .254
| .172
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 24
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 686
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .500
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 1252
| 59
| 3
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[edit] Transactions
- Selected by St. Louis Cardinals in the 7th round of the free-agent draft - did not sign (January 11, 1977).
- Selected by Minnesota Twins in the 2nd round of the free-agent draft (January 10, 1978).
- Traded by Minnesota Twins to New York Mets (February 7, 1979) completing trade in which Minnesota Twins traded Greg Field and a player to be named later to New York Mets in exchange for Jerry Koosman (December 8, 1978).
- Traded by New York Mets to Los Angeles Dodgers as part of 3-team trade in which Oakland Athletics sent Kevin Tapani and Wally Whitehurst to New York Mets; Los Angeles Dodgers sent Jack Savage to New York Mets; Los Angeles Dodgers sent Bob Welch and Matt Young to Oakland Athletics; and Oakland Athletics sent Alfredo Griffin and Jay Howell to Los Angeles Dodgers (December 11, 1987).
- Granted free agency (November 4, 1988).
- Signed by Cleveland Indians (December 3, 1988).
- Sent to Milwaukee Brewers by Cleveland Indians for future considerations (December 6, 1991).
- Granted free agency (November 5, 1992).
- Signed by Milwaukee Brewers (December 4, 1992).
- Granted free agency (October 15, 1994).
- Signed by Baltimore Orioles (April 9, 1995).
- Granted free agency (October 27, 1996).
- Signed by Baltimore Orioles (November 15, 1996).
- Traded by Baltimore Orioles to New York Mets in exchange for Chuck McElroy (December 10, 1999).
- Traded by New York Mets to St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Joe McEwing (March 18, 2000).
- Granted free agency (October 30, 2000).
- Signed by Los Angeles Dodgers (February 8, 2001).
- Granted free agency (March 30, 2001).
- Signed by Los Angeles Dodgers (April 24, 2001).
- Granted free agency (November 5, 2001).
- Signed by Los Angeles Dodgers (December 7, 2001).
- Granted free agency (October 28, 2002).
- Signed by San Diego Padres (November 19, 2002).
- Sent to New York Yankees by San Diego Padres for future considerations (July 22, 2003).
- Traded by New York Yankees to Minnesota Twins in exchange for a player to be named later (August 31, 2003); New York Yankees received Juan Padilla (September 2, 2003).
- Granted free agency (October 26, 2003).
- Signed by Arizona Diamondbacks (November 29, 2003).
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