Mark Langston
[edit] Biography
Born on August 20, 1960 in San Diego, California, Mark Langston (Mark Edward Langston) played for the Seattle Mariners, Montreal Expos, California Angels, Anaheim Angels, San Diego Padres and Cleveland Indians over the course of his 16 year career. Langston broke into the bigs on April 7, 1984 with the Seattle Mariners, and put up a 3.40 ERA in 225 innings pitched in 1984, his rookie year.
There is some disagreement on what was Mark Langston's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1987, when he posted a 3.84 ERA, won 19 games and struck out 262 batters. However, others believe that it was 1989, when he posted a 2.74 ERA, won 16 games and struck out 235 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1984
| SEA
| A
| 35
| 33
| 17
| 10
| 3.40
| 204
| 99
| 85
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 225
| 188
| 16
| 118
| 5
| 4
| 8
|
| 1985
| SEA
| A
| 24
| 24
| 7
| 14
| 5.47
| 72
| 85
| 77
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 126.2
| 122
| 22
| 91
| 2
| 3
| 2
|
| 1986
| SEA
| A
| 37
| 36
| 12
| 14
| 4.85
| 245
| 142
| 129
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 239.1
| 234
| 30
| 123
| 1
| 10
| 4
|
| 1987
| SEA
| A
| 35
| 35
| 19
| 13
| 3.84
| 262
| 132
| 116
| 14
| 3
| 0
| 272
| 242
| 30
| 114
| 0
| 9
| 5
|
| 1988
| SEA
| A
| 35
| 35
| 15
| 11
| 3.34
| 235
| 108
| 97
| 9
| 3
| 0
| 261.1
| 222
| 32
| 110
| 2
| 7
| 3
|
| 1989
| SEA
| A
| 10
| 10
| 4
| 5
| 3.56
| 60
| 30
| 29
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 73.1
| 60
| 3
| 19
| 0
| 1
| 4
|
| 1989
| MON
| N
| 24
| 24
| 12
| 9
| 2.39
| 175
| 57
| 47
| 6
| 4
| 0
| 176.2
| 138
| 13
| 93
| 6
| 5
| 0
|
| 1989
| Total
|
| 34
| 34
| 16
| 14
| 2.74
| 235
| 87
| 76
| 8
| 5
| 0
| 250
| 198
| 16
| 112
| 6
| 6
| 4
|
| 1990
| CAL
| A
| 33
| 33
| 10
| 17
| 4.40
| 195
| 120
| 109
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 223
| 215
| 13
| 104
| 1
| 8
| 5
|
| 1991
| CAL
| A
| 34
| 34
| 19
| 8
| 3.00
| 183
| 89
| 82
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 246.1
| 190
| 30
| 96
| 3
| 6
| 2
|
| 1992
| CAL
| A
| 32
| 32
| 13
| 14
| 3.66
| 174
| 103
| 93
| 9
| 2
| 0
| 229
| 206
| 14
| 74
| 2
| 5
| 6
|
| 1993
| CAL
| A
| 35
| 35
| 16
| 11
| 3.20
| 196
| 100
| 91
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 256.1
| 220
| 22
| 85
| 2
| 10
| 1
|
| 1994
| CAL
| A
| 18
| 18
| 7
| 8
| 4.68
| 109
| 67
| 62
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 119.1
| 121
| 19
| 54
| 1
| 6
| 0
|
| 1995
| CAL
| A
| 31
| 31
| 15
| 7
| 4.63
| 142
| 109
| 103
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 200.1
| 212
| 21
| 64
| 1
| 5
| 3
|
| 1996
| CAL
| A
| 18
| 18
| 6
| 5
| 4.82
| 83
| 68
| 66
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 123.1
| 116
| 18
| 45
| 0
| 4
| 2
|
| 1997
| ANA
| A
| 9
| 9
| 2
| 4
| 5.85
| 30
| 34
| 31
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 47.2
| 61
| 8
| 29
| 1
| 1
| 0
|
| 1998
| SD
| N
| 22
| 16
| 4
| 6
| 5.86
| 56
| 55
| 53
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 81.1
| 107
| 11
| 41
| 1
| 3
| 1
|
| 1999
| CLE
| A
| 25
| 5
| 1
| 2
| 5.25
| 43
| 40
| 36
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 61.2
| 69
| 9
| 29
| 6
| 2
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 46
| 40
| 16
| 15
| 3.49
| 231
| 112
| 100
| 6
| 4
| 0
| 258
| 245
| 24
| 134
| 7
| 8
| 1
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 411
| 388
| 163
| 143
| 4.01
| 2233
| 1326
| 1206
| 75
| 14
| 0
| 2704.2
| 2478
| 287
| 1155
| 27
| 81
| 45
|
| Total
|
|
| 457
| 428
| 179
| 158
| 3.97
| 2464
| 1438
| 1306
| 81
| 18
| 0
| 2962.2
| 2723
| 311
| 1289
| 34
| 89
| 46
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1984
| SEA
| A
| P
| 35
| 33
| 225
| 15
| 30
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 10
| 10
| 3
| .957
|
| 1985
| SEA
| A
| P
| 24
| 24
| 126.2
| 9
| 26
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 14
| 4
| 2
| .946
|
| 1986
| SEA
| A
| P
| 37
| 36
| 239.1
| 7
| 27
| 6
| 3
| 0
| 3
| 14
| 9
| 2
| .850
|
| 1987
| SEA
| A
| P
| 35
| 35
| 272
| 8
| 41
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 26
| 11
| 5
| .961
|
| 1988
| SEA
| A
| P
| 35
| 35
| 261.1
| 11
| 45
| 4
| 6
| 0
| 3
| 16
| 15
| 5
| .933
|
| 1989
| SEA
| A
| P
| 10
| 10
| 73.1
| 7
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 6
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1989
| MON
| N
| P
| 24
| 24
| 176.2
| 8
| 22
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 21
| 12
| 8
| .938
|
| 1989
| Total
|
| P
| 34
| 34
| 250
| 15
| 28
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 23
| 18
| 9
| .956
|
| 1990
| CAL
| A
| P
| 33
| 33
| 223
| 7
| 42
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 22
| 14
| 8
| .942
|
| 1991
| CAL
| A
| P
| 34
| 34
| 246.1
| 15
| 34
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 10
| 15
| 4
| .942
|
| 1992
| CAL
| A
| DH
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1992
| CAL
| A
| P
| 32
| 32
| 229
| 7
| 41
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 21
| 10
| 5
| .941
|
| 1993
| CAL
| A
| P
| 35
| 35
| 256.1
| 10
| 47
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 2
| 10
| 12
| 10
| .966
|
| 1994
| CAL
| A
| P
| 18
| 18
| 119.1
| 3
| 27
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 7
| 7
| 9
| .938
|
| 1995
| CAL
| A
| P
| 31
| 31
| 200.1
| 2
| 43
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 4
| 4
| 12
| 4
| .938
|
| 1996
| CAL
| A
| P
| 18
| 18
| 123.1
| 7
| 27
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 14
| 6
| 7
| .971
|
| 1997
| ANA
| A
| P
| 9
| 9
| 47.2
| 2
| 11
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 2
| 2
| .929
|
| 1998
| SD
| N
| P
| 22
| 16
| 81.1
| 2
| 16
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 8
| 2
| 0
| .947
|
| 1999
| CLE
| A
| P
| 25
| 5
| 61.2
| 7
| 8
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 1
| .882
|
| Total
|
|
| DH
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 457
| 428
| 2962.2
| 127
| 493
| 39
| 33
| 0
| 33
| 200
| 150
| 76
| .941
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1984
| SEA
| A
| 35
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1985
| SEA
| A
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1986
| SEA
| A
| 37
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1987
| SEA
| A
| 35
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1988
| SEA
| A
| 35
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1989
| SEA
| A
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1989
| MON
| N
| 24
| 64
| 4
| 11
| 0
| 3
| .172
| .169
| .203
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 26
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1989
| Total
|
| 34
| 64
| 4
| 11
| 0
| 3
| .172
| .169
| .203
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 26
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1990
| CAL
| A
| 33
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1991
| CAL
| A
| 34
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1992
| CAL
| A
| 33
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1993
| CAL
| A
| 35
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1994
| CAL
| A
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1995
| CAL
| A
| 31
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1996
| CAL
| A
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1997
| ANA
| A
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1998
| SD
| N
| 23
| 24
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 2
| .083
| .154
| .125
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 9
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1999
| CLE
| A
| 25
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .500
| .500
| .500
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 47
| 88
| 4
| 13
| 0
| 5
| .148
| .165
| .182
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 35
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 412
| 4
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .250
| .250
| .250
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 459
| 92
| 5
| 14
| 0
| 5
| .152
| .168
| .185
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 38
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Chicago Cubs in the 15th round of the free-agent draft - did not sign (June 6, 1978).
- Selected by Seattle Mariners in the 2nd round of the free-agent draft (June 8, 1981 - signed June 17, 1981).
- Traded by Seattle Mariners with a player to be named later to Montreal Expos in exchange for Randy Johnson, Brian Holman and Gene Harris (May 25, 1989); Montreal Expos received Mike Campbell (July 31, 1989).
- Granted free agency (November 13, 1989).
- Signed by California Angels (December 1, 1989).
- Granted free agency (October 28, 1997).
- Signed by San Diego Padres (January 7, 1998).
- Granted free agency (November 2, 1998).
- Signed by San Diego Padres (November 7, 1998).
- Released by San Diego Padres (March 31, 1999).
- Signed by Cleveland Indians (April 4, 1999).
- Granted free agency (November 1, 1999).
- Signed by Cleveland Indians (December 7, 1999).
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