- Rick Lysander
Infobox MLB retired
name=Rick Lysander
position=Pitcher
bats=Right
throws=Right
birthdate=birth date and age|1953|2|21
city-state|Huntington Park|California
debutdate=April 12
debutyear=by|1980
debutteam=Oakland Athletics
finaldate=October 1
finalyear=by|1985
finalteam=Minnesota Twins
stat1label=Win-Loss Record
stat1value=9-17
stat2label=Strikeout s
stat2value=111
stat3label=ERA
stat3value=4.28
teams=
*Oakland Athletics (1980)
*Minnesota Twins (1983-85)Richard Eugene Lysander is a former
Major League Baseball pitcher . He had a four-season career in the majors, spread out over six years.Major League career
Lysander was drafted by the
Oakland Athletics in by|1974, and he toiled in the minors for several years before finally pitching five games for the A's in by|1980. He was then returned to the minors, and remained there for the rest of 1980 and all of by|1981. Oakland traded him to theHouston Astros after the 1981 season, but Lysander never played in the majors for Houston. The Astros traded him on to theMinnesota Twins forBob Veselic the following off-season, and in by|1983 Rick was back in the majors. He remained with the Twins until by|1985, after which he was released, ending his major-league career.Post-MLB life
Lysander didn't give up on pitching entirely, and eventually found a home in the
Senior Professional Baseball Association . In by|1989 he pitched for theBradenton Explorers , leading the league in saves with 11. In by|1990, he moved on to theDaytona Beach Explorers , pitching in eight games without allowing an earned run.Rick's son, Brent, currently pitches for the
Kane County Cougars in the A's minor league organization.ources
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