Mark Gubicza

Mark Gubicza
Gubicza in 1991.
Pitcher
Born: August 14, 1962 (1962-08-14) (age 49) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 6, 1984 for the Kansas City Royals
Last MLB appearance
April 11, 1997 for the Anaheim Angels
Career statistics
Win–Loss record	132–136
Earned run average	3.96
Strikeouts	1,367
Teams
Kansas City Royals (1984–1996) Anaheim Angels (1997)
Career highlights and awards
2× All-Star selection (1988, 1989) World Series champion (1985)

Mark Steven Gubicza ( /ˈɡʊbɨzɑː/ or /ˈɡuːbɨzɑː/;^{[please choose which]} born August 14, 1962 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher for 14 seasons for the Kansas City Royals (1984–96) and Anaheim Angels (1997). He currently does color commentary for Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim games on Fox Sports.^{[citation needed]}

Career highights

He helped the Royals win the 1984 American League Western Division and the 1985 World Series.

He was elected to American League All-Star Teams in 1988 and 1989.

He finished 3rd in voting for the 1988 American League Cy Young Award for having a 20–8 win–loss record in 35 games (all as a starter), 8 complete games, 4 shutouts, 269 ²⁄₃ innings pitched, 237 hits allowed, 94 runs allowed (81 earned), 11 home runs allowed, 83 walks, 183 strikeouts, and a 2.70 ERA.

He led the American League in games started in 1989 (36) and 1995 (33).

He led the American League in walks allowed per 9 innings pitched (1.80) in 1994.

He is the Royals career leader in:

• Walks Allowed (783)
• Wild Pitches (107)
• Hit Batsmen (58)

He holds the Royals single-season record for walks allowed (120 in 1987).

He ranks 64th on the MLB career wild pitches List (107).

In 14 years he had a 132–136 win–loss record in 384 games, with a 3.96 ERA.

Broadcasting

Gubicza has served as an MLB Analyst on Dodgers and Angels pre-game and post-game shows for Fox Sports West/Prime Ticket. In 2007, he was paired with José Mota on fifty Angels telecasts on Fox Sports West/Prime Ticket and KCOP. [1] He also co-hosts Angels in the Infield with Bill Macdonald. The Angels announced that he will work roughly 75 games on television during the 2008 season. Gubizca was slated to work with Rory Markas on Angels broadcasts in 2010 before Markas's sudden death on January 4, 2010. On March 3, 2010, Victor Rojas was named as Markas' replacement.

See also

• List of Major League Baseball leaders in career wins

External links

• Mark Gubicza's career statistics at Baseball-Reference.com
• Honoring Mark Gubicza at Royals Review

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Name	Gubizca, Mark
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Date of birth	August 14, 1962
Place of birth	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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