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Don Stanhouse Pitcher Born: February 12, 1951
Du Quoin, IllinoisBatted: Right Threw: Right MLB debut April 19, 1972 for the Texas Rangers Last MLB appearance September 24, 1982 for the Baltimore Orioles Career statistics Win-Loss 38-54 ERA 3.84 Strikeouts 408 Saves 64 Teams - Texas Rangers (1972-1974)
- Montreal Expos (1975-1977)
- Baltimore Orioles (1978-1979)
- Los Angeles Dodgers (1980)
- Baltimore Orioles (1982)
Career highlights and awards - Participated in 1979 World Series
Donald Joseph Stanhouse (born February 12, 1951, in Du Quoin, Illinois) is a retired baseball pitcher who had a ten-year major league career from 1972–1980, 1982. He played for the Texas Rangers and Baltimore Orioles of the American League and the Montreal Expos and Los Angeles Dodgers of the National League.
Shuttled back and forth from the bullpen to the starting rotation with the Rangers and Expos, Stanhouse excelled in 1978 after joining the Baltimore Orioles, where Manager Earl Weaver employed him as a full-time closer. Because of his Harpo Marx hairstyle and pre-game batting practice antics - where his primal scream would entertain early ballpark arrivals - he was quickly labeled Stan the Man Unusual, a pun on the nicknamed "Stan the Man" for Hall-of-Famer Stan Musial.[1]
Stanhouse finished 3rd in the American League in both 1978 & 1979 in saves, recording 45 over that span, helping the Orioles capture the American League Championship in 1979. He was selected to the American League All-Star team in 1979.
Although an effective closer, Stanhouse had a reputation of walking batters he was not willing to face. Frequently his tactics would lead to dangerous situations in close games with multiple base-runners, and send the chain-smoking Weaver pacing back and forth in the dugout in agony. This resulted in Weaver nicknaming Stanhouse Fullpack, referring to the number of cigarettes consumed while watching him pitch.[1]
Stanhouse left the Orioles as a free agent after the Orioles lost the 1979 World Series and signed a large guaranteed contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers. He was ineffective for the Dodgers in 1980, appearing in 21 games and posting an ERA over 5.00. The Dodgers sent him home during the season. He did not pitch at all in 1981, after which his contract expired and he was not re-signed by the Dodgers. Stanhouse retired after a brief comeback with the Orioles the following year.
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- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube
Oakland Athletics first-round draft picks 1965: Rick Monday | 1966: Reggie Jackson | 1967: Brian Bickerton | 1968: Pete Broberg | 1969: Don Stanhouse | 1970: Dan Ford | 1971: William Daniels | 1972: Chet Lemon | 1973: Randy Scarbery | 1974: Jerry Johnson | 1975: Bruce Robinson | 1976: Thomas Sullivan | 1977: Craig Harris | 1978: Mike Morgan, Tim Conroy | 1979: Juan Bustabad, Mike Stenhouse | 1980: Mike King | 1981: Tim Pyznarski | 1982: No first round pick | 1983: Stan Hilton | 1984: Mark McGwire | 1985: Walt Weiss | 1986: Scott Hemond | 1987: Lee Tinsley | 1988: Stan Royer | 1989: No first round pick | 1990: Todd Van Poppel, Don Peters, David Zancanaro, Kirk Dressendorfer | 1991: Brent Gates, Mike Rossiter | 1992: Benji Grigsby | 1993: John Wasdin, Willie Adams | 1994: Ben Grieve | 1995: Ariel Prieto | 1996: Eric Chavez | 1997: Chris Enochs, Eric DuBose, Nathan Haynes, Denny Wagner | 1998: Mark Mulder | 1999: Barry Zito | 2000: No first round pick | 2001: Bobby Crosby, Jeremy Bonderman, John Rheinecker | 2002: Nick Swisher, Joe Blanton, John McCurdy, Ben Fritz, Jeremy Brown, Stephen Obenchain, Mark Teahen | 2003: Bradley Sullivan, Brian Snyder, Omar Quintanilla | 2004: Richard Robnett, Danny Putnam, Huston Street | 2005: Cliff Pennington, Travis Buck | 2006: No first round pick | 2007: James Simmons, Sean Doolittle, Corey Brown | 2008: Jemile Weeks | 2009: Grant Green | 2010: Michael Choice | 2011: Sonny GrayCategories:- 1951 births
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