- Chuck Rainey (baseball)
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Chuck Rainey Pitcher Born: July 14, 1954
San Diego, CaliforniaBatted: Right Threw: Right MLB debut April 8, 1979 for the Boston Red Sox Last MLB appearance September 9, 1984 for the Oakland Athletics Career statistics Win-Loss Record 43-35 Strikeouts 300 ERA 4.50 Teams - Boston Red Sox (1979-82)
- Chicago Cubs (1983-84)
- Oakland Athletics (1984)
Charles (Chuck) Rainey (born July 14, 1954 in San Diego, California), is a former professional baseball player who pitched in the Major Leagues from 1979-1984.
Fast Facts
- Rainey won a career high 14 games for the Cubs in 1983. On August 24 of that year, against the Cincinnati Reds at Wrigley Field, he had a no-hitter broken up with two out in the ninth by an Eddie Milner single, the only hit Rainey would allow in a 3-0 Cub victory. The no-hitter would have been the first by a Cub (and, in fact, the first one the Cubs had been involved in) since Milt Pappas in 1972.
- On December 10, 1982, he was traded by the Boston Red Sox to the Chicago Cubs for Doug Bird.
- On July 15, 1984, he was traded by the Chicago Cubs to the Oakland Athletics for Davey Lopes.
References
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
Categories:- 1954 births
- Living people
- Chicago Cubs players
- Boston Red Sox players
- Oakland Athletics players
- Major League Baseball pitchers
- Baseball players from California
- American baseball pitcher, 1950s births stubs
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