Dick Drago | Major Leaguer 1969-1981

Full Name: Richard Anthony Drago
Born: June 25,1945 in Toledo, Ohio
Height: 6-1 Weight: 190 Bats: Right Throws: Right
High School: Woodward (Toledo,OH)
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Drafted: Signed as an undrafted free agent by the Detroit Tigers in 1965

Transactions: [Sep 16,1964] - Signed as undrafted amateur Free Agent by Tigers. [Oct 15,1968] - Selected by Royals from Tigers in expansion draft (Pick #31). [Oct 24,1973] - Traded by Royals to Red Sox for Marty Pattin. [Mar 3,1976] - Traded by Red Sox to Angels for Dave Machemer, Dick Sharon and John Balaz. [Jun 13,1977] - Traded by Angels to Orioles for Dyar Miller. [Oct 25,1977] - Granted Free Agency. [Dec 27,1977] - Signed as Free Agent by Red Sox. [Apr 8,1981] - Traded by Red Sox to Mariners for Manny Sarmiento. [Apr 2,1982] - Released by Mariners.

Pitching Statistics

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Org	Level	W	L	ERA	G	GS	CG	SH	GF	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WP	BK	H9	HR9	BB9	K9	WHIP	GB%
1965	Dayt Beach	FSL	20	Det	A+	4	7	3.26	14						80.0	84	42	29		28	64			9.45	---	3.15	7.20	1.40	--
	Rocky Mnt	Caro	20	Det	A+	1	7	3.48	13						62.0	66	36	24		30	41			9.58	---	4.35	5.95	1.55	--
1966	Rocky Mnt	Caro	21	Det	A+	15	9	1.79	29						186.0	144	45	37		49	151			6.97	---	2.37	7.31	1.04	--
1967	Montgomery	Sou	22	Det	AA	15	10	2.41	28						179.0	171	65	48		54	134			8.60	---	2.72	6.74	1.26	--
	Toledo	IL	22	Det	AAA	0	0	3.00	1						3.0	2	1	1		0	1			6.00	---	0.00	3.00	0.67	--
1968	Toledo	IL	23	Det	AAA	15	8	3.36	27						182.0	163	77	68		43	146			8.06	---	2.13	7.22	1.13	--
1969	Kansas Cty	AL	24	Kc	MLB	11	13	3.77	41	26	10	2	10	1	200.2	190	95	84	19	65	108	0	0	8.52	0.85	2.92	4.84	1.27	51%
1970	Kansas Cty	AL	25	Kc	MLB	9	15	3.75	35	34	7	1	1	0	240.0	239	110	100	20	72	127	3	1	8.96	0.75	2.70	4.76	1.30	53%
1971	Kansas Cty	AL	26	Kc	MLB	17	11	2.98	35	34	15	4	0	0	241.1	251	84	80	14	46	109	4	0	9.36	0.52	1.72	4.06	1.23	57%
1972	Kansas Cty	AL	27	Kc	MLB	12	17	3.01	34	33	11	2	1	0	239.1	230	88	80	22	51	135	5	0	8.65	0.83	1.92	5.08	1.17	48%
1973	Kansas Cty	AL	28	Kc	MLB	12	14	4.23	37	33	10	1	2	0	212.2	252	116	100	16	76	98	4	2	10.66	0.68	3.22	4.15	1.54	51%
1974	Boston	AL	29	Bos	MLB	7	10	3.48	33	18	8	0	10	3	175.2	165	71	68	17	56	90	5	0	8.45	0.87	2.87	4.61	1.26	50%
1975	Boston	AL	30	Bos	MLB	2	2	3.84	40	2	0	0	34	15	72.2	69	31	31	5	31	43	1	0	8.55	0.62	3.84	5.33	1.38	56%
1976	California	AL	31	Cal	MLB	7	8	4.42	43	0	0	0	27	6	79.1	80	42	39	7	31	43	3	0	9.08	0.79	3.52	4.88	1.40	44%
1977	Baltimore	AL	32	Bal	MLB	6	3	3.63	36	0	0	0	22	3	39.2	49	19	16	2	15	20	0	0	11.12	0.45	3.40	4.54	1.61	52%
	California	AL	32	Cal	MLB	0	1	3.00	13	0	0	0	6	2	21.0	22	8	7	3	3	15	1	0	9.43	1.29	1.29	6.43	1.19	40%
1978	Boston	AL	33	Bos	MLB	4	4	3.03	37	1	0	0	24	7	77.1	71	30	26	5	32	42	2	0	8.26	0.58	3.72	4.89	1.33	51%
1979	Boston	AL	34	Bos	MLB	10	6	3.03	53	1	0	0	37	13	89.0	85	33	30	6	21	67	4	0	8.60	0.61	2.12	6.78	1.19	51%
1980	Boston	AL	35	Bos	MLB	7	7	4.14	43	7	1	0	18	3	132.2	127	67	61	17	44	63	0	0	8.62	1.15	2.99	4.27	1.29	48%
1981	Seattle	AL	36	Sea	MLB	4	6	5.53	39	0	0	0	24	5	53.2	71	33	33	4	15	27	2	0	11.91	0.67	2.52	4.53	1.60	52%

Major League Totals - 13 Season(s)						108	117	3.62	519	189	62	10	216	58	1,875.0	1901	827	755	157	558	987	34	3	9.12	0.75	2.68	4.74	1.31	51%
Minor League Totals - 4 Season(s)						50	41	2.69	112						692.0	630	266	207		204	537			8.19	---	2.65	6.98	1.21	--

Batting Statistics

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Org.	Level	Pos	Ln	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	HBP	IBB	SH	SF	DP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	GB%
1969	Kansas Cty	AL	24	Kc	MLB	p	9	41	52	2	3	1	0	0	2	0	0	3	25	0	0	9	0	0	.058	.109	.077	186	66%
1970	Kansas Cty	AL	25	Kc	MLB	p	9	35	76	2	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	44	0	0	9	0	0	.053	.077	.053	130	48%
1971	Kansas Cty	AL	26	Kc	MLB	p	9	35	77	3	10	3	0	0	4	0	0	8	44	0	0	7	0	1	.130	.212	.169	381	56%
1972	Kansas Cty	AL	27	Kc	MLB	p	9	35	68	4	4	0	0	0	5	0	0	8	36	1	0	7	0	0	.059	.169	.059	228	54%
1973	Kansas Cty	AL	28	Kc	MLB	p	0	38	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	---	---	---	---	--
1974	Boston	AL	29	Bos	MLB	p	0	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	---	---	---	---	--
1975	Boston	AL	30	Bos	MLB	p	0	40	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	---	---	---	---	--
1976	California	AL	31	Cal	MLB	p	0	43	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	---	---	---	---	--
1977	Baltimore	AL	32	Bal	MLB	p	0	36	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	---	---	---	---	--
	California	AL	32	Cal	MLB	p	0	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	---	---	---	---	--
1978	Boston	AL	33	Bos	MLB	p	0	37	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	---	---	---	---	--
1979	Boston	AL	34	Bos	MLB	p	0	53	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	---	---	---	---	--
1980	Boston	AL	35	Bos	MLB	p	0	43	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	000	100%
1981	Seattle	AL	36	Sea	MLB	p	0	39	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	---	---	---	---	--

Major League Totals - 13 Season(s)								521	274	11	21	4	0	0	12	0	0	21	149	1	0	32	0	1	.077	.145	.091	236	55%

Playoffs Pitching Statistics

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Org	Series	W	L	ERA	G	GS	CG	SH	GF	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WP	BK	H9	HR9	BB9	K9	WHIP	GB%
1975	Boston	AL	30		Ch	0	0	0.00	2		0			2	4.2	2		0		1	2			3.86	---	1.93	3.86	0.64	--
	Boston	AL	30		Ws	0	1	2.25	2		0			0	4.0	3		1		1	1			6.75	---	2.25	2.25	1.00	--

Major League Totals - 1 Season(s)						0	1	1.04	4		0			2	8.2	5		1		2	3			5.19	---	2.08	3.12	0.81	--

Playoffs Batting Statistics

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Org.	Series	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	HBP	IBB	SH	SF	DP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	GB%
1975	Boston	AL	30	Bos	Ch	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	---	---	---	---	--
	Boston	AL	30	Bos	Ws	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	---	---	---	---	--

Major League Totals - 1 Season(s)						4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	---	---	---	---	--

Fielding Statistics

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Org	Level	Pos	G	GS	Inn	PO	A	E	TC	DP	PB	SB	CS	FPCT	RF
1969	Kansas Cty	AL	24	Kc	MLB	P	41		200.2	25	32	1	58	6	-	-	-	.983	2.56

1970	Kansas Cty	AL	25	Kc	MLB	P	35		240	10	33	1	44	5	-	-	-	.977	1.61

1971	Kansas Cty	AL	26	Kc	MLB	P	35		241.1	7	42	2	51	9	-	-	-	.961	1.83

1972	Kansas Cty	AL	27	Kc	MLB	P	34		239.1	4	28	2	34	5	-	-	-	.941	1.20

1973	Kansas Cty	AL	28	Kc	MLB	P	37		212.2	14	38	3	55	3	-	-	-	.945	2.20

1974	Boston	AL	29	Bos	MLB	P	33		175.2	3	21	0	24	1	-	-	-	1.000	1.23

1975	Boston	AL	30	Bos	MLB	P	40		72.2	3	12	0	15	0	-	-	-	1.000	1.86

1976	California	AL	31	Cal	MLB	P	43		79.1	3	4	1	8	0	-	-	-	.875	.79

1977	Baltimore	AL	32	Bal	MLB	P	36		39.2	0	7	1	8	0	-	-	-	.875	1.59
1977	California	AL	32	Cal	MLB	P	13		21	0	2	0	2	0	-	-	-	1.000	.86

1978	Boston	AL	33	Bos	MLB	P	37		77.1	2	10	1	13	0	-	-	-	.923	1.40

1979	Boston	AL	34	Bos	MLB	P	53		89	5	11	1	17	2	-	-	-	.941	1.62

1980	Boston	AL	35	Bos	MLB	P	43		132.2	6	17	0	23	1	-	-	-	1.000	1.56

1981	Seattle	AL	36	Sea	MLB	P	39		53.2	1	11	0	12	1	-	-	-	1.000	2.01

Awards

[1971] - AL Cy Young Award (Voting Rank: #5)

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