Pat Underwood

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7+1⁄3 innings and giving up just 1 run in what was supposed to be game 1 of a doubleheader. [6] [7] With the Tigers, he had a 6-4 record and an ERA of 4.59 with 83 strikeouts in 27 appearances. [3]

He spent the entire 1981 season with the Tigers, switching from starting to relieving. He had a 3-6 record that season and five saves, with an ERA of 3.59. In 1982, he was back in the minor leagues at Evansville, where he was used exclusively as a starting pitcher, and had a record of 9-8 with an ERA of 3.98, throwing 90 strikeouts in 165 innings. [3]

With the Tigers in 1983, he pitched in four games and had an ERA of 8.71. His final major league appearance was on June 21, 1983, when he gave up five runs in two innings as part of a 10-3 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers. [8] The Tigers traded him on June 30, 1983 to the Cincinnati Reds in exchange for third baseman Wayne Krenchicki. [1] He split the season in the minor leagues between Evansville with the Tigers and at the Indianapolis Indians of the International League for the Reds. Between the two teams he had a record of 7-4 with a 4.09 ERA. [3]

Post-Tigers career

He was drafted by the Texas Rangers on December 5, 1983 from the Reds in the 1983 Rule 5 draft, but the Rangers released him before the start of the 1984 season. He signed with the Baltimore Orioles on April 2, 1984 as a free agent. [1] He played in 1984 for the Rochester Red Wings, the Orioles' AAA affiliate, and had an 0-2 record and an ERA of 9.00 in three appearances in relief. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Pat Underwood, Baseball-Reference. Accessed November 18, 2008.
  2. ↑ "Tigers Top Blue Jays As Brothers Duel, 1‐0". The New York Times . June 1, 1979.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Pat Underwood, Baseball Cube. Accessed November 18, 2008.
  4. ↑ Delnagro, Mike (June 11, 1979). "The Week (May 27-June 2)". Sports Illustrated .
  5. ↑ "Detroit Tigers 1, Toronto Blue Jays 0". Baseball-Reference.com. May 3, 1979.
  6. ↑ Detroit Tigers at Chicago White Sox Box Score, July 12, 1979, Baseball-Reference. Accessed March 26, 2020.
  7. ↑ 1979-07-12 Tigers at White Sox (Disco Demolition), YouTube. Accessed March 26, 2020.
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Pat Underwood
Pitcher
Born: (1957-02-09) February 9, 1957 (age 67)
Kokomo, Indiana, U.S.
Batted: Left
Threw: Left
MLB debut
May 31, 1979, for the Detroit Tigers
Last MLB appearance
June 21, 1983, for the Detroit Tigers
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