Career
Rawley attended William Horlick High School in Racine,Wisconsin. [1] He starred on the baseball and basketball teams,and was named All-City for basketball as a senior. Rawley graduated in 1973 [2] and enrolled at Indian Hills Community College (IHCC) for the 1973–1974 academic year. Playing for their college baseball team,he had a 6–2 win–loss record with 63 strikeouts while allowing 30 hits and 19 runs. The Montreal Expos selected him in the 1974 MLB draft. [3] On May 27,1977,the Expos traded Rawley and Ángel Torres to the Cincinnati Reds to complete an earlier trade for Santo Alcalá. [4] After the 1977 season,the Reds traded Rawley to the Seattle Mariners for Dave Collins. [5]
Rawley made his major league debut with the Mariners in April 1978. He pitched as a setup reliever [6] and had a 7–7 win–loss record and 13 saves in the 1980 season. [7] He broke his foot in January 1981 and struggled when he returned. [8] He had a 0–3 with a 4.41 earned run average at the time of the 1981 MLB strike. [7] On April 1,1982,the Mariners traded Rawley to the New York Yankees for Bill Caudill,Gene Nelson,and a player to be named later. On April 6,the Yankees sent Bobby Brown to Seattle to complete the trade. [9] The Yankees transitioned Rawley into a starting pitcher in July 1982 and he had a 11–10 win–loss record as a starter. After the 1982 season,the Yankees signed Rawley to a four-year contract. [10]
On June 30,1984,the Yankees traded Rawley to the Philadelphia Phillies for Marty Bystrom and Keith Hughes. [11] Rawley was named to the 1986 Major League Baseball All-Star Game and finished the season with 11 wins and a 3.54 ERA. [12] In 1987 he finished the year as the Phillies ace,compiling a 17-11 record with a 4.39 ERA,leading the National League in games started. Though his 17 wins were the second-most in the National League,he did not receive any votes for the Cy Young Award. [13] Rawley was the Phillies' Opening Day starting pitcher for the 1987 and 1988 seasons. [12]
After the 1988 season,the Phillies traded Rawley and cash considerations to the Minnesota Twins for Tom Herr,Eric Bullock,and Tom Nieto. [14] In 1989,he had a 5–12 record and a 5.21 ERA [15] and became a free agent after the season. [16] Rawley signed with the Boston Red Sox for the 1990 season, [15] but they released him at the end of spring training. [17] He completed his major league career with a 111–118 record,a 4.02 ERA,991 strikeouts,and 40 saves. [3]
Personal life
In the 1980s,Rawley contributed to the building of a softball complex in Yorkville,Wisconsin,and co-owned it for several years before selling his share. [18]
Rawley was inducted into the Racine County Sports Hall of Fame in 2011 [2] and the IHCC Athletic Hall of Fame in 2014. [3]
After retiring from baseball,he has owned Shaner's Pizzeria in Sarasota,Florida,since August 2011. [19] [20] In 2023,he published a novel about a baseball player who fought in the Vietnam War. [21]
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