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Eric Rasmussen

Name Note: Known as Harry Rasmussen through 1976

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 205lb (190cm, 92kg)

Born: March 22, 1952 in Racine, WI us

Draft: Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 4th round of the 1971 MLB January Draft-Regular Phase from Indian Hills Community College (Centerville, IA) and the St. Louis Cardinals in the 32nd round of the 1973 MLB June Amateur Draft from Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge, LA).

Schools: Indian Hills Community College (Centerville, IA), Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge, LA), University of New Orleans (New Orleans, LA)

Debut: July 21, 1975 (Age 23-121d, 13,660th in major league history)
vs. SDP 9.0 IP, 7 H, 7 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER, W

Last Game: October 2, 1983 (Age 31-194d)
vs. OAK 1.0 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 2 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1975 season

Full Name: Eric Ralph Rasmussen

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

5.0

ERA

3.85

238

144

1017.2

489

WHIP

1.319

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1979 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1979 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	3 (2)	Apr 7	SDP	@	LAD	L,2-5	GS	31	6.1	0	2	0	2	0	P
2	7 (3)	Apr 12	SDP	@	SFG	L,3-4	GS	17	3.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
3	12 (4)	Apr 17	SDP		SFG	W,4-3	GS	30	7.0	1	3	0	4	0	P
4	16 (3)	Apr 21	SDP	@	ATL	W,9-5	GS	22	5.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
5	18 (1)	Apr 24	SDP	@	MON	L,1-5		15	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
6	20 (1)	Apr 27	SDP	@	PHI	L,0-2	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	23 (2)	Apr 30	SDP	@	NYM	L,3-4		7	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
8	28 (4)	May 6	SDP		MON	L,5-7		6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	31 (2)	May 9	SDP		PHI	L,0-2	GS	33	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
10	36 (4)	May 14	SDP	@	CIN	L,4-7	GS	21	3.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
11	43 (6)	May 21	SDP		LAD	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	P
12	45 (1)	May 23	SDP		LAD	L,2-4	GF	1	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	48 (2)	May 27	SDP		HOU	L,2-4	GS	28	6.2	0	0	1	1	0	P
14	53 (4)	May 31	SDP		ATL	W,3-1	GS	26	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
15	57 (3)	Jun 5	SDP	@	CHC	W,11-3	CG	34	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
16	61 (3)	Jun 9	SDP	@	STL	L,4-7	GS	4	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
17	66 (4)	Jun 15	SDP		CHC	L,2-3	GS	29	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
18	70 (3)	Jun 19	SDP		STL	L,2-7	GS	13	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	74 (3)	Jun 24	SDP	@	HOU	L,1-4	GS	16	3.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
20	79 (4)	Jun 28	SDP		ATL	W,6-5	GS	7	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
21	86 (6)	Jul 6	SDP	@	NYM	W,6-5		5	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
22	87	Jul 7	SDP	@	NYM	W,11-3	GF	14	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
23	100 (12)	Jul 22	SDP		PHI	L,2-5	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
24	102 (1)	Jul 24	SDP		MON	W,4-3		2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
25	103	Jul 25	SDP		MON	L,5-6	GF	3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
26	107 (3)	Jul 29	SDP		SFG	L,2-4		8	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
27	109 (1)	Aug 1	SDP	@	ATL	L,4-5	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
28	112 (2)	Aug 4	SDP	@	CIN	L,1-7		2	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
29	113	Aug 5	SDP	@	CIN	L,1-9		6	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
30	119 (5)	Aug 12 (2)	SDP		CIN	W,5-4	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
31	121 (1)	Aug 15	SDP	@	PIT	L,1-5	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
32	122	Aug 16	SDP	@	PIT	L,4-5		5	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
33	124 (1)	Aug 18	SDP	@	CHC	L,2-3		4	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
34	128 (3)	Aug 22	SDP	@	STL	L,5-8		9	2.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
35	130 (1)	Aug 25	SDP		PIT	L,3-4		8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
36	131	Aug 26	SDP		PIT	L,2-9		12	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
37	133 (1)	Aug 28	SDP		CHC	L,1-3	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
38	136 (2)	Sep 1	SDP		STL	L,3-5	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
39	138 (1)	Sep 3	SDP		SFG	W,3-0	GF	7	2.0	0	1	0	1	1	P
40	142 (3)	Sep 7	SDP	@	ATL	W,8-0	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
41	146 (3)	Sep 12	SDP	@	LAD	L,2-5	GS	22	4.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
42	149 (2)	Sep 15	SDP		ATL	L,1-6		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
43	151 (1)	Sep 18	SDP		HOU	W,4-0	CG	34	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
44	156 (4)	Sep 23	SDP		LAD	L,2-5	GS	26	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
45	159 (2)	Sep 28	SDP	@	SFG	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
							45gm		156.2	6	24	1	31	1