Up on the blog today we have a 1973 "career-capper" for pitcher Jim Roland, who put in ten seasons on a Big League mound:
Roland
appeared in 23 games during the 1972 season, split between three teams:
the New York Yankees, Oakland A's and Chicago White Sox.
Over
those appearances he finished with a record of 0-1 with a 5.28 earned
run average in 30.2 innings, striking out 17 while walking 18 (ouch!).
Originally
up as a 19-year-old with the Minnesota Twins in 1962, he'd generally be
used out of the bullpen as a middle reliever, moving on to the Oakland
A's in 1969 until that final 1972 season.
Overall, he'd finish
with a record of 19-17 over 216 games, with a nice 3.22 ERA in 450.1
innings, saving nine while tossing a complete game back in 1963.
