Arroyo spent most of the year down in the Minors, not factoring in a decision while pitching to an unsightly 8.31 earned run average over 4.1 innings.
The previous season he was one of Detroit’s starters, appearing in 38 games, with 28 of them starts, posting a hard-luck record of 8-18 as evidenced by his 4.17 ERA along with eight complete games and 209.1 innings.
He would go on to play through the 1986 season, though not appearing in a Major League game between 1982 and 1986, ending up with the Oakland A’s and making one appearance in that final year, walking the only three batters he’d face.
All told, between 1975 and 1986 Arroyo went 24-37, with an ERA of 4.44 over 121 appearances, 60 of them starts, with 12 complete games in 535.2 innings of work.
