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Ed Whitson
Eddie Lee Whitson (born May 19, 1955) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Pittsburgh Pirates, San Francisco Giants, Cleveland Indians, San Diego Padres and New York Yankees from 1977 to 1991. He was selected to the NL All-Star team representing the Giants in 1980.
The Pittsburgh Pirates selected Whitson in the sixth round of the 1974 Major League Baseball draft out of Unicoi County High School in Erwin, Tennessee. He had a 32–41 win–loss record with a 3.56 earned run average (ERA) in four seasons as a starting pitcher in the Pirates' farm system before making his début with the Pirates as a September call-up in 1977. He went 1–0 with a 3.45 ERA. His one win came on September 17, when he made an emergency start against the Montreal Expos in place of Jerry Reuss, who was a late scratch.
Whitson split the 1978 season between the Pirates and their triple A affiliate, the Columbus Clippers. He made seven starts with Columbus, however, was used strictly out of the bullpen by Pirates manager Chuck Tanner, going 5–6 with a 3.27 ERA as a relief pitcher, and earning four saves.
The Pirates were in fourth place, 6+1⁄2 games back of the Montreal Expos on June 28, 1979, when Whitson was traded along with Al Holland and Fred Breining to the San Francisco Giants for Bill Madlock, Lenny Randle and Dave Roberts. Madlock batted .328, and was a key member of the "We Are Family" Pirates that surged from fourth place to win the division by two games over the Expos, and go on to win the 1979 World Series over the Baltimore Orioles. For his part, Whitson was 2–3 with a 4.37 ERA splitting time between the bullpen and starts for the Pirates. Upon his arrival in San Francisco, Whitson was added to his new team's starting rotation. He went 5–8 with a 3.95 ERA.
Whitson began the 1980 season with an 0–5 record and 5.06 ERA. However, he bounced back, going 7–3 with a 2.32 ERA over his next thirteen starts to earn his only National League All-Star nomination (he did not appear in the game). He finished the season 11–13 with a 3.10 ERA, and making a career high 34 starts and pitching 211+2⁄3 innings.
Injuries and the 1981 Major League Baseball strike limited Whitson to just 22 starts in 1981, resulting in a 6–9 record and 4.02 ERA.
Whitson was traded from the Giants to the Cleveland Indians for Duane Kuiper on November 15, 1981. He was converted back into a reliever with Cleveland, going 1–1 with a 4.41 ERA in that role. He made his first start for the Indians in the first game of a double header with the Milwaukee Brewers on August 1, 1982, pitching six innings and giving up just one run to earn the win. He remained in the starting rotation for the remainder of the season, compiling a 3–1 record and 2.22 ERA. Following the season, he was traded to the San Diego Padres for Juan Eichelberger and Broderick Perkins.
In 1983, Whitson was 2–6 with a 4.73 ERA when Padres manager Dick Williams demoted him to the bullpen. He found his way back into the starting rotation by the end of the season, and was 3–0 with a 2.20 ERA upon his return. For the season, he finished at 5–7, compiling a 4.30 ERA with one save.
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Ed Whitson
Eddie Lee Whitson (born May 19, 1955) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Pittsburgh Pirates, San Francisco Giants, Cleveland Indians, San Diego Padres and New York Yankees from 1977 to 1991. He was selected to the NL All-Star team representing the Giants in 1980.
The Pittsburgh Pirates selected Whitson in the sixth round of the 1974 Major League Baseball draft out of Unicoi County High School in Erwin, Tennessee. He had a 32–41 win–loss record with a 3.56 earned run average (ERA) in four seasons as a starting pitcher in the Pirates' farm system before making his début with the Pirates as a September call-up in 1977. He went 1–0 with a 3.45 ERA. His one win came on September 17, when he made an emergency start against the Montreal Expos in place of Jerry Reuss, who was a late scratch.
Whitson split the 1978 season between the Pirates and their triple A affiliate, the Columbus Clippers. He made seven starts with Columbus, however, was used strictly out of the bullpen by Pirates manager Chuck Tanner, going 5–6 with a 3.27 ERA as a relief pitcher, and earning four saves.
The Pirates were in fourth place, 6+1⁄2 games back of the Montreal Expos on June 28, 1979, when Whitson was traded along with Al Holland and Fred Breining to the San Francisco Giants for Bill Madlock, Lenny Randle and Dave Roberts. Madlock batted .328, and was a key member of the "We Are Family" Pirates that surged from fourth place to win the division by two games over the Expos, and go on to win the 1979 World Series over the Baltimore Orioles. For his part, Whitson was 2–3 with a 4.37 ERA splitting time between the bullpen and starts for the Pirates. Upon his arrival in San Francisco, Whitson was added to his new team's starting rotation. He went 5–8 with a 3.95 ERA.
Whitson began the 1980 season with an 0–5 record and 5.06 ERA. However, he bounced back, going 7–3 with a 2.32 ERA over his next thirteen starts to earn his only National League All-Star nomination (he did not appear in the game). He finished the season 11–13 with a 3.10 ERA, and making a career high 34 starts and pitching 211+2⁄3 innings.
Injuries and the 1981 Major League Baseball strike limited Whitson to just 22 starts in 1981, resulting in a 6–9 record and 4.02 ERA.
Whitson was traded from the Giants to the Cleveland Indians for Duane Kuiper on November 15, 1981. He was converted back into a reliever with Cleveland, going 1–1 with a 4.41 ERA in that role. He made his first start for the Indians in the first game of a double header with the Milwaukee Brewers on August 1, 1982, pitching six innings and giving up just one run to earn the win. He remained in the starting rotation for the remainder of the season, compiling a 3–1 record and 2.22 ERA. Following the season, he was traded to the San Diego Padres for Juan Eichelberger and Broderick Perkins.
In 1983, Whitson was 2–6 with a 4.73 ERA when Padres manager Dick Williams demoted him to the bullpen. He found his way back into the starting rotation by the end of the season, and was 3–0 with a 2.20 ERA upon his return. For the season, he finished at 5–7, compiling a 4.30 ERA with one save.