Chuck Dobson
Chuck Dobson | |||
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Pitcher | |||
Born: Kansas City, Missouri | January 10, 1944|||
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MLB debut | |||
April 19, 1966, for the Kansas City Athletics | |||
Last MLB appearance | |||
May 26, 1975, for the California Angels | |||
MLB statistics | |||
Win–loss record | 74–69 | ||
Earned run average | 3.78 | ||
Strikeouts | 758 | ||
Teams | |||
Charles Thomas Dobson (born January 10, 1944) is a retired professional baseball player who played 9 seasons for the Kansas City and Oakland Athletics, and the California Angels of Major League Baseball. He may be best remembered as the first white MLB player to room with an African-American player on the road, Reggie Jackson.[1] He is featured in the photograph of the first live action in game photo ever to appear on a baseball card. He is the player sliding into home on Thurman Munson's 1971 Topps #5 baseball card. Chuck was the winning pitcher in the game which took place on July 16, 1970.
Dobson made his Major League debut for the Kansas City Athletics on April 19, 1966. This marked the first time that a starting pitcher made "his big league debut in his team's home opener in the state in which he was born".[2] This feat was repeated 51 years later by Kyle Freeland of the Colorado Rockies.[2] Despite a 15-5 record in 1971, Dobson experienced significant pain in his pitching elbow due to growing calcium deposits. Surgery that off-season kept him out of the majors throughout 1972. Although he returned to the majors for brief stints in 1973 and 1974, his career was effectively ended by the elbow injury.
References
- ↑ Gregory H. Wolf (8 April 2017). "Chuck Dobson". SABR BIoProject. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
- 1 2 Associated Press (8 April 2017). "Freeland wins debut as Rockies top Dodgers 2-1". ESPN. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
- Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Baseball Gauge
- Retrosheet
- Venezuelan Professional Baseball League