Randy Moffitt

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Randy Moffitt
Pitcher
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
MLB debut
June 11, 1972 for the San Francisco Giants
Final game
September 19, 1983 for the Toronto Blue Jays
Career statistics
Record	43-52
ERA	3.65
Strikeouts	455
Teams
San Francisco Giants (1972-1981) Houston Astros (1982) Toronto Blue Jays (1983)
Career highlights and awards
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Contents 1 Information 2 Trivia 3 Reference 4 External links

[edit] Information

Randall James Moffitt (born October 13, 1948 in Long Beach, California) is a former baseball pitcher for the San Francisco Giants, Houston Astros and Toronto Blue Jays. He is the younger brother of tennis star Billie Jean Moffitt King.

Moffitt was drafted by the Giants in the 1st round (18th pick) of the 1970 amateur draft. After a successful year as a starting pitcher for the Class-A Fresno Giants (9-6, 1.60) he was converted to relief with the Triple-A Phoenix Giants in 1971. He was called up to the big club in 1972, making his major league debut on June 11.

He was a dependable relief pitcher for many years, and finished in the National League TOP TEN four times for saves and three times for games pitched. During the 1970s he partnered first with Elias Sosa and later with Gary Lavelle to give the Giants one of the league's better bullpens. In 534 career pitching appearances (all but one in relief) he finished 306 games and saved 96 others.

[edit] Trivia

• Moffitt gave up Rafael Batista's first major league hit. {Candlestick Park -- June 23, 1973}
• Moffitt's first major league hit, a single against Jim York, contributed to a 9-run 9th inning for the Giants. {Astrodome -- June 29, 1973}
• held All-Stars Jeff Burroughs, Darrell Evans, George Foster, Ken Griffey, Sr., Dave Kingman, Davey Lopes, Rick Monday, Manny Mota,
  Dave Parker, Joe Torre, and Richie Zisk to a .126 collective batting average (19-for-151)
• held Hall of Famers Hank Aaron, Johnny Bench, Gary Carter, Willie McCovey, Mike Schmidt, and Dave Winfield to a .211 collective batting average (19-for-90)

[edit] Reference

• 1980 Baseball Register published by The Sporting News

[edit] External links

• Moffitt statistics at Baseball reference
• Retrosheet