Juan Eichelberger

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Juan Tyrone Eichelberger (born October 21, 1953 in St. Louis, Missouri) was a pitcher for the San Diego Padres (1978–82), Cleveland Indians (1983) and Atlanta Braves (1988). He graduated from Balboa High School of San Francisco, California in 1971.

In 7 seasons he had a 26–36 win-loss record, 125 games, 79 games started, 14 complete games, 1 shutout, 16 games finished, 603 ⅓ innings pitched, 575 hits allowed, 312 runs allowed, 275 earned runs allowed, 50 home runs allowed, 283 walks allowed, 281 strikeouts, 8 hit batsmen, 25 wild pitches, 2,605 batters faced, 20 intentional walks, 14 balks and a 4.10 ERA.

Eichelberger was known for his unusual set position. While most pitchers would come to a standing position with their feet together and bring the ball and glove to their chest or chin, Eichelberger would keep his feet spread apart with his knees bent in a crouch and ball and glove at his belt.

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• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference