Dennis Lamp
| Dennis Lamp | |||
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| Pitcher | |||
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Born: September 23, 1952 Los Angeles, California |
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| MLB debut | |||
| August 21, 1977, for the Chicago Cubs | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| June 6, 1992, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Win–loss record | 96–96 | ||
| Earned run average | 3.93 | ||
| Strikeouts | 857 | ||
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Dennis Patrick Lamp (born September 23, 1952) is a former middle relief pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB). From 1977 through 1992, the breaking ball specialist played for the Chicago Cubs (1977–1980), Chicago White Sox (1981–1983), Toronto Blue Jays (1984–1986), Oakland Athletics (1987), Boston Red Sox (1988–1991) and Pittsburgh Pirates (1992).
Lamp was born in Los Angeles, California. After graduating from St. John Bosco High School in Bellflower, California in 1971, Lamp was selected in the third round (62nd overall) by the Cubs in that year's MLB Draft.
Lamp began his career as a Cub, but was traded to the crosstown Chicago White Sox for pitcher Ken Kravec. His seven wins and 15 saves helped the White Sox win their division by a whopping 20 games and reach the 1983 American League Championship Series. A month later, he was granted free agency and signed with the Toronto Blue Jays.
In a 14-season career, Lamp posted a 96–96 record with a 3.93 ERA and 35 saves in 639 games pitched. His best season was 1985: 11–0 and a 3.32 ERA in 105 innings. In 1984 with the Blue Jays, Lamp came up just one win short of Luis Arroyo’s 1961 record for most consecutive wins by a reliever.
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