Ed Rakow
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| Pitcher | |||
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Born: May 30, 1935 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
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Died: August 26, 2000 (aged 65) West Palm Beach, Florida |
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| MLB debut | |||
| April 22, 1960, for the Los Angeles Dodgers | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| September 28, 1967, for the Atlanta Braves | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Win–loss record | 36–47 | ||
| Earned run average | 4.33 | ||
| Strikeouts | 484 | ||
| Innings pitched | 761 1⁄3 | ||
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Edward Charles Rakow (May 30, 1935 – August 26, 2000), nicknamed "Rock", was an American professional baseball player. The right-handed pitcher appeared in 195 games in Major League Baseball during all or parts of seven seasons (1960–65; 1967) as a member of the Los Angeles Dodgers, Kansas City Athletics, Detroit Tigers and Atlanta Braves. He stood 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 m) tall and weighed 178 pounds (81 kg).
Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Rakow signed with the Brooklyn Dodgers during their last season in Brooklyn, 1957, and after three minor league seasons, he spent part of the 1960 season on the Los Angeles Dodgers' roster. He worked in nine games, two as a starting pitcher, and lost his only decision, giving up 18 earned runs, 30 hits and 11 bases on balls in 22 innings pitched. The following spring, he was traded to the Athletics, where he would appear in 121 games over the next three years.
In 1962, Rakow led the A's in games started (35), innings pitched (235 1⁄3), complete games (11), shutouts (2) and games won (14). He led the American League in losses (17) and earned runs (111), and finished eighth in the league in strikeouts (159, which led the Athletics).
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