Glenn Abbott
| Glenn Abbott | |||
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Born: February 16, 1951 Little Rock, Arkansas |
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| MLB debut | |||
| July 29, 1973, for the Oakland Athletics | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| August 8, 1984, for the Detroit Tigers | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Win–loss record | 62–83 | ||
| Earned run average | 4.39 | ||
| Strikeouts | 484 | ||
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William Glenn Abbott (born February 16, 1951) is a former Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher. During an 11-year baseball career, he pitched for the Oakland Athletics (1973–76), Seattle Mariners (1977–81; 1983), and Detroit Tigers (1983–84). Abbott, along with Vida Blue, Paul Lindblad and Rollie Fingers combined for the first four-pitcher combined no-hitter in MLB history.
Abbott was drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the eighth round of the 1969 MLB Draft.
On September 28, 1975, Abbott pitched one inning of a no-hitter over the California Angels on the last day of the regular season, relieving Vida Blue, who threw the first five innings. Abbott retired Ike Hampton, Jerry Remy and Dave Chalk in order in the sixth inning before being replaced by Paul Lindblad and later Rollie Fingers. This was the first four-pitcher combined no-hitter in MLB history. He pitched four seasons with the Athletics going 13−16 with a 4.08 ERA in 73 games, 45 for starts.
In November 1976, Abbott was drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 1976 MLB expansion draft. He played for the Mariners longer than any other player from their original 1977 opening day roster. Abbott led all Mariners pitchers in wins in 1977 and 1980, winning 12 games in each of those seasons. Abbott said this about being chosen by the Mariners:
Abbott finished his career with the Mariners going 44−62 with a 4.54 ERA in 155 games, 146 for starts.
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