Eric Plunk

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Eric Vaughn Plunk (born September 3, 1963 in Wilmington, California), is a former professional baseball player who pitched in the Major Leagues from 1986-1999.

Contents 1 Teams 2 Career Stats 3 Fast Facts 4 External links

[edit] Teams

• Oakland Athletics 1986-1989

• New York Yankees 1989-1991

• Cleveland Indians 1992-1998

• Milwaukee Brewers 1998-1999

[edit] Career Stats

• 72 Wins

• 58 Losses

• 714 Games (63rd All-Time)

• 41 Games Started

• 234 Games Finished

• 35 Saves

• 1,151 Innings Pitched

• 1,009 Hits Allowed

• 537 Runs Allowed

• 488 Earned Runs Allowed

• 122 Home Runs Allowed

• 647 Walks Allowed

• 1,081 Strikeouts

• 32 Hit Batsmen

• 75 Wild Pitches

• 5,030 Batters Faced

• 45 Intentional Walks

• 24 Balks

• 3.82 ERA

[edit] Fast Facts

• On December 5, 1984, he was traded by the New York Yankees with Tim Birtsas, Jay Howell, Stan Javier, and Jose Rijo to the Oakland Athletics for Rickey Henderson, Bert Bradley, and cash.

• On June 21, 1989, he was traded by the Oakland Athletics with Greg Cadaret and Luis Polonia to the New York Yankees for Rickey Henderson.

• On July 23, 1998, he was traded by the Cleveland Indians to the Milwaukee Brewers for Doug Jones.

• He won the first ever game played at Jacobs Field on April 4, 1994.

• He was the losing pitcher for Game 3 of the 1997 World Series.

• Both he and Rickey Henderson were involved in the 12/5/84 and 6/21/89 trades between the Yankees and Athletics; perhaps the only time in professional sports history that two players haven been traded for each other twice by the same two teams.

[edit] External links

• http://www.baseball-reference.com/p/plunker01.shtml

• http://www.baseballlibrary.com/baseballlibrary/ballplayers/P/Plunk_Eric.stm