Warren Brusstar

Warren Brusstar
Pitcher
Born: February 2, 1952 (1952-02-02) Oakland, California
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
MLB debut
May 6, 1977 for the Philadelphia Phillies
Last MLB appearance
October 3, 1985 for the Chicago Cubs
Career statistics
ERA	3.51
Record	28-16
Strikeouts	273
Teams
Philadelphia Phillies (1977–1982) Chicago White Sox (1982) Chicago Cubs (1983–1985)
Career highlights and awards
World Series champion (1980)

Warren Scott Brusstar is a former baseball player who played 9 years from 1977 to 1985. He played for the Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago White Sox, and the Chicago Cubs.

Brusstar was born on February 2, 1952 (1952-02-02) in Oakland, CA. He graduated from Napa High School in 1970 and attended Fresno State University before being signed. He is currently the pitching coach at Napa Valley College. Brusstar was inducted into the Napa Valley College Athletic Hall of Fame in 2011

Draft

Brusstar, who batted and threw right-handed, was drafted by the San Francisco Giants in 1970 in the 27th round (635^th overall). He chose not to sign. In 1971, he was drafted by the Giants again, this time in the 6th round (114^th overall). Again, the 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m), 200 pound Brusstar did not sign. He'd have to wait until 1973 to be drafted again, this time by the New York Mets in the 33rd round (684^th). Not surprisingly, he didn't sign. In 1974, the Phillies were able to get him to sign after drafting him in the 4th round (67^th).

Minor leagues

Brusstar was a very successful starter and reliever in the minor leagues. His ERA never reached 3.00 in any of the years he played before making his major league debut (the highest it reached was 2.71), although in two seasons he walked 90 or more batters.

Major Leagues

On May 6, 1977, at the age of 25, Brusstar made his major league debut with the Phillies when he was called up to replace Tug McGraw on the team's roster after McGraw suffered an elbow injury. He would never start a game in his career, because he was used primarily as a middle reliever. Only 3 times did he ever appear in over 50 games in a season, because Brusstar, a sinker-slider pitcher, was constantly hampered by shoulder problems.^{[citation needed]} He played his last game on October 3, 1985.

Transactions

On August 30, 1982, the Chicago White Sox purchased Brusstar from the Phillies. He would end up only pitching ten games for the White Sox. On January 25, 1983, the Chicago White Sox made a trade sending Brusstar and Steve Trout to the Cubs for Scott Fletcher, Pat Tabler, Randy Martz, and Dick Tidrow. Bill Buckner who also graduated from Napa High School was a teammate with Brusstar for a year and a half while they played for the Cubs.

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference