Jump to content

Rawly Eastwick

Edit links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by The Ink Daddy! (talk | contribs) at 09:49, 22 October 2020 (Reference addition.). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Rawly Eastwick
Eastwick in 1980
Pitcher
Born: (1950-10-24) October 24, 1950 (age 74)
Camden, New Jersey
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 12, 1974, for the Cincinnati Reds
Last MLB appearance
October 1, 1981, for the Chicago Cubs
MLB statistics
Win–loss record28–27
Earned run average3.31
Strikeouts295
Saves68
Teams
Career highlights and awards

Rawlins Jackson "Rawly" Eastwick (born October 24, 1950), is an American former professional baseball relief pitcher, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cincinnati Reds, St. Louis Cardinals, New York Yankees, Philadelphia Phillies, Kansas City Royals, and Chicago Cubs, from 1975 to 1981.

Career

Eastwick was born in Camden, New Jersey, and grew up in Haddonfield, New Jersey, where he attended Haddonfield Memorial High School. He was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the third round of the 1969 amateur draft. In 1973, he made it to the Indianapolis Indians of the American Association and made his major league debut in September 1974 with the Reds. He started back at Indianapolis in 1975 but pitched well and was called up for good. In his rookie season, he tied for the National League lead in saves with 22.

Eastwick is best remembered for his 1975 World Series performance against the Boston Red Sox. He won games 2 and 3 and also earned a save in Game 5 as the Reds won the series in seven. In Game Six, however he gave up a three-run-home run to Bernie Carbo that sent the game into extra inning, which the Red Sox won in twelve innings. In 1976, Eastwick had his best season, going 11-5 in relief with a 2.06 earned run average. He also led the league in saves and won the NL Fireman of the Year award.[1] The Reds won their second consecutive World Series title.

Eastwick was dealt to the Cardinals for Doug Capilla at the trade deadline on June 15, 1977 as a result of a contract dispute with Reds management. His desire to become a free agent by not signing a contract with any team for the remainder of the season precluded him from being sent to the New York Mets in the Tom Seaver trade.[2] Eastwick signed a five-year, $1.2 million deal with the Yankees at the Winter Meetings on December 9, 1977. He joined a bullpen which already had Sparky Lyle, Dick Tidrow and Goose Gossage who had signed for $2.7 million two weeks earlier.[3] Eastwick's time with the Yankees lasted until the day before the trade deadline on June 14, 1978 when he was sent to the Philadelphia Phillies for Jay Johnstone and Bobby Brown.[4] He spent two seasons with the Phillies, posting a 4.90 ERA in 1979 and was released. He then pitched for the Kansas City Royals in 1980 and the Chicago Cubs in 1981 before retiring.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Rawley Eastwick Biography" Archived 2011-09-05 at the Wayback Machine. baseballlibrary.com. Retrieved 2010-11-1.
  2. ^ Durso, Joseph. "Mets Trade Tom Seaver and Dave Kingman," The New York Times, Thursday, June 16, 1977. Retrieved April 21, 2020
  3. ^ Durso, Joseph. "Yanks Sign Eastwick to 5‐Year Pact," The New York Times, Saturday, December 10, 1977. Retrieved October 22, 2020
  4. ^ Eichel, Larry & Livingston, Bill. "The locker-room clearance," The Philadelphia Inquirer, Thursday, June 15, 1978. Retrieved October 22, 2020
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rawly_Eastwick&oldid=984824999"