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Doug Bair

Birthdate:

8/22/1949

Height / Weight:

6' 0" / 180 lbs.

Place of Birth:

Defiance, OH, USA

Bats / Throws:

R / R

Baseball Historian Biography

A fastball pitcher Doug Bair was trained to work as a reliever from the get-go. He came through the Pittsburgh minor league system before being to Oakland in 1977. With the A’s Doug Bair went 4-6 with 8 saves in 45 games and then was traded to the Cincinnati Reds on February 25 1978 for Dave Revering.

Doug Bair made a name for himself as one of the best fireman in1978. He had the lowest earned run average, 1.98, in the entire NL for pitchers with 100 innings, and his save total of 28 was third highest in the league. That season he struck out 91 batters in 100.1 innings, and had more relief wins than any other NL pitcher, finishing with 7-6 record. On August 30 Doug Bair gained save #16 by preserving a 1-run lead by pitching 4 scoreless innings. In 1979 his 11-7 record with 16 saves helped the Reds win the NL West Crown.

In 1982 relieving with the Cardinals Doug Bair set up closer Bruce Sutter to bring a World Championships to St. Louis. In 1984 his 5-3 mark with 4 saves helped the Tigers win the AL East and then the World Series.

In his 15-year career Doug Bair had four seasons with over 60 relief appearances, and struck out 689 batters in 909.1 innings. Baseball History

Pitching Statistics

Year	Team	G	GS	W	L	SV	CG	SHO	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	WP	HBP	BK	ERA
1976	PIT (NL)	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.1	4	4	4	0	5	1	4	0	0	0	5.68
1977	OAK (AL)	45	0	4	6	8	0	0	83.1	78	39	32	11	57	9	68	6	0	0	3.46
1978	CIN (NL)	70	0	7	6	28	0	0	100.1	87	23	22	6	38	3	91	1	0	0	1.97
1979	CIN (NL)	65	0	11	7	16	0	0	94.1	93	47	45	7	51	12	86	3	3	0	4.29
1980	CIN (NL)	61	0	3	6	6	0	0	85.0	91	42	40	7	39	10	62	5	1	0	4.24
1981	STL (NL)	11	0	2	0	1	0	0	15.2	13	6	6	0	2	0	14	0	0	0	3.45
1981	CIN (NL)	24	0	2	2	0	0	0	39.0	42	28	25	5	17	4	16	3	0	0	5.77
1982	STL (NL)	63	0	5	3	8	0	0	91.2	69	27	26	7	36	13	68	2	1	0	2.55
1983	DET (AL)	27	1	7	3	4	0	0	55.2	51	27	24	8	19	4	39	0	1	0	3.88
1983	STL (NL)	26	0	1	1	1	0	0	29.2	24	11	10	4	13	3	21	1	0	0	3.03
1984	DET (AL)	47	1	5	3	4	0	0	93.2	82	42	39	10	36	2	57	3	0	0	3.75
1985	STL (NL)	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
1985	DET (AL)	21	3	2	0	0	0	0	49.0	54	38	34	3	25	5	30	6	1	1	6.24
1986	OAK (AL)	31	0	2	3	4	0	0	45.0	37	15	15	5	18	0	40	2	0	0	3.00
1987	PHI (NL)	11	0	2	0	0	0	0	13.2	17	9	9	4	5	0	10	0	0	0	5.93
1988	TOR (AL)	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	13.1	14	6	6	2	3	0	8	1	0	0	4.05
1989	PIT (NL)	44	0	2	3	1	0	0	67.1	52	19	17	4	28	10	56	7	0	0	2.27
1990	PIT (NL)	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	24.1	30	15	13	3	11	1	19	3	0	1	4.81
18 years		584	5	55	43	81	0	0	909.1	839	398	367	86	405	77	689	43	7	2	3.63

Batting Statistics

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	AVG	OBP	SLG
1976	PIT (NL)	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.0	.0	SLG
1977	OAK (AL)	45	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.0	.0	SLG
1978	CIN (NL)	70	14	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	.143	.143	SLG
1979	CIN (NL)	65	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.0	.0	SLG
1980	CIN (NL)	61	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.0	.0	SLG
1981	STL (NL)	11	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.0	.0	SLG
1981	CIN (NL)	24	3	1	1	0	0	1	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	SLG
1982	STL (NL)	63	13	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	.77	.77	SLG
1983	DET (AL)	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.0	.0	SLG
1983	STL (NL)	26	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.0	.0	SLG
1984	DET (AL)	47	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.0	.0	SLG
1985	STL (NL)	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.0	.0	SLG
1985	DET (AL)	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.0	.0	SLG
1986	OAK (AL)	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.0	.0	SLG
1987	PHI (NL)	11	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.0	.0	SLG
1988	TOR (AL)	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.0	.0	SLG
1989	PIT (NL)	44	5	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	SLG
1990	PIT (NL)	22	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.0	.0	SLG
18 years		584	52	2	5	1	0	1	4	0	23	0	0	0	0	4	0	.96	.96	.SLG

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