When we're in a waiting season, it’s easy to feel discouraged and impatient. He did not figure in the decision. You can stay in faith, knowing that at the right time, He will deliver you to your breakthrough. By the 1960s, Dodger pitching development was revving like a Mustang, and it wasn’t thanks only to Drysdale and Koufax. “I could spot my fastball—I wasn’t overpowering by any means,” the 5-foot-11 Osteen says. All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. “Everything was immaculate. Do you have a blog? Osteen played an enormous role in capturing the Dodgers’ final World Series title of the ’60s, provided a stabilizing bridge to the pennant-winning Dodger teams of the 1970s and extended the Dodger tradition to a later generation as pitching coach from 1999 to 2000.    vs. STL 0.2 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 1 ER, Last Game: All rights reserved.

He allowed a run in his first inning of relief and pitched 3⅓ shutout innings across two other games before convention took over, and he spent the better part of the next several seasons in the minors. “It was the best place in my opinion to pitch in the league,” Osteen says. As late as 1972, Osteen went 20–11 with a career-best 2.64 ERA (127 ERA+), followed by a 3.31 ERA (106 ERA+) season in ’73. After posting a winning record (15–13) in 1964,[2] he was in much demand that winter. 1) using profanity or any euphemisms for profanity August 9, 1939 For the first 60 years following his 1957 arrival, only 10 left-handers threw more innings in the majors than Osteen. He was still regarded highly enough to go out as he arrived—in a trade for a slugger, this time Jimmy Wynn, who helped lift the Dodgers to the 1974 NL pennant. The mound was the best in the league, and the groundskeeper would fix the mound and tailor it to the person who was pitching that night. His television program, John Osteen, ran for 16 years and was broadcast to millions in … “I was always in great shape,” he says. [2], As a batter, Osteen had a lifetime .188 batting average, with 8 home runs, and 76 runs batted in (RBI). “We took a lot of pride in finishing the job,” Osteen says. The 12 victories would be his fewest in a season from 1964–1973; the 18 losses tied him with Ray Sadecki for the major league lead. After two years with an earned run average (ERA) under 3.00 (1965–1966),[2] Osteen was considered a top-notch starter and a workhorse. Still only 21, Osteen began 1962 in the Senators’ starting rotation and threw his first shutout in his sixth career start. Joel Osteen - October 11, 2020.    vs. MIN 4.0 IP, 5 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER, Rookie Status: July 6, 1957 “The first year that I was there, that was like a dream come true,” Osteen says. Born:

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When Jon didn’t: 695-554 (.556) Today is the 80th birthday of Claude Osteen — a pitcher not nearly enough Dodger fans of today know about. us, High School: Reading HS (Reading, OH), Debut: “I knew the Minnesota club very well,” Osteen says.

I ran—back then, running was the key—and I never varied from my routine. It did pay off, but it was still nonetheless a big, big gamble, because Osteen hadn’t necessarily pitched for a winner before.” Just like that, the star Senator now played third fiddle in a rotation with Sandy and Don. He pitched a two-hit, 3–1 victory with eight strikeouts at Pittsburgh in his Dodger debut. Los Angeles Dodgers Opening Day starting pitchers, "Claude Osteen | SABR Baseball BioProject", "Local trades: A look at the smash hits and flops", "October 9, 1965: Well, golly: 'Gomer' Claude Osteen gets Dodgers back in the Series", "Career Leaders & Records for Innings Pitched", "Career Leaders & Records for Games Started", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Claude_Osteen&oldid=976057727, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, September 27, 1975, for the Chicago White Sox, Top 10 in the league in games started, 10 times (1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1975), 2nd in the league in shutouts 3 times (1967, 1969, 1970); top 10 in the league 3 more times (1971, 1972, 1973), Top 10 in the league in innings pitched, 6 times (1964, 1965, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1972), Top 10 in ERA, 3 times (1965, 1966, 1972), Ranks #77 in all-time innings pitched (3460​, Ranks #44 (tie) in all-time shutouts (40), Ranks #54 in all-time games started (488), Career statistics and player information from, This page was last edited on 31 August 2020, at 23:29. Sometimes you benefit from it, sometimes you don’t. Harmon Killebrew froze between first and second—and then Versalles took off for home. As the Dodgers rallied from 4½ games back with 16 to play, Osteen started five times and allowed five earned runs, pitching 37⅓ innings with a 1.21 ERA. If I was going bad, I ran; if I was going good, I ran. [5] He also coached various minor league teams. Though it all began for Osteen elsewhere, he nearly had roots as a Dodger as well. September 27, 1975 Osteen made his 3rd and final All-Star team in 1973, in what would prove to be his last real quality MLB campaign — and his last season with the Dodgers. Watch our How-To Videos to Become a Stathead, Subscribe to Stathead and get access to more data than you can imagine. They didn’t have to do too much for me, [but] some guys would throw their two cents in to the groundskeeper and bring up little points, like the area immediately behind the rubber where the pitcher steps back to start his windup.”. When Jon didn’t: 46-33 (.582). “It’s been a long time, but I tell you, I loved every minute of it,” Osteen Dodger Stadium was Osteen’s happiest of homes, and he credited groundskeeper Chris Duca, who had been tending the team’s field since his career began with Brooklyn in the 1940s. Osteen has … “I couldn’t lead by being an overpowering strikeout guy or anything like that.

“I worked hard. Join our linker program. “You look back at all the big games in Dodger history, and somehow because of his personality and his low-key nature, Osteen never gets credit for that game. The most significant portion of Osteen's career was spent with the Dodgers. The feeling was mutual. Osteen’s 100 complete games tie him for 12th on the all-time Dodger list, and as for shutouts, only his three Hall of Fame contemporaries plus Nap Rucker had more as a Dodger than Osteen’s 34. They treated us great, and they just caused you to have a lot of Dodgers at home: 1,028-812 (.558695) We present them here for purely educational purposes. By the 1960s, Dodger pitching development was revving like a Mustang, and it wasn’t thanks only to Drysdale and Koufax. Beginning in 1977, Osteen became a big league pitching coach for the Cardinals, Philadelphia Phillies, Texas Rangers, and Dodgers. “They’re gambling,” Mark Langill says of the Dodgers’ mindset at the time. Dodgers at home: 51-35 (.593) O’Malleys. His next two seasons were a bit below average, but he recovered in 1969, the year after Drysdale’s retirement, to throw a career-high 321 innings with a 2.66 ERA (124 ERA+). A "Bonus Baby" who never really received a season-long chance to start in Cincinnati, he was traded on Sept. 16, 1961, from Cincinnati to the Washington Senators for pitcher Dave Sisler. In 1967, Osteen reached his first All-Star game. Total Zone Rating and initial framework for Wins above Replacement calculations provided by Sean Smith. You make good pitches, you put movement on the ball, and you get people out, and that’s kind of what my forte was.”. 6) using hyperbole when something less will suffice In the 1970s, Osteen was still pitching an average of 260 innings a year. “We had a great ownership—you couldn’t find finer people than the Claude Osteen was the standout, in more ways than one. “I could see it coming,” Osteen says. Claude Wilson Osteen (born August 9, 1939), nicknamed "Gomer" because of his resemblance to television character Gomer Pyle, is an American former professional baseball left-handed pitcher, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cincinnati Redlegs/Reds, Washington Senators, Los Angeles Dodgers, Houston Astros, St. Louis Cardinals, and Chicago White Sox. Exceeded rookie limits during 1960 season, View Player Bio We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. Coincidentally, like Osteen, the pitcher and hitter involved in the walk-off single were also Tennessee natives: Jim Hickman (who had been a Dodger teammate of Osteen's in 1967) collected the hit off losing pitcher Clyde Wright (coincidentally, Hickman and Wright would become Comeback Players of the Year in their respective leagues).

Prior to the 1974 season, the Dodgers traded Osteen to the Houston Astros for outfielder Jimmy Wynn. As with other Dodger greats, running played an important role for Osteen. That year, he was 20–11, with a 2.64 ERA, in 252 innings pitched.[2]. Are you a Stathead, too? “Things just turned out well for me. [2][3] Wynn helped the Dodgers win the 1974 NL pennant The Astros traded Osteen to the St. Louis Cardinals in August of 1974. Many thanks to him. Jim Gilliam tagged out Versalles, ending the threat. 3) baiting other commenters In 1969, Osteen won 20 games for the first time[2] and set a number of career highs, including 321 innings pitched, 183 strikeouts, 16 complete games, and 7 shutouts. The stadium was clean, nice. Some high school data is courtesy David McWater. And so that worked out a little bit in my favor.”.

In his first five Dodger seasons, Osteen had a 2.91 ERA (108 ERA+) while averaging 39 starts and 278 innings per year. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. I had always though that Claude was related to Joel Osteen, one of those huge mega-church preachers who gets tons of airtime. Subscribe to our Free Newsletter, This Month in Sports ReferenceFind out when we add a feature or make a change. Osteen’s second year in Los Angeles neatly resembled his first (2.79 ERA, 116 ERA+, and an MLB-best 0.2 home runs per nine innings). But unlike the Dodgers, whose roster was loaded with stars (as well as their bonus baby, Koufax), the nearby Reds could provide the young prospect a faster path to the majors, so Osteen signed with Cincinnati. 9) typing "no-hitter" or "perfect game" to describe either in progress “For a guy to have the biggest game of his career when your team needed it the most, very rarely does that happen,” Langill says. In the 1970 All-Star game, Osteen pitched three shutout innings, notching the win, in a game most remembered for the play in which Pete Rose barreled into Ray Fosse to score the winning run in the 12th inning. On September 11, 1974 he pitched 9​1⁄3 innings of relief against the New York Mets in a 25 inning game, won by St. Louis 4-3.

Don Mohr, his baseball coach at Reading High School in Ohio in 1957, also scouted for the Dodgers and got the franchise interested in the young left-hander.

“The one-hitter I pitched, the Giants probably hit the ball harder off me in that game than the majority of games that I pitched.”. Much of the play-by-play, game results, and transaction information both shown and used to create certain data sets was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. But God is using the delay to prepare you for His favor. According to an interview Joel gave to Larry King, the two are not related, but boy they sure do look alike. In his final start in a Dodger uniform, the 34-year-old scattered 12 hits in a nine-inning no-decision. Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction?

Logos were compiled by the amazing SportsLogos.net. From the outset in 1965, he was ready. All images are property the copyright holder and are displayed here for informational purposes only. “I always thought, unless you were a guy like Koufax, no-hitters were kind of freakish,” Osteen says. “I probably wouldn’t have gotten signed today. That following spring, when Osteen no longer fit in the ChiSox’ future plans, the team released him. Some defensive statistics Copyright © Baseball Info Solutions, 2010-2020.

[2][3] Osteen developed into one of the game's better starters in Los Angeles.



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