Juan Eichelberger
| Juan Eichelberger | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: October 21, 1953 St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| Professional debut | |
| MLB: September 7, 1978, for the San Diego Padres | |
| NPB: April 9, 1989, for the Yakult Swallows | |
| Last appearance | |
| MLB: June 20, 1988, for the Atlanta Braves | |
| NPB: May 9, 1989, for the Yakult Swallows | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 26–36 |
| Earned run average | 4.10 |
| Strikeouts | 281 |
| NPB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 0–3 |
| Earned run average | 7.04 |
| Strikeouts | 6 |
| Teams | |
Juan Tyrone Eichelberger (born October 21, 1953) is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher. He graduated from Balboa High School of San Francisco, California, in 1971, played collegiately at the University of California, Berkeley and pitched for the San Diego Padres (1978–82), Cleveland Indians (1983) and Atlanta Braves (1988). He also pitched one season in Japan (1989) for the Yakult Swallows.
On June 2, 1982, Juan almost threw the Padres' first no-hitter against the Chicago Cubs. A questionable umpiring call resulted in Scot Thompson being credited with a 2nd inning single on a ground ball that was not cleanly fielded by Tim Flannery.[citation needed] Juan kept the Cubs hitless over the next 7 innings and ended up with a complete game 1 hitter. The Padres won the game 3–1.[1]
In 1982 he was traded by the Padres along with first baseman-outfielder Broderick Perkins to the Cleveland Indians for pitcher Ed Whitson.
In 7 seasons Eichelberger had a 26–36 win–loss record, 125 games, 79 games started, 14 complete games, 1 shutout, 16 games finished, 603+1⁄3 innings pitched, 575 hits allowed, 312 runs allowed, 275 earned runs allowed, 50 home runs allowed, 283 walks allowed, 281 strikeouts, 8 hit batsmen, 25 wild pitches, 2,605 batters faced, 20 intentional walks, 14 balks and a 4.10 ERA. His career WHIP was 1.422.
Eichelberger was known for his unusual set position. While most pitchers would come to a standing position with their feet together and bring the ball and glove to their chest or chin, Eichelberger would keep his feet spread apart with his knees bent in a crouch and ball and glove at his belt.
Juan Eichelberger's son Jared followed his father into professional baseball, as a RHP originally drafted by the Chicago Cubs in 2001.[2] Juan is the founder and head instructor at Baseball Science, a baseball training program in San Diego, California.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Boxscore".
- ^ "Jared Eichelberger Stats, Highlights, Bio | MiLB.com Stats | The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
- ^ "Home". baseballscience.org.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
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