Dan Petry Stats & Facts

 

 

Dan Petry

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right  •  Throws: Right
6-4, 185lb (193cm, 83kg)
Born: November 13, 1958  in Palo Alto, CA
Draft: Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 4th round of the 1976 MLB June Amateur Draft from El Dorado HS (Placentia, CA).
High School: El Dorado HS (Placentia, CA)
Debut: July 8, 1979 (14,205th in major league history)
vs. MIL 7.1 IP, 10 H, 2 SO, 1 BB, 3 ER, L
Last Game: October 5, 1991
vs. MIL 4.0 IP, 2 H, 3 SO, 3 BB, 2 ER
Nicknames: Peaches

Played For
Detroit Tigers (1979-1987)
California Angels (1988-1989)
Detroit Tigers (1990-1991)
Atlanta Braves (1991)
Boston Red Sox (1991)

Post-Season Appearances
1984 American League Championship Series
1984 World Series
1987 American League Championship Series

All-Star Selections
1985 AL

Nine Other Players Who Debuted in 1979

Rickey Henderson
Tim Raines
Kirk Gibson
Dickie Thon
Jesse Orosco
Jeff Reardon
Dan Quisenberry
Dave Righetti
Dave Stieb

 

The Dan Petry Teammate Team

C: Lance Parrish
1B: Cecil Fielder
2B: Lou Whitaker
3B: Tom Brookens
SS: Alan Trammell
LF: Chili Davis
CF: Chet Lemon
RF: Kirk Gibson
DH: Darrell Evans
SP: Jack Morris
SP: Milt Wilcox
SP: Walt Terrell
SP: John Smoltz
SP: Roger Clemens
RP: Willie Hernandez
RP: Aurelio Lopez
M: Sparky Anderson

Notable Events and Chronology

 

Biography

Dan Petry was a consistent, durable starter for nearly a decade in Detroit, winning at least 10 games in six consecutive seasons and at least 15 in four. He was 19-11 in 1983, leading AL pitchers with 38 starts, and 18-8, 3.24 in 1984 as the number-two starter for the World Champion Detroit Tigers. Petry lost Game Two of the WS to the Padres (Detroit’s only loss in the Series), and was the starter in the deciding Game Five, but got no decision.

In 1985 Petry was 15-13 while pitching over 230 innings for the fourth straight season, but in 1986 he went on the DL for the first time in his ML career, missing over two months after having bone chips removed from his elbow. Petry’s ERA ballooned to 5.61 in 1987 and he was traded to California for outfielder Gary Pettis after the season. In 1988 he spent two more months on the DL and won only three games in 22 starts for the Angels.

He enjoyed a mini-renaissance with the Tigers in 1990, going 10-9 in 23 starts, but bounced from Detroit to the Atlanta Braves to the Boston Red Sox during the 1991 season and retired soon afterward.

Best Season, 1984
His 3.24 ERA led the staff, and he copped 18 victories. After a history of giving up the longball, he settled down and kept the ball in the park, surrendering just 21 in ’84. He pitched well but got a no-decision in the playoffs, and then suffered poor outings in his two World Series starts. He finished fifth in the AL Cy Young voting, two spots ahead of teammate Jack Morris.

 

@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF90YWdzIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsiYmVmb3JlIjoiTGVhcm4gTW9yZSBhYm91dCB0aGUgdGVhbXMsIHBsYXllcnMsIGJhbGwgcGFya3MgYW5kIGV2ZW50cyB0aGF0IGhhcHBlbmVkIG9uIHRoaXMgZGF0ZSBpbiBoaXN0b3J5IC0gLSAtIC0gLSAtIC0gIiwiYWZ0ZXIiOiIiLCJsaW5rX3RvX3Rlcm1fcGFnZSI6Im9uIiwic2VwYXJhdG9yIjoiIHwgIiwiY2F0ZWdvcnlfdHlwZSI6InBvc3RfdGFnIn19@

Factoids, Quotes, Milestones and Odd Facts

Coming soon

 

Other Resources & Links

View Player Info from the B-R Bullpen
View Player Bio from the SABR BioProject

If you would like to add a link or add information for player pages, please contact us here.