Not Pitching Like An All-Star
Posted by Steve Lombardi on July 3, 2010
Via Play Index, here are the only pitchers to allow 5+ ER in an All-Star appearance -
| Rk | Player | Date | Tm | Lg | Opp | Rslt | App,Dec | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | GSc | IR | IS | BF | AB | 2B | 3B | IBB | HBP | SH | SF | GDP | SB | CS | PO | BK | WP | WPA | RE24 | ||
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| 1 | Sandy Consuegra | 1954-07-13 | CHW | AL | NLS | W 11-9 | 4-4 | 0.1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 135.00 | -0.410 | 1.290 | ||
| 2 | Atlee Hammaker | 1983-07-06 | SFG | NL | ALS | L 3-13 | 3-3 | 0.2 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 94.50 | -0.314 | .817 | ||
| 3 | Tom Glavine | 1992-07-14 | ATL | NL | ALS | L 6-13 | GS-2 ,L | 1.2 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27.00 | -0.372 | .934 | |||
| 4 | Jim Maloney | 1965-07-13 | CIN | NL | ALS | W 6-5 | 4-5 | 1.2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27.00 | -0.420 | .995 | ||
| 5 | Jim Palmer | 1977-07-19 | BAL | AL | NLS | L 5-7 | GS-2 ,L | 2.0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22.50 | -0.334 | .627 | |||
| 6 | Claude Passeau | 1941-07-08 | CHC | NL | ALS | L 5-7 | 7-9f ,BL | 2.2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.88 | -0.760 | 2.675 |
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I have to confess, this is the first time in my life that I've seen the name Sandy Consuegra. Here's more on him via Wiki -
A native of Potrerillo, Cuba, Consuegra made his major league debut in 1950 with the Washington Senators when he was 29 years old. Previously, he had played with the Havana Cubans, the first Cuban team in the American minor league system.
The Chicago White Sox purchased Consuegra from Washington in the 1953 midseason. He went 16-3 during his 1954 All-Star season with the White Sox, leading the American League with a .842 winning percentage, and included a league-high eight relief wins without a defeat. His 2.69 ERA was only bettered by the Cleveland Indians' Mike Garcia (2.64).
Consuegra also played with the Baltimore Orioles and New York Giants, announcing his retirement at end of 1957 season.
Following his playing career, Consuegra settled in Miami, Florida, where he died at age 85.
Tough break - making the All-Stars for the only time in your otherwise so-so career and then getting beat up. Then again, he was not the only pitcher to struggle in that '54 contest too.
July 3rd, 2010 at 1:31 pm
If I recall correctly, Maloney wasn't the only goat in the '65 game. Milt Pappas was just about as unimpressive for the Junior Circuit that year -- a fact that Joe Nuxhall pointed out a few times the next year, when Maloney and Pappas were teammates and everyone {at least in my family} was ready to lynch the Reds GM -- I think it was Bob Howsam -- for trading Frank Robinson off for Pappas
July 3rd, 2010 at 1:47 pm
I'm thinking "Atlee Hammaker" is the greatest name for an All-Star, ever.
July 4th, 2010 at 2:01 am
Whew, Atlee Hammaker is one of the true ghosts haunting the memory of Giants fans. Everyone thought we had an ace to build the franchise around during that 1983 season. Then he stunk out the joint in the all-star game, got injured for most of the rest of the season, and never really came close to what he'd done in those first few months of 1983. All through the 1980s, Giants fans would keep thinking Hammaker was just about to get healthy and turn into our ace. Kind of like a San Fran version of Kerry Wood.
Beyond the 1983 season, my other memory of Hammaker is giving up a three-run home run to light-hitting utility infielder Jose Oquendo in Game 7 of the 1987 NLCS. I was just about old enough to realize that being a Giants fan would not be a recipe for a happy baseball life.