Dick Tidrow

Q: When was Dick Tidrow born?

Dick Tidrow was born on May 14, 1947.

Q: Where was Dick Tidrow born?

Dick Tidrow was born in San Francisco, CA .

Q: How tall was Dick Tidrow?

Dick Tidrow was 6-4 (193 cm) tall.

Q: How much did Dick Tidrow weigh when playing?

Dick Tidrow weighed 210 lbs (95 kg) when playing.

Q: Is Dick Tidrow in the Hall of Fame?

Dick Tidrow has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

Q: When was Dick Tidrow drafted?

Dick Tidrow was drafted by the Washington Senators in the 17th round of the 1965 MLB June Amateur Draft from Mount Eden HS (Hayward, CA) , the San Francisco Giants in the 1st round (12th) of the 1966 MLB January Draft-Secondary Phase from Chabot College (Hayward, CA) , the Cincinnati Reds in the 2nd round of the 1966 MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase and the Cleveland Indians in the 4th round of the 1967 MLB January Draft-Secondary Phase from Chabot College (Hayward, CA) .

Q: How many strikeouts did Dick Tidrow have?

Dick Tidrow had 975 strikeouts over his career.

Q: How many teams has Dick Tidrow played for?

Dick Tidrow played for 5 teams; the Cleveland Indians, New York Yankees, Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox and New York Mets.

Q: How many World Series has Dick Tidrow won?

Dick Tidrow won 2 World Series.

Q: When did Dick Tidrow retire?

Dick Tidrow last played in 1984.

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-4, 210lb (193cm, 95kg)

Born: May 14, 1947 in San Francisco, CA us

Died: July 10, 2021 in Lee's Summit, MO

Buried: Mount Olivet Cemetery, Kansas City, MO

Draft: Drafted by the Washington Senators in the 17th round of the 1965 MLB June Amateur Draft from Mount Eden HS (Hayward, CA), the San Francisco Giants in the 1st round (12th) of the 1966 MLB January Draft-Secondary Phase from Chabot College (Hayward, CA), the Cincinnati Reds in the 2nd round of the 1966 MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase and the Cleveland Indians in the 4th round of the 1967 MLB January Draft-Secondary Phase from Chabot College (Hayward, CA).

High School: Mount Eden HS (Hayward, CA)

School: Chabot College (Hayward, CA)

Debut: April 18, 1972 (Age 24-340d, 13,209th in major league history)
vs. BOS 1.0 IP, 5 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 4 ER, L

Last Game: May 7, 1984 (Age 36-359d)
vs. CIN 2.0 IP, 5 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 4 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1972 season

Full Name: Richard William Tidrow

Nicknames: Dirt

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

13.4

100

ERA

3.68

620

138

1746.2

975

WHIP

1.308

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Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1967	20	CLE-min	A	0	2	.000	6.17	11	5		0	0		35.0	35	26	24	2	19	2	27	2	0	5				1.543	9.0	0.5	4.9	6.9	1.42	REN,RKH CALL,WCRS
1968	21	CLE-min	A	1	0	1.000	0.00	6	0		0	0		8.0	3	0	0	0	4	0	11	0	0	3				0.875	3.4	0.0	4.5	12.4	2.75	REN CALL
1969	22	CLE-min	A,WRk	19	7	.731	2.60	35	33		13	2	1	235.0	205	86	68	10	72	4	216	3	2	17				1.179	7.9	0.4	2.8	8.3	3.00	REN,IDN CALL,FLIS
1970	23	CLE-min	AAA,A	5	6	.455	4.35	24	19		2	0	0	118.0	134	65	57	11	41	3	104	5	0	3				1.483	10.2	0.8	3.1	7.9	2.54	WCH,REN AA,CALL
1971	24	CLE-min	AAA,A	12	6	.667	3.94	27	24		5	1	0	162.0	161	77	71	26	56	5	110	8	0	6				1.340	8.9	1.4	3.1	6.1	1.96	WCH,REN AA,CALL
1972	25	CLE	AL	14	15	.483	2.77	39	34	2	10	3	0	237.1	200	83	73	21	70	13	123	6	1	3	968	117	3.47	1.138	7.6	0.8	2.7	4.7	1.76
1973	26	CLE	AL	14	16	.467	4.42	42	40	2	13	2	0	274.2	289	150	135	31	95	10	138	8	1	6	1194	89	4.15	1.398	9.5	1.0	3.1	4.5	1.45
1974	27	TOT	AL	12	12	.500	4.16	37	29	4	5	0	1	209.2	226	116	97	18	66	8	108	6	0	4	905	86	3.69	1.393	9.7	0.8	2.8	4.6	1.64
1974	27	CLE	AL	1	3	.250	7.11	4	4	0	0	0	0	19.0	21	17	15	4	13	1	8	2	0	0	94	52	6.84	1.789	9.9	1.9	6.2	3.8	0.62
1974	27	NYY	AL	11	9	.550	3.87	33	25	4	5	0	1	190.2	205	99	82	14	53	7	100	4	0	4	811	92	3.38	1.353	9.7	0.7	2.5	4.7	1.89
1975	28	NYY	AL	6	3	.667	3.12	37	0	23	0	0	5	69.1	65	27	24	5	31	6	38	3	0	2	294	120	3.90	1.385	8.4	0.6	4.0	4.9	1.23
1976	29	NYY	AL	4	5	.444	2.63	47	2	24	0	0	10	92.1	80	29	27	5	24	1	65	1	0	0	375	132	2.74	1.126	7.8	0.5	2.3	6.3	2.71
1977	30	NYY	AL	11	4	.733	3.16	49	7	26	0	0	5	151.0	143	57	53	20	41	11	83	2	0	2	624	125	4.22	1.219	8.5	1.2	2.4	4.9	2.02
1978	31	NYY	AL	7	11	.389	3.84	31	25	1	4	0	0	185.1	191	87	79	13	53	3	73	5	0	5	787	95	3.65	1.317	9.3	0.6	2.6	3.5	1.38
1979	32	TOT	MLB	13	6	.684	3.66	77	0	37	0	0	6	125.1	124	55	51	10	46	11	75	2	0	5	526	114	3.72	1.356	8.9	0.7	3.3	5.4	1.63
1979	32	NYY	AL	2	1	.667	7.94	14	0	10	0	0	2	22.2	38	20	20	5	4	0	7	0	0	2	101	52	5.51	1.853	15.1	2.0	1.6	2.8	1.75
1979	32	CHC	NL	11	5	.688	2.72	63	0	27	0	0	4	102.2	86	35	31	5	42	11	68	2	0	3	425	153	3.33	1.247	7.5	0.4	3.7	6.0	1.62
1980	33	CHC	NL	6	5	.545	2.79	84	0	38	0	0	6	116.0	97	44	36	10	53	16	97	5	0	1	495	141	3.70	1.293	7.5	0.8	4.1	7.5	1.83
1981	34	CHC	NL	3	10	.231	5.06	51	0	30	0	0	9	74.2	73	45	42	6	30	15	39	1	0	1	328	74	3.85	1.379	8.8	0.7	3.6	4.7	1.30
1982	35	CHC	NL	8	3	.727	3.39	65	0	25	0	0	6	103.2	106	45	39	6	29	10	62	3	0	1	441	110	3.20	1.302	9.2	0.5	2.5	5.4	2.14
1983	36	CHW	AL	2	4	.333	4.22	50	1	27	0	0	7	91.2	86	50	43	13	34	8	66	1	0	1	397	100	4.30	1.309	8.4	1.3	3.3	6.5	1.94
1984	37	NYM	NL	0	0		9.19	11	0	5	0	0	0	15.2	25	19	16	5	7	0	8	0	0	1	78	40	7.24	2.043	14.4	2.9	4.0	4.6	1.14
13 Yrs				100	94	.515	3.68	620	138	244	32	5	55	1746.2	1705	807	715	163	579	112	975	43	2	32	7412	102	3.78	1.308	8.8	0.8	3.0	5.0	1.68
162 Game Avg.				9	8	.515	3.68	56	12	22	3	0	5	157	153	72	64	15	52	10	87	4	0	3	665	102	3.78	1.308	8.8	0.8	3.0	5.0	1.68
				W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
NYY (6 yrs)				41	33	.554	3.61	211	59	88	9	0	23	711.1	722	319	285	62	206	28	366	15	0	15	2992	102	3.66	1.305	9.1	0.8	2.6	4.6	1.78
CHC (4 yrs)				28	23	.549	3.36	263	0	120	0	0	25	397.0	362	169	148	27	154	52	266	11	0	6	1689	116	3.50	1.300	8.2	0.6	3.5	6.0	1.73
CLE (3 yrs)				29	34	.460	3.78	85	78	4	23	5	0	531.0	510	250	223	56	178	24	269	16	2	9	2256	96	3.95	1.296	8.6	0.9	3.0	4.6	1.51
NYM (1 yr)				0	0		9.19	11	0	5	0	0	0	15.2	25	19	16	5	7	0	8	0	0	1	78	40	7.24	2.043	14.4	2.9	4.0	4.6	1.14
CHW (1 yr)				2	4	.333	4.22	50	1	27	0	0	7	91.2	86	50	43	13	34	8	66	1	0	1	397	100	4.30	1.309	8.4	1.3	3.3	6.5	1.94

AL (9 yrs)				72	71	.503	3.72	346	138	119	32	5	30	1334.0	1318	619	551	131	418	60	701	32	2	25	5645	99	3.82	1.301	8.9	0.9	2.8	4.7	1.68
NL (5 yrs)				28	23	.549	3.58	274	0	125	0	0	25	412.2	387	188	164	32	161	52	274	11	0	7	1767	109	3.64	1.328	8.4	0.7	3.5	6.0	1.70

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Season	Age	Team	Lg	WAR	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	rOBA	Rbat+	TB	GIDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos
1972	25	CLE	AL	-0.6	39	85	70	5	7	0	0	0	6	0	0	2	34	.100	.125	.100	.225	-33	.109	-96	7	2	0	13	0	0	1

1976	29	NYY	AL	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0								0	0	0	0	0	0	1

1979	32	CHC	NL	0.0	63	13	10	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	.200	.273	.200	.473	27	.230	-3	2	0	0	2	0	0	1
1980	33	CHC	NL	-0.1	84	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	.000	-154	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1981	34	CHC	NL	-0.1	51	6	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	.000	-200	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
1982	35	CHC	NL	-0.1	65	6	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	.000	-143	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1983	36	CHW	AL	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0								0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1984	37	NYM	NL	0.0	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0								0	0	0	0	0	0	1
8 Yrs				-0.8	315	114	95	6	9	0	0	0	7	0	0	3	42	.095	.122	.095	.217	-37	.106	-96	9	2	0	16	0	0	1
162 Game Avg				-0.4	162	59	49	3	5	0	0	0	4	0	0	2	22	.095	.122	.095	.217	-37	.106	-96	5	1	0	8	0	0

CHC (4 Yrs)				-0.2	263	29	25	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	8	.080	.115	.080	.195	-46	.097	-94	2	0	0	3	0	0	1
CLE (1 Yr)				-0.6	39	85	70	5	7	0	0	0	6	0	0	2	34	.100	.125	.100	.225	-33	.109	-96	7	2	0	13	0	0	1
NYM (1 Yr)				0.0	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0								0	0	0	0	0	0	1
CHW (1 Yr)				0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0								0	0	0	0	0	0	1
NYY (1 Yr)				0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0								0	0	0	0	0	0	1

NL (5 Yrs)				-0.2	274	29	25	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	8	.080	.115	.080	.195	-46	.097	-94	2	0	0	3	0	0	1
AL (3 Yrs)				-0.6	41	85	70	5	7	0	0	0	6	0	0	2	34	.100	.125	.100	.225	-33	.109	-96	7	2	0	13	0	0	1

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Season	Age	Team	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GIDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos
1976	29	NYY	AL,WS	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
1977	30	NYY	AL,WS	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	/1
1978	31	NYY	AL,WS	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0

1983	36	CHW	AL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
4 Yrs				13	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	/1
162 Game Avg				162	12	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0

NYY (3 Yrs)				12	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	/1
CHW (1 Yr)				1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0

AL (4 Yrs)				7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
WS (3 Yrs)				6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	/1

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					Standard											Range Factor				Baserunners
Season	Age	Team	Lg	Pos	G	GS	CG	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	lgFld%	RF/9	lgRF9	RF/G	lgRFG	WP	SB	CS	CS%	lgCS%	Pick	Awards
1972	25	CLE	AL	P	39	34	10	237.1	34	10	23	1	0	.971	.950	1.25	1.86	0.85	1.85	3	29	3	9.4	38.7	1
1973	26	CLE	AL	P	42	40	13	274.2	53	17	34	2	3	.962	.951	1.67	1.86	1.21	1.85	6	26	3	10.3	38.4	1
1974	27	2TM	AL	P	37	29	5	209.2	38	8	27	3	2	.921	.947	1.50	1.81	0.95	1.80	4	16	4	20.0	38.0	1
1974	27	CLE	AL	P	4	4	0	19.0	5	0	5	0	0	1.000	.946	2.37	1.80	1.25	1.80	0	6	1	14.3	38.0	0
1974	27	NYY	AL	P	33	25	5	190.2	33	8	22	3	2	.909	.947	1.42	1.81	0.91	1.80	4	10	3	23.1	38.0	1
1975	28	NYY	AL	P	37	0	0	69.1	9	3	6	0	1	1.000	.940	1.17	1.87	0.24	1.86	2	4	0	0.0	37.5	0
1976	29	NYY	AL	P	47	2	0	92.1	12	2	9	1	0	.917	.950	1.07	1.87	0.23	1.88	0	5	3	37.5	33.9	0
1977	30	NYY	AL	P	49	7	0	151.0	33	13	18	2	2	.939	.948	1.85	1.95	0.63	1.93	2	6	2	25.0	39.1	0
1978	31	NYY	AL	P	31	25	4	185.1	30	12	18	0	0	*1.000*	.954	1.46	1.90	0.97	1.88	5	12	6	33.3	37.8	1
1979	32	2TM	2LG	P	77	0	0	125.1	37	9	28	0	2	1.000	.951	2.66	1.82	0.48	1.82	5	9	3	25.0	34.0	0
1979	32	NYY	AL	P	14	0	0	22.2	10	2	8	0	1	1.000	.949	3.97	1.91	0.71	1.89	2	0	0			0
1979	32	CHC	NL	P	63	0	0	102.2	27	7	20	0	1	1.000	.951	2.37	1.80	0.43	1.80	3	9	3	25.0	34.0	0
1980	33	CHC	NL	P	84	0	0	116.0	21	7	13	1	0	.952	.952	1.55	1.91	0.24	1.91	1	15	4	21.1	31.2	0
1981	34	CHC	NL	P	51	0	0	74.2	11	0	10	1	0	.909	.959	1.21	1.98	0.20	1.98	1	7	0	0.0	32.9	0
1982	35	CHC	NL	P	65	0	0	103.2	13	6	7	0	0	1.000	.952	1.13	1.96	0.20	1.97	1	8	5	38.5	31.5	0
1983	36	CHW	AL	P	50	1	0	91.2	24	7	16	1	0	.958	.958	2.26	1.80	0.46	1.78	1	8	2	20.0	32.7	1
1984	37	NYM	NL	P	11	0	0	15.2	6	3	3	0	0	1.000	.953	3.45	1.90	0.55	1.87	1	2	0	0.0	31.0	0
13 Yrs					620	138	32	1746.2	321	97	212	12	10	.963	.951	1.59	1.88	0.50	1.88	32	147	35	19.2	36.0	5

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					Standard									Range Factor		Baserunners
Season	Age	Team	Lg	Pos	G	GS	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/9	RF/G	SB	CS	CS%	Awards
1976	29	NYY	AL,WS	P	6	0	14.2	2	2	0	0	0	1.000	1.23	0.33	4	2	33.3
1977	30	NYY	AL,WS	P	4	0	14.0	6	2	4	0	0	1.000	3.86	1.50	2	0	0.0
1978	31	NYY	AL,WS	P	2	0	11.1	4	0	4	0	0	1.000	3.18	2.00	0	2	100.0

1983	36	CHW	AL	P	1	0	3.0	0	0	0	0	0		0.00	0.00	1	0	0.0
4 Yrs					13	0	43.0	12	4	8	0	0	1.000	2.51	0.92	7	4	36.4

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was Dick Tidrow born?

Dick Tidrow was born on May 14, 1947.

Where was Dick Tidrow born?

Dick Tidrow was born in San Francisco, CA.

How tall was Dick Tidrow?

Dick Tidrow was 6-4 (193 cm) tall.

How much did Dick Tidrow weigh when playing?

Dick Tidrow weighed 210 lbs (95 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Dick Tidrow play?

Dick Tidrow played 13 seasons.

Is Dick Tidrow in the Hall of Fame?

Dick Tidrow has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

When was Dick Tidrow drafted?

Dick Tidrow was drafted by the Washington Senators in the 17th round of the 1965 MLB June Amateur Draft from Mount Eden HS (Hayward, CA), the San Francisco Giants in the 1st round (12th) of the 1966 MLB January Draft-Secondary Phase from Chabot College (Hayward, CA), the Cincinnati Reds in the 2nd round of the 1966 MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase and the Cleveland Indians in the 4th round of the 1967 MLB January Draft-Secondary Phase from Chabot College (Hayward, CA).

What position did Dick Tidrow play?

Dick Tidrow was a Pitcher.

How many strikeouts did Dick Tidrow have?

Dick Tidrow had 975 strikeouts over his career.

How many teams has Dick Tidrow played for?

Dick Tidrow played for 5 teams; the Cleveland Indians, New York Yankees, Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox and New York Mets.

How many World Series has Dick Tidrow won?

Dick Tidrow won 2 World Series.

When did Dick Tidrow retire?

Dick Tidrow last played in 1984.

What are Dick Tidrow's nicknames?

Dirt is a nickname for Dick Tidrow.

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