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Don Aase
Pitcher
Born: (1954-09-08) September 8, 1954 (age 70)
Orange, California
Batted: RightThrew: Right
MLB debut
July 26, 1977, for the Boston Red Sox
Last MLB appearance
October 3, 1990, for the Los Angeles Dodgers
MLB statistics
Win–loss record66–60
Earned run average3.80
Strikeouts641
Stats at Baseball Reference Edit this at Wikidata
Teams
Career highlights and awards

Donald William Aase (born September 8, 1954) is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1977 to 1990. During his MLB career, Aase played with the Boston Red Sox (1977), California Angels (1978–84) and Baltimore Orioles (1985–88), of the American League. In the National League, he played for the New York Mets (1989) and Los Angeles Dodgers (1990).

Boston Red Sox

Aase was drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the sixth round of the 1972 amateur draft. He reached the majors and joined the Red Sox rotation in July 1977. He won his major league debut against the Milwaukee Brewers on July 26 and then threw a shutout against the California Angels five days later. He added another shutout against the Toronto Blue Jays on September 5 and ended his rookie year with a 6-2 record and a 3.12 ERA in 13 starts (a 146 ERA+).

California Angels

Following his first season in the majors, Aase was traded to the California Angels for infielder Jerry Remy. He was primarily a starter in his first two and a half years with the team, notching 11 wins in 1978. In Game Three of the 1979 ALCS on October 5, 1979, Aase became the first member of the Angels to earn a postseason victory. In that contest, he replaced Frank Tanana in the sixth inning with a 2-1 lead over the Baltimore Orioles. He gave up runs in the sixth and seventh innings to blow the lead but still earned the victory when the Angels scored two runs in the bottom of the ninth to win the game and stay alive in the series.

Aase was moved to the bullpen in the middle of the 1980 season (he would never start another big league game after that) and was the Angels primary closer in 1981, notching 11 saves. However, in July 1982, he suffered an elbow injury that sidelined him for nearly two years. He came back in June 1984 and made 23 appearances for California, recording 8 saves.

Baltimore Orioles

Following the 1984 season, Aase became a free agent and signed with the Baltimore Orioles. He won 10 games and saved 14 in his first year with the O's before putting up his best numbers of his big league career in 1986. That season, he saved 23 games in the first half and was named to the American League All-Star team. In the only All-Star Game appearance of his career, he came on in the ninth inning with runners on first and third and one out, and earned the save by inducing Chris Brown to hit into a game-ending double play. Later in the season, he began to show signs of overwork. On August 28, he became the first Orioles pitcher to lose two games in the same day, giving up game-winning hits to Dave Kingman in the first game of a doubleheader against the Oakland Athletics and then to Carney Lansford in the nightcap. Nonetheless, Aase set the record for most saves in a season for an Oriole with 34, surpassing Tim Stoddard's 26 saves in 1980. His 34 saves were also (at the time) the record for a member of a last place team.

New York Mets

Aase signed as a free agent with the New York Mets on February 20, 1989. He made 49 appearances out of the Mets bullpen, posting a 1-5 record with a 3.94 ERA over 59+1⁄3 innings.

Los Angeles Dodgers

Exactly one year after coming to terms with the Mets, Aase signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Working out of the bullpen, he went 3-1 with a 4.97 ERA over 38 innings in 32 games. His final big league appearance came on the final day of the season, October 3, as the Dodgers hosted the San Diego Padres at Dodger Stadium. With the Dodgers trailing the Padres 4-3, Aase replaced Dennis Cook and let up two unearned runs over one-third of an inning before giving way to Darren Holmes. Aase would become a free agent after the season, but opted to retire.

Career statistics

Career Pitching
W L G GS CG SHO GF Sv IP H R ER HR BB K HBP ERA WHIP
66 60 448 91 22 5 234 82 1,109.3 1,085 503 468 89 457 641 7 3.80 1.39

See also

References

  1. "Don Aase Statistics". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved 2008-09-20.

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