Don Aase
Don Aase | ||
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Strikeouts 641 | | |
Saves | 82 | |
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Donald William Aase (
Minor leagues
Aase was drafted by the
Boston Red Sox
Aase reached the majors when he joined the
California Angels
Following his first season in the majors, Aase was traded to the
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
Aase's sole win in 1987 came on Opening Day, April 6, pitching an inning and a third of scoreless relief after replacing Mike Boddicker. After a few more relief appearances, he missed the rest of the season with shoulder surgery.
New York Mets
With the season approaching, 34-year-old Aase signed as a free agent with the New York Mets on February 20, 1989. Aase made 49 appearances out of the Mets bullpen in 1989, posting a 1–5 record with a 3.94 ERA over 591⁄3 innings.
Los Angeles Dodgers
Exactly one year after coming to terms with the Mets, Aase signed as a free agent with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Working out of the Los Angeles bullpen, Aase 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 allowed two unearned runs over one-third of an inning before giving way to Darren Holmes. Aase became a free agent after the season, but opted to retire.
Career statistics
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G | GS | CG | SHO | GF
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Sv | IP | H | R
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ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | ERA | WHIP |
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66 | 60 | 448 | 91 | 22 | 5 | 234 | 82 | 1,109.3 | 1,085 | 503 | 468 | 89 | 457 | 641 | 7 | 3.80 | 1.39 |
References
- ^ "The Week (July 24–30)," Sports Illustrated, August 8, 1977. Retrieved May 20, 2021
- ^ ISBN 9781892129345.
- Baseball-Reference. Retrieved 2008-09-20.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
- Don Aase at SABR (Baseball BioProject)