Tim Lollar
Tim Lollar | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: Poplar Bluff, Missouri, U.S. | March 17, 1956|
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
MLB debut | |
June 28, 1980, for the New York Yankees | |
Last MLB appearance | |
October 5, 1986, for the Boston Red Sox | |
MLB statistics | |
Win–loss record | 47–52 |
Earned run average | 4.27 |
Strikeouts | 600 |
Teams | |
William Timothy Lollar (born March 17, 1956) is an American former
Early career
Lollar played collegiately for the
Major league career
New York Yankees
Lollar debuted for the Yankees on June 26, 1980. He made 14 appearances for New York, including one start. He went 1–0 with two saves and a 3.34 earned run average. Lollar was traded to the Padres near the end of spring training 1981, along with three other players, for outfielder Jerry Mumphrey and pitcher John Pacella.
San Diego Padres
Lollar spent the strike-shortened 1981 season splitting time between the starting rotation and the bullpen for the Padres. He had a record of 2–8 in 24 games, including 11 starts, and an ERA of 6.10.
In 1982, Lollar was installed in the starting rotation permanently. He rewarded the Padres with a career-high 16 wins while lowering his ERA to 3.13. He was in turn rewarded by being made the Padres' Opening Day starter in 1983, but he slumped badly, posting a record of 7–12 with an ERA of 4.61.
The Padres made the postseason for the first time as a franchise in 1984, with Lollar going 11–13 with a 3.91 ERA. He made two postseason starts—one each in the NLCS and the World Series—but did not make it out of the fifth inning in either one. In the third game of the World Series, against the Detroit Tigers, Lollar pitched just 1.2 innings, giving up four runs, including a home run to Marty Castillo. After the season, he was traded to the White Sox, along with Ozzie Guillén, Bill Long and Luis Salazar, primarily in exchange for LaMarr Hoyt.
Later career
Lollar stayed with the White Sox for just a few months before being traded to the Red Sox for outfielder Reid Nichols. In 1986, the Red Sox converted Lollar into a relief pitcher, but Lollar posted a 6.91 ERA while giving up nearly two baserunners per inning. While his 1986 season with the eventual American League champion Red Sox was forgettable, Lollar was undefeated, going 2–0. He had one win as a starter and one win as a relief pitcher.[2] Lollar was released during spring training in 1987. Lollar played that season in the minors, posting a record of 3–4 with an ERA of 5.87 while splitting the year between the Detroit Tigers and St. Louis Cardinals organizations. He retired after the season. In his seven seasons, Lollar he had a 47–52 win–loss record, 199 games pitched, of which 131 were starts, nine complete games, four shutouts, 20 games finished, 906 innings pitched, 841 hits allowed, 459 runs allowed, 430 earned runs allowed, 93 home runs allowed, 480 walks allowed, of which 21 were intentional, 600 strikeouts and a 4.27 ERA. His career WHIP was 1.458.
As a hitter
Lollar was considered a particularly good hitter for a pitcher, being asked to occasionally
Personal life
After baseball, Lollar became a PGA golf pro and instructor at Lakewood, Colorado. He is the father of two sons and one daughter.
Notes
- ^ Norman MacLean, ed. (1986). 1986 Who's Who in Baseball. New York: Who's Who in Baseball Magazine Company, Inc.
- ^ "1986 Boston Red Sox Schedule".
- ^ August 13, 1985 box score
- ^ August 12, 1986 box score
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
- Pelota Binaria (Venezuelan Winter League)