He made his debut with the Rangers on August 8, 1979 against the Detroit Tigers at the age of 21. Allard went two innings, giving up two earned runs on two hits in that game.[1] He finished the '79 season going 1-3 in seven games, four for starts, with a 4.32 ERA.
In 1979 Allard went 0-1 for the Rangers with a 5.65 ERA in five games, two for starts.
In 1981 Allard started seven games for the Mariners, including a start against the Cleveland Indians' Len Barker. Barker had thrown a perfect game in his previous start. Allard out dueled Barker, combining with relief pitcher Shawn Rawley to pitch a three-hit game.
I was pumped, I knew it would be a tough battle. You just knew [Len Barker] would pitch well.
Allard went on to finish the '81 season with a 3-2 record with a 3.75 ERA in seven games, all for starts. This would be his last season at the Major League level.
References
^Texas Rangers vs Detroit Tigers August 8, 1979 Box Score
Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
Retrosheet
January 09, 2023
brian, allard, brian, marshall, allard, born, january, 1958, former, major, league, baseball, pitcher, played, texas, rangers, 1979, 1980, seattle, mariners, 1981, fastball, also, threw, curveball, slider, changeup, lives, washington, pitcherborn, 1958, januar. Brian Marshall Allard born January 3 1958 is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Texas Rangers 1979 1980 and Seattle Mariners 1981 His fastball was 90 95 mph He also threw a curveball slider and changeup He lives in Washington Brian AllardPitcherBorn 1958 01 03 January 3 1958 age 65 Spring Valley IllinoisBatted RightThrew RightMLB debutAugust 8 1979 for the Texas RangersLast MLB appearanceJune 10 1981 for the Seattle MarinersMLB statisticsWin loss record4 6Earned run average4 23Strikeouts44TeamsTexas Rangers 1979 1980 Seattle Mariners 1981 Contents 1 Professional career 1 1 Texas Rangers 1 2 Seattle Mariners 2 References 3 External linksProfessional career EditTexas Rangers Edit Allard was selected by Texas Rangers in fourth round 84th overall of 1976 Major League Baseball Draft He made his debut with the Rangers on August 8 1979 against the Detroit Tigers at the age of 21 Allard went two innings giving up two earned runs on two hits in that game 1 He finished the 79 season going 1 3 in seven games four for starts with a 4 32 ERA In 1979 Allard went 0 1 for the Rangers with a 5 65 ERA in five games two for starts Seattle Mariners Edit On December 12 1980 Allard was traded by the Rangers along with Steve Finch Rick Auerbach Ken Clay Jerry Don Gleaton and Richie Zisk to the Seattle Mariners for Larry Cox Rick Honeycutt Willie Horton Mario Mendoza and Leon Roberts 2 In 1981 Allard started seven games for the Mariners including a start against the Cleveland Indians Len Barker Barker had thrown a perfect game in his previous start Allard out dueled Barker combining with relief pitcher Shawn Rawley to pitch a three hit game I was pumped I knew it would be a tough battle You just knew Len Barker would pitch well Brian Allard The Spokesman Review May 21 1981 3 Allard went on to finish the 81 season with a 3 2 record with a 3 75 ERA in seven games all for starts This would be his last season at the Major League level References Edit Texas Rangers vs Detroit Tigers August 8 1979 Box Score Eugene Register Guard Rangers Seattle trade 10 players December 14 1980 The Spokesman Review May 21 1981 Barker not so perfectExternal links Edit Biography portalCareer statistics and player information from Baseball Reference or Fangraphs or Baseball Reference Minors Retrosheet Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Brian Allard amp oldid 1118547133, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
