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Dave Stewart (baseball)

January 01, 1970

David Keith Stewart (born February 19, 1957), nicknamed "Smoke", is an American professional baseball executive, pitching coach, sports agent, and former starting pitcher. The Los Angeles Dodgers' 16th-round selection in the 1975 MLB draft, Stewart's MLB playing career spanned from 1978 through 1995, winning three World Series championships all with different clubs while compiling a career 3.95 earned run average (ERA) and a 168–129 won–lost record, including winning 20 games in four consecutive seasons. He pitched for the Dodgers, Texas Rangers, Philadelphia Phillies, Oakland Athletics, and Toronto Blue Jays.

Dave Stewart
Stewart on August 1, 2009.
Pitcher
Born: (1957-02-19) February 19, 1957 (age 67)
Oakland, California, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 22, 1978, for the Los Angeles Dodgers
Last MLB appearance
July 17, 1995, for the Oakland Athletics
MLB statistics
Win–loss record168–129
Earned run average3.95
Strikeouts1,741
Teams
Career highlights and awards

Stewart was an MLB All-Star and was known for his intimidating pitching style and his postseason performance, winning one World Series Most Valuable Player Award and two League Championship Series Most Valuable Player Awards. After his playing career, he served as a pitching coach for the San Diego Padres, Milwaukee Brewers, and Blue Jays and as an assistant GM. General managers he has worked under include Sandy Alderson, Kevin Towers, Gord Ash, and Dean Taylor. He later became a sports agent based in San Diego until the Arizona Diamondbacks hired him as general manager at the end of the 2014 season. He was fired as the Diamondbacks' GM in 2016.

Early life edit

Stewart was born in Oakland, California. His father, David, was a longshoreman, and his mother, Nathalie, worked at a cannery.[1] His father didn't want Stewart to play sports, because he felt nobody could make a living hitting a ball, so his older brother taught him how to play.[1] As a kid, Stewart spent many days at the East Oakland Branch of the Oakland Boys Club.

Stewart attended St. Elizabeth High School in Oakland, where he earned All-American honors in both baseball (where he played catcher) and in football (where he was a linebacker and tight end). He also averaged 16 points per game as a small forward on the basketball team.[2][3] He was offered 30 college scholarships to play football, but turned them all down to sign with the Los Angeles Dodgers, who selected him in the 16th round of the 1975 Major League Baseball draft.[3]

Professional career edit

Los Angeles Dodgers edit

The Dodgers decided to turn Stewart into a pitcher because of his strong arm.[2] He made his professional debut with the Bellingham Dodgers of the short-season single-A Northwest League. He had a 0–5 win–loss record with a 5.51 earned run average (ERA) in 22 games pitched, five of which were games started,[4] for a Bellingham team that set a record by losing the first 24 games of the season.[5] He was promoted to the Midwest League at the end of the 1976 season and with the Clinton Dodgers in 1977 he had a breakout season: 17–4 with a 2.15 ERA in 24 starts, including 15 complete games and 3 shutouts.[4] Despite his impressive season, he lost out on the Midwest League MVP and Top prospect honors to future Hall of Famer Paul Molitor, then with the Burlington Bees.[6] Stewart was promoted to the AA San Antonio Dodgers of the Texas League for the 1978 season. He was 14–12 with a 3.68 ERA in 28 starts for San Antonio.[4]

Stewart made his major league debut on September 22, 1978, pitching two innings in relief against the San Diego Padres. He allowed only one hit and no runs while striking out one batter (Jim Beswick).[7] That was his only appearance for the Dodgers that season. Stewart spent all of the 1979 and 1980 seasons in AAA with the Albuquerque Dukes. Despite an 11–12 record and 5.24 ERA in 28 games for the Dukes in 1979,[4] Stewart felt he pitched well and was disappointed when he did not receive a September call-up.[8] In 1980, he was 15–10 with a 3.70 ERA for a Dukes team that won the Pacific Coast League (PCL) Championship.[9] He led the PCL in innings pitched (202) and starts (29) and tied for the league lead in wins (15).[4][8]

Stewart went to spring training with the Dodgers in 1981. Because he was out of options, the Dodgers could not send him back down to the minors without risk of losing him to another team. They initially planned to release him, but eventually cut Don Stanhouse instead.[10] He made the Dodgers opening day roster[8] and pitched in relief that season, appearing in 32 games with a 2.49 ERA and six saves. He got his first Major League win in his first appearance of the season, on April 13 against the San Francisco Giants, when he worked two scoreless innings in relief of Bob Welch.[11] His first save was recorded on August 16 against the Atlanta Braves.[12] When MLB's players went on a two-month long strike on June 12, Stewart was hard pressed financially and went to work for a Dodger fan that owned a metal fastener business and worked out with a semi-pro team along with teammate Bobby Castillo.[8] The Dodgers made the split-season playoffs and Stewart saw his first taste of post-season action, being credited as the losing pitcher in the first two games of the Division Series against the Houston Astros. He allowed a walk-off homer to Alan Ashby in game one[13] and allowing the winning runs to reach base in the 11th inning of game two.[14] He redeemed himself by not allowing a run in the two games he appeared in for the Dodgers in the 1981 World Series against the New York Yankees, which the Dodgers won in six games.[15]

He spent time as both a starter and a reliever in 1982, appearing in 45 games (starting 14 of them) and was 9–8 with a 3.81 ERA.[16] The Dodgers almost traded Stewart to the Texas Rangers after the 1982 season in a package for catcher Jim Sundberg, however, Sundberg wouldn't waive his no-trade clause and the deal fell apart.[17] In 1983, he appeared in 46 games for the Dodgers, all but one as a relief pitcher, with a 5–2 record and a 2.96 ERA.[16] On July 11, he was part of a play that Dodgers Manager Tommy Lasorda called one of the "craziest" moments he'd ever seen, when three runs scored on a wild pitch.[18]

Texas Rangers edit

 
Dave Stewart signing autographs at Texas Rangers/Eckerd Drug Camera Day at Arlington Stadium on Sunday, April 28, 1985.

On August 19, 1983, the Dodgers traded Stewart with a player to be named later (Ricky Wright) to the Rangers for Rick Honeycutt. The trade was controversial at the time, with many feeling that Rangers GM Joe Klein had gotten too little in exchange for his team's best pitcher.[19] The Rangers placed Stewart in the starting rotation. He made eight starts down the stretch, going 5–2 with a 2.14 ERA.[16] In 1984, however, Stewart struggled, producing a 7–14 record and a 4.73 ERA in 27 starts before losing his rotation spot.[16][17] Tom House joined the organization in January 1985 as the team's new pitching coach. He decided that Stewart needed a new pitch and started teaching him a split-fingered fastball.[17]

In 1985, the Rangers used Stewart as a relief pitcher, but his performances out of the bullpen were poor. On May 22 he gave up a three-run homer to Jorge Orta of the Kansas City Royals, giving up the lead. The home fans booed him off the field; after the game, Stewart called the fans "idiots" and challenged them to come on to the field and do his job for him.[17] The team's new general manager, Tom Grieve, fined Stewart $500 for his remarks, but that wasn't enough for Rangers owner Eddie Chiles, who demanded that Grieve trade Stewart.[17] After finding a weak market for him, the Rangers finally managed to trade Stewart to the Philadelphia Phillies on September 13, 1985, for pitcher Rick Surhoff.[17] In 42 games for the Rangers in 1985, Stewart was 0–6 with a 5.42 ERA.[16]

Philadelphia Phillies edit

In the off-season, he negotiated with the Yomiuri Giants of Nippon Professional Baseball,[20] but they did not agree to terms on a contract so he re-signed with the Phillies.[21]

Stewart appeared in 12 games for the team over parts of the 1985 and 1986 seasons, recording a 6.00 ERA.[16] There were rumors that Stewart had been pitching injured, but the Phillies still released him on May 9, 1986.[17] Stewart later said that the Phillies lied to him, and that they had said if he kept his nose clean he would get somewhere, but instead he was released.[22]

Oakland Athletics edit

Stewart had a try-out with the Baltimore Orioles, but they told him they didn't even have a spot for him in Double-A.[22] He wound up signing a free agent contract with the Oakland Athletics on May 23, 1986.[22] After one game with The Triple-A Tacoma Tigers,[4] Stewart joined the A's roster. In a game on July 1, he punched Pat Corrales, the manager of the Cleveland Indians, during a game, which initiated a bench-clearing brawl.[23] He was suspended four games and fined for his actions.[24] Also in 1986, Stewart developed a forkball to supplement his fastball and slider.[25] He pitched in 29 games for the Athletics in 1986, with 17 starts. He was 9–5 with a 3.74 ERA.[16]

Stewart signed a two-year $500,000 contract with the Athletics prior to the 1987 season.[26] He won 20 games in 1987, while posting a 3.68 ERA and striking out 205 batters.[16] He credited pitching coach Dave Duncan with helping improve his pitches.[26] In 1988 he won his first eight games[27] and claimed the Major League Baseball Pitcher of the Month Award.[28] He went 21–12 with a 3.23 ERA, while leading the American League (AL) with 14 complete games and 275+2⁄3 innings pitched.[16] Stewart started two games in the A's four-game sweep of the Boston Red Sox in the 1988 American League Championship Series.[29] After the series, his manager Tony La Russa said he had "never met a player or person of higher quality."[30] Stewart was the starting pitcher in game one of the 1988 World Series against the Dodgers. Prior to the game, he told Dodgers' second baseman Steve Sax that he was going to hit him in the neck during the game. He came close, drilling Sax in the left shoulder and glaring at him.[31] He allowed three runs in eight innings and was in line for the win before Kirk Gibson's walk-off homer off closer Dennis Eckersley gave the game to the Dodgers.[32] Working on three days rest, Stewart was not as good in game four, allowing four runs (only two earned) and leaving the game with one out in the sixth to pick up the loss.[33] The Dodgers finished off their championship with a win in Game five.[34]

In 1989, Stewart was 21–9 with a 3.32 ERA in 36 starts.[16] His manager, La Russa, was also the manager of the American League team at the All-Star Game and picked Stewart to start for the AL team over fan favorite Nolan Ryan.[35] He allowed two runs to score in his one inning of work in the game.[36] He finished second in the voting for the American League Cy Young Award to Kansas City Royals pitcher Bret Saberhagen.[37]

In the 1989 American League Championship Series, Stewart won both of the games he pitched with a 2.81 ERA.[38] In the World Series, Stewart pitched a complete-game shutout in the first game against the San Francisco Giants.[39] The series was interrupted when an earthquake struck the Bay Area just prior to the start of Game 3.[40][41] When the series resumed, 10 days later, Stewart started game three for the A's, and picked up his second win of the series when he allowed three runs in seven innings.[42] The A's swept the series in four games and Stewart was selected as the MVP of the series going 2–0 with a 1.69 ERA.[43] Stewart signed a new two-year $7 million contract extension with the Athletics after the season. This was the largest contract in baseball at the time.[44]

In 1990, Stewart was 22–11 (his fourth straight 20-win season and tied for 2nd in the majors) with a 2.56 ERA in 36 starts. He led the league in innings pitched (267), complete games (11) and shutouts (4) while being third in ERA and finishing third in the Cy Young voting.[16] On June 29, he no-hit the Toronto Blue Jays, at SkyDome, the first no-hitter by an African American since Jim Bibby in 1973.[45] That same day, Fernando Valenzuela of the Dodgers no-hit the St. Louis Cardinals at Dodger Stadium – the first time in Major League history that no-hitters had been thrown in both leagues on the same day.[46] The A's won their third straight pennant, beating the Boston Red Sox in the American League Championship Series, and Stewart was named the ALCS MVP going 2–0 with a 1.13 ERA.[47] Stewart got the start in Game one of the 1990 World Series for the heavily favored A's against the Cincinnati Reds. However, Eric Davis hit a two-run home run off him in the first inning and he only lasted four innings as the Reds pulled off the upset.[48] He pitched better in game four, allowing only one earned run while pitching a complete game, but the Reds won the game and finished off a sweep of the series.[49] Despite being the losing pitcher in games 1 and 4, Stewart had a 2.77 ERA in the 1990 World Series.

After the 1990 season, Stewart was part of a Major League All-Star team that played an eight-game series in Japan against a Japanese all-star team.[50] He went on the disabled list for the first time in his career in 1991 because of a strained rib muscle,[51] which caused him to miss three weeks of the season. When he returned he was not as dominant as he had been before.[52] His troubles were partly because of an inability to throw his forkball for strikes and as a result he was pitching with less confidence.[53] In 35 starts, Stewart finished 11–11 with a league-high 5.18 ERA in 1991 as the Athletics missed the playoffs for the first time since 1987.[16]

Stewart was bothered by elbow tendinitis for much of the 1992 season[54] but still made 31 starts (his fewest since 1986) and had a 12–10 record and 3.66 ERA.[16] The A's returned to the playoffs, but this time were seen as underdogs to the Toronto Blue Jays in the American League Championship Series.[54] Stewart started the opener of the series and pitched 7.2 innings while allowing only three runs in a game the A's won.[55] The A's lost the next three games and were on the verge of elimination, so he called a team meeting in order to give his teammates a pep talk.[56] He responded by pitching a complete game victory in game five, allowing only two runs.[57] It was the first complete game victory in an ALCS game since Bruce Hurst of the Boston Red Sox pitched one in 1986 against the California Angels.[58] However, the Blue Jays won the next game to take the series and eliminate the A's from the post-season.[59]

Toronto Blue Jays edit

Stewart signed a two-year, $8.5 million contract with the Blue Jays on December 8, 1992. He said that he was sad to leave the A's, whom he had envisioned spending the rest of his career with, but he felt the Blue Jays treated him with more respect with their offer.[60] He said that the A's general manager, Sandy Alderson, was disrespectful of him and all he had done for Oakland, and was insulted that he was accused of disloyalty when he signed with the Blue Jays.[61]

As a member of the Blue Jays rotation in 1993, Stewart made 26 starts and was 12–8 with a 4.44 ERA.[16] He suffered from a number of injuries during the season but the Blue Jays stuck with him because of his heart and competitiveness, as well as the support he offered to other pitchers on the staff.[61] The Blue Jays made it to the ALCS where Stewart got the call in game two. He allowed only one run in six innings of work to pick up the win.[62] The day before his next start, while the rest of his team was already in Chicago, he was in Toronto helping the Salvation Army deliver food to the homeless on Thanksgiving Day in Canada.[63] He made it to the game on time, and pitched 7.1 innings for his second win of the series, in the clinching game six that sent the Blue Jays back to the World Series.[64] He was selected as ALCS MVP for the second time in his career.[65] In the 1993 World Series against the Philadelphia Phillies, Stewart got the start in game two and struggled, allowing five runs in six innings to take a rare post-season loss.[66] Nevertheless, he was confident heading into his next start, in game six, saying he was pitching for respect as much as for another championship.[61] He allowed four runs in six innings but that was enough as the Blue Jays, thanks to a three-run walk-off homer by Joe Carter, won the game 8–6 and with it took the series, 4 games to 2.[67]

Stewart remained with the Blue Jays for the 1994 season, making 22 starts for them with a 7–8 record and 5.87 ERA[16] before the 1994–95 MLB strike wiped out the rest of the season in August (and delayed the start of the next season). He had planned to retire at the end of the season but was bothered by the lack of empathy on the part of the fans toward the players.[68] He would later say that he never felt the same passion for baseball after the strike.[69]

Return to the Oakland Athletics and retirement edit

When the strike finally ended, he re-signed with the Athletics on April 8, 1995, and was their opening day starter on April 26, 1995. However, he could not recapture his prior form. Stewart was rocked for nine runs and was removed from the game with only one out in the second inning.[70] In 16 starts, he was 3–7 with a 6.89 ERA,[16] prompting the manager to announce publicly that Stewart would move to the bullpen for the first time since 1986 and be replaced in the rotation by Todd van Poppel.[71] Stewart chose to retire rather than make the move to the pen. He made the public announcement on July 24, 1995, saying it was a low point in his life and he just couldn't perform like he wanted to anymore.[71][72]

Over his career, he started 18 games in the postseason, compiling a stellar 2.84 ERA and 10–6 (10–4 as a starter) record. In the LCS, he was especially dominant, going 8–0.[16]

Post-playing career edit

 
Dave Stewart's number 34 was retired by the Oakland Athletics in 2022.

Stewart served as the assistant to Sandy Alderson, the general manager of the Athletics, in 1996.[73] In 1997, he left that position to serve in a similar capacity under Kevin Towers of the San Diego Padres.[74] In 1998, he agreed to become the Padres' pitching coach, despite some worry that it would detract from his goal of becoming a GM and some personal conflict between him and team president Larry Lucchino.[74] He turned around a pitching staff that had been awful the year before and helped get the team into the World Series. Several of the Padres pitchers (including Andy Ashby, Sterling Hitchcock and Joey Hamilton) credited Stewart directly with the improvement of the staff.[75] He maintained some of his front office duties, including running the Latin America scouting department, during the season and often remarked that he would leave for the right front office position.[76]

Stewart left San Diego after the season and interviewed for assistant GM positions with Oakland and the Florida Marlins. He was a finalist to replace Frank Wren in Florida, but his concern about the high crime rate in South Florida led him to turn down the position. His familiarity with the Blue Jays organization was the main reason he accepted the job there under Gord Ash.[77] When the Blue Jays fired pitching coach Rick Langford in the middle of the 2000 season, Stewart moved into the position on July 24, 2000.[78] After the 2001 season, when the Blue Jays had an opening at general manager, they passed on Stewart, hiring J. P. Ricciardi instead. Stewart chose to resign from his dual role as pitching coach and assistant general manager. He was outspoken about the fact that he felt minorities were being discriminated against in the front office and that the decision by team president Paul Godfrey was racist. Frustrated, he said, "I think the whole process is a waste of time."[79]

He joined the Milwaukee Brewers as their pitching coach for the 2002 season under manager Davey Lopes. After the team started 3–12, Lopes was fired and Stewart was a candidate to replace him, but it instead went to bench coach Jerry Royster.[80] He resigned on July 29, 2002, in order to care for his mother and spend more time with family.[81] After leaving that position, he was the pitching coach for the United States national baseball team at the Olympic Qualifying tournament.[82]

 
Stewart in 2019 after throwing a first pitch for the A's.

Stewart started a sports agency called Sports Management Partners. His first big deal was negotiating a six-year, $66 million contract extension between the A's and third baseman Eric Chavez. He also negotiated contracts for Matt Kemp and Chad Billingsley.[83][84]

On September 25, 2014, the Arizona Diamondbacks hired Stewart to become their general manager, replacing Towers; he was the fourth GM hired by the team since 2010. He reported to La Russa, his former manager when he played for Oakland, who served as the Diamondbacks' chief baseball officer.[85] He transferred his management company to former A's teammate Dave Henderson and his wife, Lonnie Murray, when he took the Diamondbacks job.[86][87] On December 4, 2015, the Diamondbacks agreed to a six-year contract with free agent pitcher Zack Greinke worth a total of $206.5 million. At that time, it held the highest annual average value in MLB, exceeding $34.4 million per year, and was also the largest contract by total value in team history.[88] Stewart later said of the contract, "It could be franchise-changing for us, if everything goes well."[89] Five days later, they traded for Shelby Miller and Gabe Speier, doing so by trading Dansby Swanson, Ender Inciarte, and Aaron Blair to the Atlanta Braves.[90]

The Diamondbacks went 79–83 in 2015 and 69–93 in 2016 with Stewart as general manager. On October 3, 2016, Stewart and manager Chip Hale (hired around the same time as Stewart) were fired by the Diamondbacks.[91]

Stewart was about to have his #34 jersey retired by the Oakland Athletics in 2020, but the ceremony was postponed until further notice, due to the COVID-19 pandemic; the lack of plans in 2021 prompted questions from fans and even Stewart himself in April 2022 before it was announced that Stewart will have his jersey retired by the Athletics on September 11, 2022.[92][93] Stewart would break the A's tradition in that his number would be a re-retirement, as well as his not being in the Hall of Fame.

In 2021, following the Dodgers victory in the 2020 World Series, Stewart said he would not be attending the 40th anniversary celebration of the Dodgers’ 1981 World Series championship because of how he believed the team mishandled the Trevor Bauer sexual assault allegations by waiting an entire week to put him on administrative leave.[94]

Personal life edit

Stewart and his ex-wife, Vanessa, have two children, Adrian and Alyse.[1] Stewart is romantically linked to sports agent Lonnie Murray.[95]

In 1985, Stewart was arrested on suspicion of lewd conduct with a prostitute later revealed to be a transsexual.[96] After pleading no contest to a lesser charge of soliciting a prostitute, Stewart's judgment was a fine, probation, and a suspended sentence.[97] Two days after the arrest, Stewart was honored with the Good Guys award from Dallas-Fort Worth sportswriters. Accepting the award, he admitted both his guilt and that he was ashamed.[1]

In 1994, Stewart and teammate Todd Stottlemyre stood trial for seven days in Hillsborough County, Florida on charges of battery on a law enforcement officer and resisting arrest with violence. Stewart also faced charges of disorderly conduct. Stewart was accused of punching a police officer in the face at a club. The jury deliberated for 36 minutes before finding the pitchers not guilty.[98]

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dave, stewart, baseball, david, keith, stewart, born, february, 1957, nicknamed, smoke, american, professional, baseball, executive, pitching, coach, sports, agent, former, starting, pitcher, angeles, dodgers, 16th, round, selection, 1975, draft, stewart, play. David Keith Stewart born February 19 1957 nicknamed Smoke is an American professional baseball executive pitching coach sports agent and former starting pitcher The Los Angeles Dodgers 16th round selection in the 1975 MLB draft Stewart s MLB playing career spanned from 1978 through 1995 winning three World Series championships all with different clubs while compiling a career 3 95 earned run average ERA and a 168 129 won lost record including winning 20 games in four consecutive seasons He pitched for the Dodgers Texas Rangers Philadelphia Phillies Oakland Athletics and Toronto Blue Jays Dave StewartStewart on August 1 2009 PitcherBorn 1957 02 19 February 19 1957 age 67 Oakland California U S Batted RightThrew RightMLB debutSeptember 22 1978 for the Los Angeles DodgersLast MLB appearanceJuly 17 1995 for the Oakland AthleticsMLB statisticsWin loss record168 129Earned run average3 95Strikeouts1 741TeamsLos Angeles Dodgers 1978 1981 1983 Texas Rangers 1983 1985 Philadelphia Phillies 1985 1986 Oakland Athletics 1986 1992 Toronto Blue Jays 1993 1994 Oakland Athletics 1995 Career highlights and awardsAll Star 1989 3 World Series champion 1981 1989 1993 World Series MVP 1989 2 ALCS MVP 1990 1993 Roberto Clemente Award 1990 AL wins leader 1987 Pitched no hitter on June 29 1990 Oakland Athletics No 34 retired Athletics Hall of Fame Stewart was an MLB All Star and was known for his intimidating pitching style and his postseason performance winning one World Series Most Valuable Player Award and two League Championship Series Most Valuable Player Awards After his playing career he served as a pitching coach for the San Diego Padres Milwaukee Brewers and Blue Jays and as an assistant GM General managers he has worked under include Sandy Alderson Kevin Towers Gord Ash and Dean Taylor He later became a sports agent based in San Diego until the Arizona Diamondbacks hired him as general manager at the end of the 2014 season He was fired as the Diamondbacks GM in 2016 Contents 1 Early life 2 Professional career 2 1 Los Angeles Dodgers 2 2 Texas Rangers 2 3 Philadelphia Phillies 2 4 Oakland Athletics 2 5 Toronto Blue Jays 2 6 Return to the Oakland Athletics and retirement 3 Post playing career 4 Personal life 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksEarly life editStewart was born in Oakland California His father David was a longshoreman and his mother Nathalie worked at a cannery 1 His father didn t want Stewart to play sports because he felt nobody could make a living hitting a ball so his older brother taught him how to play 1 As a kid Stewart spent many days at the East Oakland Branch of the Oakland Boys Club Stewart attended St Elizabeth High School in Oakland where he earned All American honors in both baseball where he played catcher and in football where he was a linebacker and tight end He also averaged 16 points per game as a small forward on the basketball team 2 3 He was offered 30 college scholarships to play football but turned them all down to sign with the Los Angeles Dodgers who selected him in the 16th round of the 1975 Major League Baseball draft 3 Professional career editLos Angeles Dodgers edit The Dodgers decided to turn Stewart into a pitcher because of his strong arm 2 He made his professional debut with the Bellingham Dodgers of the short season single A Northwest League He had a 0 5 win loss record with a 5 51 earned run average ERA in 22 games pitched five of which were games started 4 for a Bellingham team that set a record by losing the first 24 games of the season 5 He was promoted to the Midwest League at the end of the 1976 season and with the Clinton Dodgers in 1977 he had a breakout season 17 4 with a 2 15 ERA in 24 starts including 15 complete games and 3 shutouts 4 Despite his impressive season he lost out on the Midwest League MVP and Top prospect honors to future Hall of Famer Paul Molitor then with the Burlington Bees 6 Stewart was promoted to the AA San Antonio Dodgers of the Texas League for the 1978 season He was 14 12 with a 3 68 ERA in 28 starts for San Antonio 4 Stewart made his major league debut on September 22 1978 pitching two innings in relief against the San Diego Padres He allowed only one hit and no runs while striking out one batter Jim Beswick 7 That was his only appearance for the Dodgers that season Stewart spent all of the 1979 and 1980 seasons in AAA with the Albuquerque Dukes Despite an 11 12 record and 5 24 ERA in 28 games for the Dukes in 1979 4 Stewart felt he pitched well and was disappointed when he did not receive a September call up 8 In 1980 he was 15 10 with a 3 70 ERA for a Dukes team that won the Pacific Coast League PCL Championship 9 He led the PCL in innings pitched 202 and starts 29 and tied for the league lead in wins 15 4 8 Stewart went to spring training with the Dodgers in 1981 Because he was out of options the Dodgers could not send him back down to the minors without risk of losing him to another team They initially planned to release him but eventually cut Don Stanhouse instead 10 He made the Dodgers opening day roster 8 and pitched in relief that season appearing in 32 games with a 2 49 ERA and six saves He got his first Major League win in his first appearance of the season on April 13 against the San Francisco Giants when he worked two scoreless innings in relief of Bob Welch 11 His first save was recorded on August 16 against the Atlanta Braves 12 When MLB s players went on a two month long strike on June 12 Stewart was hard pressed financially and went to work for a Dodger fan that owned a metal fastener business and worked out with a semi pro team along with teammate Bobby Castillo 8 The Dodgers made the split season playoffs and Stewart saw his first taste of post season action being credited as the losing pitcher in the first two games of the Division Series against the Houston Astros He allowed a walk off homer to Alan Ashby in game one 13 and allowing the winning runs to reach base in the 11th inning of game two 14 He redeemed himself by not allowing a run in the two games he appeared in for the Dodgers in the 1981 World Series against the New York Yankees which the Dodgers won in six games 15 He spent time as both a starter and a reliever in 1982 appearing in 45 games starting 14 of them and was 9 8 with a 3 81 ERA 16 The Dodgers almost traded Stewart to the Texas Rangers after the 1982 season in a package for catcher Jim Sundberg however Sundberg wouldn t waive his no trade clause and the deal fell apart 17 In 1983 he appeared in 46 games for the Dodgers all but one as a relief pitcher with a 5 2 record and a 2 96 ERA 16 On July 11 he was part of a play that Dodgers Manager Tommy Lasorda called one of the craziest moments he d ever seen when three runs scored on a wild pitch 18 Texas Rangers edit nbsp Dave Stewart signing autographs at Texas Rangers Eckerd Drug Camera Day at Arlington Stadium on Sunday April 28 1985 On August 19 1983 the Dodgers traded Stewart with a player to be named later Ricky Wright to the Rangers for Rick Honeycutt The trade was controversial at the time with many feeling that Rangers GM Joe Klein had gotten too little in exchange for his team s best pitcher 19 The Rangers placed Stewart in the starting rotation He made eight starts down the stretch going 5 2 with a 2 14 ERA 16 In 1984 however Stewart struggled producing a 7 14 record and a 4 73 ERA in 27 starts before losing his rotation spot 16 17 Tom House joined the organization in January 1985 as the team s new pitching coach He decided that Stewart needed a new pitch and started teaching him a split fingered fastball 17 In 1985 the Rangers used Stewart as a relief pitcher but his performances out of the bullpen were poor On May 22 he gave up a three run homer to Jorge Orta of the Kansas City Royals giving up the lead The home fans booed him off the field after the game Stewart called the fans idiots and challenged them to come on to the field and do his job for him 17 The team s new general manager Tom Grieve fined Stewart 500 for his remarks but that wasn t enough for Rangers owner Eddie Chiles who demanded that Grieve trade Stewart 17 After finding a weak market for him the Rangers finally managed to trade Stewart to the Philadelphia Phillies on September 13 1985 for pitcher Rick Surhoff 17 In 42 games for the Rangers in 1985 Stewart was 0 6 with a 5 42 ERA 16 Philadelphia Phillies edit In the off season he negotiated with the Yomiuri Giants of Nippon Professional Baseball 20 but they did not agree to terms on a contract so he re signed with the Phillies 21 Stewart appeared in 12 games for the team over parts of the 1985 and 1986 seasons recording a 6 00 ERA 16 There were rumors that Stewart had been pitching injured but the Phillies still released him on May 9 1986 17 Stewart later said that the Phillies lied to him and that they had said if he kept his nose clean he would get somewhere but instead he was released 22 Oakland Athletics edit Stewart had a try out with the Baltimore Orioles but they told him they didn t even have a spot for him in Double A 22 He wound up signing a free agent contract with the Oakland Athletics on May 23 1986 22 After one game with The Triple A Tacoma Tigers 4 Stewart joined the A s roster In a game on July 1 he punched Pat Corrales the manager of the Cleveland Indians during a game which initiated a bench clearing brawl 23 He was suspended four games and fined for his actions 24 Also in 1986 Stewart developed a forkball to supplement his fastball and slider 25 He pitched in 29 games for the Athletics in 1986 with 17 starts He was 9 5 with a 3 74 ERA 16 Stewart signed a two year 500 000 contract with the Athletics prior to the 1987 season 26 He won 20 games in 1987 while posting a 3 68 ERA and striking out 205 batters 16 He credited pitching coach Dave Duncan with helping improve his pitches 26 In 1988 he won his first eight games 27 and claimed the Major League Baseball Pitcher of the Month Award 28 He went 21 12 with a 3 23 ERA while leading the American League AL with 14 complete games and 275 2 3 innings pitched 16 Stewart started two games in the A s four game sweep of the Boston Red Sox in the 1988 American League Championship Series 29 After the series his manager Tony La Russa said he had never met a player or person of higher quality 30 Stewart was the starting pitcher in game one of the 1988 World Series against the Dodgers Prior to the game he told Dodgers second baseman Steve Sax that he was going to hit him in the neck during the game He came close drilling Sax in the left shoulder and glaring at him 31 He allowed three runs in eight innings and was in line for the win before Kirk Gibson s walk off homer off closer Dennis Eckersley gave the game to the Dodgers 32 Working on three days rest Stewart was not as good in game four allowing four runs only two earned and leaving the game with one out in the sixth to pick up the loss 33 The Dodgers finished off their championship with a win in Game five 34 In 1989 Stewart was 21 9 with a 3 32 ERA in 36 starts 16 His manager La Russa was also the manager of the American League team at the All Star Game and picked Stewart to start for the AL team over fan favorite Nolan Ryan 35 He allowed two runs to score in his one inning of work in the game 36 He finished second in the voting for the American League Cy Young Award to Kansas City Royals pitcher Bret Saberhagen 37 In the 1989 American League Championship Series Stewart won both of the games he pitched with a 2 81 ERA 38 In the World Series Stewart pitched a complete game shutout in the first game against the San Francisco Giants 39 The series was interrupted when an earthquake struck the Bay Area just prior to the start of Game 3 40 41 When the series resumed 10 days later Stewart started game three for the A s and picked up his second win of the series when he allowed three runs in seven innings 42 The A s swept the series in four games and Stewart was selected as the MVP of the series going 2 0 with a 1 69 ERA 43 Stewart signed a new two year 7 million contract extension with the Athletics after the season This was the largest contract in baseball at the time 44 In 1990 Stewart was 22 11 his fourth straight 20 win season and tied for 2nd in the majors with a 2 56 ERA in 36 starts He led the league in innings pitched 267 complete games 11 and shutouts 4 while being third in ERA and finishing third in the Cy Young voting 16 On June 29 he no hit the Toronto Blue Jays at SkyDome the first no hitter by an African American since Jim Bibby in 1973 45 That same day Fernando Valenzuela of the Dodgers no hit the St Louis Cardinals at Dodger Stadium the first time in Major League history that no hitters had been thrown in both leagues on the same day 46 The A s won their third straight pennant beating the Boston Red Sox in the American League Championship Series and Stewart was named the ALCS MVP going 2 0 with a 1 13 ERA 47 Stewart got the start in Game one of the 1990 World Series for the heavily favored A s against the Cincinnati Reds However Eric Davis hit a two run home run off him in the first inning and he only lasted four innings as the Reds pulled off the upset 48 He pitched better in game four allowing only one earned run while pitching a complete game but the Reds won the game and finished off a sweep of the series 49 Despite being the losing pitcher in games 1 and 4 Stewart had a 2 77 ERA in the 1990 World Series After the 1990 season Stewart was part of a Major League All Star team that played an eight game series in Japan against a Japanese all star team 50 He went on the disabled list for the first time in his career in 1991 because of a strained rib muscle 51 which caused him to miss three weeks of the season When he returned he was not as dominant as he had been before 52 His troubles were partly because of an inability to throw his forkball for strikes and as a result he was pitching with less confidence 53 In 35 starts Stewart finished 11 11 with a league high 5 18 ERA in 1991 as the Athletics missed the playoffs for the first time since 1987 16 Stewart was bothered by elbow tendinitis for much of the 1992 season 54 but still made 31 starts his fewest since 1986 and had a 12 10 record and 3 66 ERA 16 The A s returned to the playoffs but this time were seen as underdogs to the Toronto Blue Jays in the American League Championship Series 54 Stewart started the opener of the series and pitched 7 2 innings while allowing only three runs in a game the A s won 55 The A s lost the next three games and were on the verge of elimination so he called a team meeting in order to give his teammates a pep talk 56 He responded by pitching a complete game victory in game five allowing only two runs 57 It was the first complete game victory in an ALCS game since Bruce Hurst of the Boston Red Sox pitched one in 1986 against the California Angels 58 However the Blue Jays won the next game to take the series and eliminate the A s from the post season 59 Toronto Blue Jays edit Stewart signed a two year 8 5 million contract with the Blue Jays on December 8 1992 He said that he was sad to leave the A s whom he had envisioned spending the rest of his career with but he felt the Blue Jays treated him with more respect with their offer 60 He said that the A s general manager Sandy Alderson was disrespectful of him and all he had done for Oakland and was insulted that he was accused of disloyalty when he signed with the Blue Jays 61 As a member of the Blue Jays rotation in 1993 Stewart made 26 starts and was 12 8 with a 4 44 ERA 16 He suffered from a number of injuries during the season but the Blue Jays stuck with him because of his heart and competitiveness as well as the support he offered to other pitchers on the staff 61 The Blue Jays made it to the ALCS where Stewart got the call in game two He allowed only one run in six innings of work to pick up the win 62 The day before his next start while the rest of his team was already in Chicago he was in Toronto helping the Salvation Army deliver food to the homeless on Thanksgiving Day in Canada 63 He made it to the game on time and pitched 7 1 innings for his second win of the series in the clinching game six that sent the Blue Jays back to the World Series 64 He was selected as ALCS MVP for the second time in his career 65 In the 1993 World Series against the Philadelphia Phillies Stewart got the start in game two and struggled allowing five runs in six innings to take a rare post season loss 66 Nevertheless he was confident heading into his next start in game six saying he was pitching for respect as much as for another championship 61 He allowed four runs in six innings but that was enough as the Blue Jays thanks to a three run walk off homer by Joe Carter won the game 8 6 and with it took the series 4 games to 2 67 Stewart remained with the Blue Jays for the 1994 season making 22 starts for them with a 7 8 record and 5 87 ERA 16 before the 1994 95 MLB strike wiped out the rest of the season in August and delayed the start of the next season He had planned to retire at the end of the season but was bothered by the lack of empathy on the part of the fans toward the players 68 He would later say that he never felt the same passion for baseball after the strike 69 Return to the Oakland Athletics and retirement edit When the strike finally ended he re signed with the Athletics on April 8 1995 and was their opening day starter on April 26 1995 However he could not recapture his prior form Stewart was rocked for nine runs and was removed from the game with only one out in the second inning 70 In 16 starts he was 3 7 with a 6 89 ERA 16 prompting the manager to announce publicly that Stewart would move to the bullpen for the first time since 1986 and be replaced in the rotation by Todd van Poppel 71 Stewart chose to retire rather than make the move to the pen He made the public announcement on July 24 1995 saying it was a low point in his life and he just couldn t perform like he wanted to anymore 71 72 Over his career he started 18 games in the postseason compiling a stellar 2 84 ERA and 10 6 10 4 as a starter record In the LCS he was especially dominant going 8 0 16 Post playing career edit nbsp Dave Stewart s number 34 was retired by the Oakland Athletics in 2022 Stewart served as the assistant to Sandy Alderson the general manager of the Athletics in 1996 73 In 1997 he left that position to serve in a similar capacity under Kevin Towers of the San Diego Padres 74 In 1998 he agreed to become the Padres pitching coach despite some worry that it would detract from his goal of becoming a GM and some personal conflict between him and team president Larry Lucchino 74 He turned around a pitching staff that had been awful the year before and helped get the team into the World Series Several of the Padres pitchers including Andy Ashby Sterling Hitchcock and Joey Hamilton credited Stewart directly with the improvement of the staff 75 He maintained some of his front office duties including running the Latin America scouting department during the season and often remarked that he would leave for the right front office position 76 Stewart left San Diego after the season and interviewed for assistant GM positions with Oakland and the Florida Marlins He was a finalist to replace Frank Wren in Florida but his concern about the high crime rate in South Florida led him to turn down the position His familiarity with the Blue Jays organization was the main reason he accepted the job there under Gord Ash 77 When the Blue Jays fired pitching coach Rick Langford in the middle of the 2000 season Stewart moved into the position on July 24 2000 78 After the 2001 season when the Blue Jays had an opening at general manager they passed on Stewart hiring J P Ricciardi instead Stewart chose to resign from his dual role as pitching coach and assistant general manager He was outspoken about the fact that he felt minorities were being discriminated against in the front office and that the decision by team president Paul Godfrey was racist Frustrated he said I think the whole process is a waste of time 79 He joined the Milwaukee Brewers as their pitching coach for the 2002 season under manager Davey Lopes After the team started 3 12 Lopes was fired and Stewart was a candidate to replace him but it instead went to bench coach Jerry Royster 80 He resigned on July 29 2002 in order to care for his mother and spend more time with family 81 After leaving that position he was the pitching coach for the United States national baseball team at the Olympic Qualifying tournament 82 nbsp Stewart in 2019 after throwing a first pitch for the A s Stewart started a sports agency called Sports Management Partners His first big deal was negotiating a six year 66 million contract extension between the A s and third baseman Eric Chavez He also negotiated contracts for Matt Kemp and Chad Billingsley 83 84 On September 25 2014 the Arizona Diamondbacks hired Stewart to become their general manager replacing Towers he was the fourth GM hired by the team since 2010 He reported to La Russa his former manager when he played for Oakland who served as the Diamondbacks chief baseball officer 85 He transferred his management company to former A s teammate Dave Henderson and his wife Lonnie Murray when he took the Diamondbacks job 86 87 On December 4 2015 the Diamondbacks agreed to a six year contract with free agent pitcher Zack Greinke worth a total of 206 5 million At that time it held the highest annual average value in MLB exceeding 34 4 million per year and was also the largest contract by total value in team history 88 Stewart later said of the contract It could be franchise changing for us if everything goes well 89 Five days later they traded for Shelby Miller and Gabe Speier doing so by trading Dansby Swanson Ender Inciarte and Aaron Blair to the Atlanta Braves 90 The Diamondbacks went 79 83 in 2015 and 69 93 in 2016 with Stewart as general manager On October 3 2016 Stewart and manager Chip Hale hired around the same time as Stewart were fired by the Diamondbacks 91 Stewart was about to have his 34 jersey retired by the Oakland Athletics in 2020 but the ceremony was postponed until further notice due to the COVID 19 pandemic the lack of plans in 2021 prompted questions from fans and even Stewart himself in April 2022 before it was announced that Stewart will have his jersey retired by the Athletics on September 11 2022 92 93 Stewart would break the A s tradition in that his number would be a re retirement as well as his not being in the Hall of Fame In 2021 following the Dodgers victory in the 2020 World Series Stewart said he would not be attending the 40th anniversary celebration of the Dodgers 1981 World Series championship because of how he believed the team mishandled the Trevor Bauer sexual assault allegations by waiting an entire week to put him on administrative leave 94 Personal life editStewart and his ex wife Vanessa have two children Adrian and Alyse 1 Stewart is romantically linked to sports agent Lonnie Murray 95 In 1985 Stewart was arrested on suspicion of lewd conduct with a prostitute later revealed to be a transsexual 96 After pleading no contest to a lesser charge of soliciting a prostitute Stewart s judgment was a fine probation and a suspended sentence 97 Two days after the arrest Stewart was honored with the Good Guys award from Dallas Fort Worth sportswriters Accepting the award he admitted both his guilt and that he was ashamed 1 In 1994 Stewart and teammate Todd Stottlemyre stood trial for seven days in Hillsborough County Florida on charges of battery on a law enforcement officer and resisting arrest with violence Stewart also faced charges of disorderly conduct Stewart was accused of punching a police officer in the face at a club The jury deliberated for 36 minutes before finding the pitchers not guilty 98 See also edit nbsp Biography portal nbsp Baseball portal Black Aces African American pitchers with a 20 win MLB season List of Major League Baseball annual wins leaders List of Major League Baseball no hitters Major League Baseball titles leadersReferences edit a b c d Gammons Peter November 6 1989 A HERO LIVES HERE A s ace Dave Stewart was the Series MVP but in Oakland he s much more than that Sports Illustrated Retrieved September 26 2014 a b Schenectady Gazette Google News Archive Search Schenectady Gazette Retrieved September 26 2014 via Google News Archive Search a b Hood Robert E August 1991 Dave Stewart Most Valuable Pitcher Boys Life Retrieved September 26 2014 a b c d e f Dave Stewart minor league statistics amp history Baseball Reference Retrieved September 26 2014 LOSERS Winning is second to fundamentals for the Bellingham Dodgers of the Class A Northwest League But 24 straight loses The Tuscaloosa News July 13 1975 Retrieved September 26 2014 Former MWLers Stewart Watson join D backs front office The Midwest League Traveler September 25 2014 Retrieved September 26 2014 September 22 1978 San Diego Padres at Los Angeles Dodgers play by play and box score Baseball Reference Retrieved September 26 2014 a b c d Elderkin Phil July 10 1981 How the baseball strike hits a rookie pitcher Christian Science Monitor Retrieved September 26 2014 Gary Herron 2011 Baseball in Albuquerque Arcadia ISBN 9780738579641 Retrieved September 26 2014 Monday Rick 2006 Rick Monday s Tales from the Dodgers Dugout Sports Publishing LLC ISBN 9781582619750 Retrieved September 26 2014 April 13 1981 Los Angeles Dodgers at San Francisco Giants play by play and box score Baseball Reference Retrieved September 26 2014 August 16 1981 Atlanta Braves at Los Angeles Dodgers play by play and box score Baseball Reference Retrieved September 26 2014 October 6 1981 National League Division Series Game 1 Dodgers at Astros play by play and box score Baseball Reference Retrieved September 26 2014 October 7 1981 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Baseball Reference Retrieved September 27 2014 Downey Mike October 10 1988 Stewart Homes In on His Second Chance Los Angeles Times Retrieved September 27 2014 Suchon Josh 1988 World Series Game 1 Triumph Books ISBN 9781623682200 Retrieved September 27 2014 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a work ignored help October 15 1988 World Series Game 1 Athletics at Dodgers Baseball Reference Retrieved September 27 2014 October 19 1988 World Series Game 4 Dodgers at Athletics Baseball Reference Retrieved September 27 2014 1988 World Series 4 1 Los Angeles Dodgers 94 67 over Oakland Athletics 104 58 Baseball Reference Retrieved September 27 2014 Holtzman Jerome July 11 1989 Bo Leads Off All star Surprises Orlando Sentinel Archived from the original on April 6 2015 Retrieved September 27 2014 July 11 1989 All Star Game play by play and box score Baseball Reference Retrieved September 27 2014 Stewart Larry November 16 1989 Saberhagen AL Cy Young Award Pick Baseball Kansas City pitcher a two time winner is the overwhelming choice of voters Oakland s Dave Stewart is runner up Los Angeles Times Retrieved September 27 2014 1989 ALCS 4 1 Oakland Athletics 99 63 over Toronto Blue Jays 89 73 Baseball Reference Retrieved September 27 2014 Newhan Ross October 15 1989 A Consistent Guy Stewart Continues Impressive Postseason Pitching With Shutout Los Angeles Times Retrieved September 27 2014 Weinberg Rick August 13 2004 26 World Series halted by earthquake ESPN com Retrieved September 27 2014 Ortiz Jose L October 14 2009 20 years later the earthquake that shook the baseball world USA Today Retrieved September 27 2014 October 27 1989 World Series Game 3 Athletics at Giants Baseball Reference Retrieved September 27 2014 1989 World Series 4 0 Oakland Athletics 99 63 over San Francisco Giants 92 70 Baseball Reference Retrieved September 27 2014 Stewart is latest to have top pact Gainesville Sun January 18 1990 Retrieved September 27 2014 permanent dead link Fai Rob August 4 2010 Thursday Former MLB star Dave Stewart arrives at The Nat milb com Retrieved September 27 2014 Schwartz Larry November 19 2003 Valenzuela Stewart each throw no hitters ESPN com Retrieved September 27 2014 1990 ALCS 4 0 Oakland Athletics 103 59 over Boston Red Sox 88 74 Baseball Reference Retrieved September 27 2014 Durso Joseph October 17 1990 WORLD SERIES One Team Does Dominate in Game 1 the Reds New York Times Retrieved September 27 2014 October 20 1990 World Series Game 4 Reds at Athletics Baseball Reference Retrieved September 27 2014 U S All Stars Striking Out in Japan Team Including Cecil Fielder Dave Stewart Loses 4 Straight LA Times November 6 1990 Retrieved September 30 2014 Drooz Alan May 9 1991 DAILY REPORT AROUND THE MAJOR LEAGUES Stewart Leaves Game May Miss 2 Starts LA Times Retrieved September 30 2014 Reilly Mike August 10 1991 Stewart Is Doing What Comes Naturally LA Times Retrieved September 30 2014 Smith Claire July 21 1991 BASEBALL Hitters Beware Stewart s in a Habit of Staring LA Times Retrieved September 30 2014 a b Schmuck Peter October 7 1992 A s Jays swap roles for playoffs Ex Bash Brothers are underdogs Baltimore Sun Retrieved September 30 2014 October 7 1992 ALCS Game 1 Oakland at Toronto baseball reference Retrieved September 30 2014 Schmuck Peter October 12 1992 Stewart emphasizes do not die to A s Game 5 pitcher calls team meeting Baltimore Sun Retrieved September 30 2014 October 12 1992 ALCS Game 5 Toronto at Oakland Baseball Reference Retrieved September 30 2014 Smith Claire October 13 1992 ON BASEBALL Keeping a Promise Stewart Stays Perfect New York Times Retrieved September 30 2014 1992 ALCS 4 2 Toronto Blue Jays 96 66 over Oakland Athletics 96 66 Baseball Reference Retrieved September 30 2014 Hudson Maryann December 9 1992 BASEBALL WINTER MEETINGS Cone Returns to the Royals Meeting Blue Jays get Stewart for two years 8 5 million Mariners keep Griffey Jr for four years 24 million LA Times Retrieved September 30 2014 a b c Nightengale Bob October 23 1993 WORLD SERIES TORONTO BLUE JAYS vs PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES More Than a Title Is on the Line Game 6 For the Blue Jays Stewart respect is as important as a third championship ring LA Times Retrieved October 1 2014 October 6 1993 ALCS Game 2 Toronto at Chicago play by play and box score Baseball Reference Retrieved October 1 2014 Eisenberg John October 12 1993 Eve of game Stewart warms hearts not arm Baltimore Sun Retrieved October 1 2014 October 12 1993 ALCS Game 6 Toronto at Chicago play by play and box score Baseball Reference Retrieved October 1 2014 1993 ALCS 4 2 Toronto Blue Jays 95 67 over Chicago White Sox 94 68 Baseball Reference Retrieved October 1 2014 October 17 1993 World Series Game 2 Philadelphia at Toronto play by play and box score Baseball Reference Retrieved October 1 2014 October 23 1993 World Series Game 6 Philadelphia at Toronto play by play and box score Baseball Reference Retrieved October 1 2014 Smith Claire August 23 1994 Sports of The Times Stewart Still In There Pitching New York Times Retrieved October 1 2014 Nightengale Bob August 11 2014 1994 strike most embarrassing moment in MLB history USA Today Retrieved October 1 2014 April 26 1995 Oakland Athletics at Toronto Blue Jays play by play and box score Baseball Reference Retrieved October 1 2014 a b Kettmann Steve July 25 1995 As man Stewart will always be an A s ace Baltimore Sun Retrieved October 1 2014 Stewart s Career As Oakland s Ace Comes To An End The Spokesman Review Associated Press July 25 1994 Retrieved October 1 2014 Dave Stewart hired to be Arizona Diamondbacks general manager ESPN ESPN com Associated Press September 25 2014 Retrieved September 26 2014 a b Stewart Padres Discuss Coach Job AP News Archive associated press October 23 1997 Retrieved October 1 2014 Padres Pitchers Credit Stewart CBS News October 16 1998 Retrieved October 1 2014 Bloomberg August 28 1998 Padres Stewart Keeps Options Open Hartford Courant Retrieved October 1 2014 Bernardino Mike Stewart Chooses Blue Jays Over Marlins Sun Sentinel Archived from the original on October 6 2014 Retrieved September 26 2014 ESPN com MLB Blue Jays name Dave Stewart pitching coach ESPN com Retrieved September 24 2014 Chass Murray November 15 2011 ON BASEBALL Stewart Passed Over by the Blue Jays New York Times Retrieved October 1 2014 Stapleton Arnie April 18 2002 Milwaukee Brewers fire manager Davey Lopes Seattle Times Retrieved October 1 2014 Stewart Quits Brewers Job LA Times Associated Press July 30 2002 Retrieved October 1 2014 USA Baseball Announces Coaching Staff Baseball America September 26 2003 Retrieved October 1 2014 George J Tanber February 28 2008 African American sports agents address challenges in the business ESPN com Retrieved July 2 2010 Dave Stewart bio Stewart Management Partners Archived from the original on October 6 2014 Retrieved October 1 2014 Gilbert Steve September 25 2014 D backs hire Stewart as new general manager mlb com Archived from the original on October 6 2014 Retrieved September 25 2014 Piecoro Nick Arizona Diamondbacks GM wife navigate unique situation The Arizona Republic Retrieved March 9 2021 Heitner Darren September 25 2014 Dave Stewart Transfers Sports Agency To Dave Henderson Before Joining Diamondbacks As GM Forbes Retrieved October 1 2014 Hernandez Dylan December 4 2015 Zack Greinke signs six year 206 5 million deal with Arizona Diamondbacks Los Angeles Times Retrieved December 5 2015 Ballantini Brett March 24 2016 Dave Stewart Interview mlbtraderumors com Shelby Miller traded to Diamondbacks ESPN December 9 2015 Retrieved December 9 2015 Diamondbacks clean house fire Hale GM Stewart ESPN com October 3 2016 Retrieved March 2 2017 Dsmoke34 April 12 2022 GlennRecon I have no idea what the A s are doing At this point they can just retire the number with no celebratio Tweet via Twitter Oakland A s to retire Dave Stewart s No 34 on Sunday Sept 11 MLB com Retrieved July 5 2022 Former Dodger Dave Stewart livid about team s handling of Trevor Bauer case USA Today To Change Baseball an Ace Needs a New Title The New York Times Rangers Dave Stewart Is Arrested for Lewd Conduct Los Angeles Times January 25 1985 Retrieved September 24 2014 The Victoria Advocate Google News Archive Search The Victoria Advocate Retrieved September 24 2014 via Google News Archive Search Duryea Bill November 16 1994 Blue Jays pitchers acquitted in scuffle Tampa Bay Times Retrieved April 4 2023 External links editCareer statistics and player information from MLB or ESPN or Baseball Reference or Fangraphs or Baseball Reference Minors or Retrosheet Preceded byFrank Viola American League All Star Game Starting Pitcher1989 Succeeded byBob Welch Preceded byNolan Ryan No hitter pitcherJune 29 1990 Succeeded byFernando Valenzuela Preceded byKevin Towers Arizona Diamondbacks General manager2014 2016 Succeeded byMike Hazen Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dave Stewart baseball amp oldid 1213083469, 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