Stanhouse was traded, along with Pete Mackanin, from the Rangers to the Expos for Willie Davis at the Winter Meetings on December 5, 1974.[1] Shuttled back and forth from the bullpen to the starting rotation with the Rangers and Expos, he was acquired along with Joe Kerrigan and Gary Roenicke by the Orioles from Montreal for Rudy May, Randy Miller and Bryn Smith at the Winter Meetings on December 7, 1977.[2] Stanhouse excelled in 1978 when Manager Earl Weaver employed him as a full-time closer. Because of his Harpo Marxhairstyle and pre-game batting practice antics – where his primal scream would entertain early ballpark arrivals – he was quickly labeled Stan the Man Unusual, a pun on the nickname "Stan the Man" for Hall-of-Famer Stan Musial.[3]Jim Palmer said that in 1978, he was the Orioles' best relief pitcher.[4]
Stanhouse finished third in the American League in both 1978 and 1979 in saves, recording 45 over that span, helping the Orioles capture the American League Championship in 1979. He was selected to the American League All-Star team in 1979.
Although an effective closer, Stanhouse had a reputation of walking batters he was not willing to face. Frequently his tactics would lead to dangerous situations in close games with multiple base-runners, and send the chain-smoking Weaver pacing back and forth in the dugout in agony. This resulted in Weaver nicknaming Stanhouse Fullpack, referring to the number of cigarettes consumed while watching him pitch. Weaver also was quoted in saying Stanhouse was an asshole, who ruined his health.[3]
Stanhouse left the Orioles as a free agent after the Orioles lost the 1979 World Series and signed a large guaranteed contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers. He was ineffective for the Dodgers in 1980, appearing in 21 games and posting an ERA over 5.00. The Dodgers sent Stanhouse home during the season. He did not pitch at all in 1981, after which his contract expired and he was not re-signed by the Dodgers. Stanhouse retired after a brief comeback with the Orioles the following year.
^Durso, Joseph. "Major Leagues Set Up Expansion Committee," The New York Times, Friday, December 6, 1974. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
^Durso, Joseph. "Mets Get Back Foli to Play Shortstop," The New York Times, Thursday, December 8, 1977. Retrieved October 23, 2020
^ abcKlingaman, Mike. "Catching Up With...former Oriole Don Stanhouse", The Toy Department (The Baltimore Sun sports blog), Tuesday, August 18, 2009.
^Palmer, Jim; Dale, Jim (1996). Palmer and Weaver: Together We Were Eleven Foot Nine. Kansas City: Andrews and McMeel. p. 101. ISBN0-8362-0781-5.
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stanhouse, donald, joseph, stanhouse, born, february, 1951, american, former, professional, baseball, pitcher, eight, year, major, league, baseball, career, 1972, 1980, with, brief, comeback, 1982, pitched, texas, rangers, baltimore, orioles, american, league,. Donald Joseph Stanhouse born February 12 1951 is an American former professional baseball pitcher who had an eight year Major League Baseball MLB career 1972 1980 with a brief comeback in 1982 He pitched for the Texas Rangers and Baltimore Orioles of the American League and the Montreal Expos and Los Angeles Dodgers of the National League Don StanhousePitcherBorn 1951 02 12 February 12 1951 age 73 Du Quoin Illinois U S Batted RightThrew RightMLB debutApril 19 1972 for the Texas RangersLast MLB appearanceSeptember 24 1982 for the Baltimore OriolesMLB statisticsWin loss record38 54Earned run average3 84Strikeouts408Saves64TeamsTexas Rangers 1972 1974 Montreal Expos 1975 1977 Baltimore Orioles 1978 1979 Los Angeles Dodgers 1980 Baltimore Orioles 1982 Career highlights and awardsAll Star 1979 Stanhouse was traded along with Pete Mackanin from the Rangers to the Expos for Willie Davis at the Winter Meetings on December 5 1974 1 Shuttled back and forth from the bullpen to the starting rotation with the Rangers and Expos he was acquired along with Joe Kerrigan and Gary Roenicke by the Orioles from Montreal for Rudy May Randy Miller and Bryn Smith at the Winter Meetings on December 7 1977 2 Stanhouse excelled in 1978 when Manager Earl Weaver employed him as a full time closer Because of his Harpo Marx hairstyle and pre game batting practice antics where his primal scream would entertain early ballpark arrivals he was quickly labeled Stan the Man Unusual a pun on the nickname Stan the Man for Hall of Famer Stan Musial 3 Jim Palmer said that in 1978 he was the Orioles best relief pitcher 4 Stanhouse finished third in the American League in both 1978 and 1979 in saves recording 45 over that span helping the Orioles capture the American League Championship in 1979 He was selected to the American League All Star team in 1979 Although an effective closer Stanhouse had a reputation of walking batters he was not willing to face Frequently his tactics would lead to dangerous situations in close games with multiple base runners and send the chain smoking Weaver pacing back and forth in the dugout in agony This resulted in Weaver nicknaming Stanhouse Fullpack referring to the number of cigarettes consumed while watching him pitch Weaver also was quoted in saying Stanhouse was an asshole who ruined his health 3 Stanhouse left the Orioles as a free agent after the Orioles lost the 1979 World Series and signed a large guaranteed contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers He was ineffective for the Dodgers in 1980 appearing in 21 games and posting an ERA over 5 00 The Dodgers sent Stanhouse home during the season He did not pitch at all in 1981 after which his contract expired and he was not re signed by the Dodgers Stanhouse retired after a brief comeback with the Orioles the following year After retirement Stanhouse became a business consultant for a venture capital firm Married for 27 years and a father of three he lives in Trophy Club Texas 3 References edit Durso Joseph Major Leagues Set Up Expansion Committee The New York Times Friday December 6 1974 Retrieved September 27 2022 Durso Joseph Mets Get Back Foli to Play Shortstop The New York Times Thursday December 8 1977 Retrieved October 23 2020 a b c Klingaman Mike Catching Up With former Oriole Don Stanhouse The Toy Department The Baltimore Sun sports blog Tuesday August 18 2009 Palmer Jim Dale Jim 1996 Palmer and Weaver Together We Were Eleven Foot Nine Kansas City Andrews and McMeel p 101 ISBN 0 8362 0781 5 External links editCareer statistics and player information from Baseball Reference or Fangraphs or Baseball Reference Minors Retrosheet SABR Biography Project Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Don Stanhouse amp oldid 1220741753, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
