Ownbey attended Savanna High School in Anaheim, California but, standing only 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) and being only 16 years old as a senior, he failed to make the school's baseball team which featured players such as Glenn Hoffman and Marty Castillo. Ownbey entered the workforce after high school and began working at a lock factory for $5 per hour while pitching in an amateur baseball league. By the time he was 20, he had grown to 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) and had attracted the attention of the head baseball coach at Santa Ana Junior College, his former high school gym teacher. Against the advice of friends and family, he quit his job at the lock factory in order to play college baseball.[1]
Ownbey went 7–5 with a 3.63 ERA for the Louisville Redbirds of the American Association his first season in the Cardinals' organization. 1984, his first season in a Cardinals uniform, Ownbey went 0–3 with a 4.74 ERA in four starts. After spending all of 1985 in the minors, Ownbey reemerged with the Cards in 1986 pitching mostly out of the bullpen, and going 1–3 with a 3.80 ERA.
RoyalsEdit
After becoming a free agent at the end of the 1986 season, Ownbey signed with the Kansas City Royals for 1987. Plagued by injuries, he pitched only four innings for their double-A Southern League affiliate, the Memphis Chicks before calling it a career.
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October 17, 2023
rick, ownbey, richard, wayne, ownbey, born, october, 1957, corona, california, former, major, league, baseball, pitcher, played, parts, four, seasons, majors, between, 1982, 1986, york, mets, louis, cardinals, pitcherborn, 1957, october, 1957, corona, californ. Richard Wayne Ownbey born October 20 1957 in Corona California is a former Major League Baseball pitcher He played in parts of four seasons in the majors between 1982 and 1986 for the New York Mets and St Louis Cardinals Rick OwnbeyPitcherBorn 1957 10 20 October 20 1957 age 65 Corona CaliforniaBatted RightThrew RightMLB debutAugust 17 1982 for the New York MetsLast MLB appearanceJuly 3 1986 for the St Louis CardinalsMLB statisticsWin loss record3 11Earned run average4 11Strikeouts83TeamsNew York Mets 1982 1983 St Louis Cardinals 1984 1986 Contents 1 Amateur career 2 Professional career 2 1 Mets 2 2 Cardinals 2 3 Royals 2 4 Career totals 3 References 4 External linksAmateur career EditOwnbey attended Savanna High School in Anaheim California but standing only 5 ft 7 in 1 70 m and being only 16 years old as a senior he failed to make the school s baseball team which featured players such as Glenn Hoffman and Marty Castillo Ownbey entered the workforce after high school and began working at a lock factory for 5 per hour while pitching in an amateur baseball league By the time he was 20 he had grown to 6 ft 3 in 1 91 m and had attracted the attention of the head baseball coach at Santa Ana Junior College his former high school gym teacher Against the advice of friends and family he quit his job at the lock factory in order to play college baseball 1 Professional career EditMets Edit While pitching at Santa Ana Ownbey drew the attention of the Pittsburgh Pirates who drafted him in the fourth round of the 1979 Major League Baseball draft However he did not sign A year later the Mets drafted him in the thirteenth round In his first season of professional ball Ownbey was 9 1 with a 1 80 earned run average for the Lynchburg Mets and Jackson Mets Ownbey made his major league debut on August 17 1982 at Riverfront Stadium as the starting pitcher against the Cincinnati Reds He gave up five runs in five innings pitched and took the loss Ownbey was a combined 2 5 over his two seasons with the Mets before being traded with Neil Allen to the St Louis Cardinals for Keith Hernandez on June 15 1983 2 Cardinals Edit Ownbey went 7 5 with a 3 63 ERA for the Louisville Redbirds of the American Association his first season in the Cardinals organization 1984 his first season in a Cardinals uniform Ownbey went 0 3 with a 4 74 ERA in four starts After spending all of 1985 in the minors Ownbey reemerged with the Cards in 1986 pitching mostly out of the bullpen and going 1 3 with a 3 80 ERA Royals Edit After becoming a free agent at the end of the 1986 season Ownbey signed with the Kansas City Royals for 1987 Plagued by injuries he pitched only four innings for their double A Southern League affiliate the Memphis Chicks before calling it a career Career totals Edit W L PCT ERA G GS CG SV IP BF H ER R HR BB K WP HBP3 11 214 4 11 39 19 2 0 146 2 657 67 75 12 91 83 197 3 3References Edit Vecsey George 27 February 1983 Sports of The Times An Outdoor Job for Rick Ownbey The New York Times Retrieved 20 October 2022 Hernandez traded to MetsExternal links EditCareer statistics and player information from MLB or ESPN or Baseball Reference or Fangraphs or Baseball Reference Minors Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rick Ownbey amp oldid 1160883462, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
