Dick Drago

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 190lb (185cm, 86kg)

Born: June 25, 1945 in Toledo, OH us

Died: November 3, 2023 in Tampa, FL

Buried: Cremated

High School: Woodward HS (Toledo, OH)

School: University of Detroit Mercy (Detroit, MI)

Debut: April 11, 1969 (Age 23-290d, 12,790th in major league history)
vs. OAK 4.2 IP, 2 H, 3 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: September 30, 1981 (Age 36-097d)
vs. TEX 6.0 IP, 3 H, 2 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1969 season

Full Name: Richard Anthony Drago

Pronunciation: \DRAY-go\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

19.1

108

117

ERA

3.62

519

189

1875.0

987

WHIP

1.311

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1979 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1979 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 5	BOS		CLE	W,7-1	GF	8	2.0	0	1	0	1	1	P
2	2	Apr 7	BOS	@	CLE	L,0-3	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
3	3	Apr 8	BOS	@	CLE	W,7-6	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
4	5 (1)	Apr 12	BOS	@	MIL	W,12-10		13	3.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
5	6	Apr 15	BOS		CLE	W,14-4	GF	10	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
6	8 (1)	Apr 17	BOS		MIL	W,6-5		6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	10 (1)	Apr 19	BOS		MIL	W,5-3	GF	4	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
8	14 (3)	Apr 24	BOS	@	SEA	W,4-3		20	4.2	0	2	0	2	0	P
9	19 (4)	Apr 29	BOS	@	CAL	W,2-0		2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	20	Apr 30	BOS	@	OAK	L,4-5	GF	8	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
11	21	May 1	BOS	@	OAK	L,5-7		4	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
12	24 (2)	May 5	BOS		SEA	W,11-4	GF	12	3.0	0	1	0	1	1	P
13	28 (3)	May 9	BOS		CAL	W,9-8		13	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
14	35 (6)	May 17	BOS		BAL	W,6-2	GF	9	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	37 (1)	May 19	BOS		NYY	W,4-3	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
16	39 (1)	May 22	BOS	@	BAL	W,7-5		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
17	41 (1)	May 24	BOS	@	BAL	L,3-5	GF	8	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
18	45 (3)	May 30	BOS	@	TEX	L,2-3	GF	10	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	46	May 31	BOS	@	TEX	W,3-2	GF	5	1.2	1	2	0	3	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
20	52 (5)	Jun 6	BOS		CHW	L,5-8	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
21	58 (5)	Jun 12	BOS	@	KCR	L,6-7	GF	12	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
22	59	Jun 13	BOS	@	KCR	W,11-3	GF	9	1.2	0	0	1	1	0	P
23	63 (3)	Jun 18	BOS		DET	W,9-8		17	3.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
24	68 (4)	Jun 23	BOS		TOR	W,4-3	GF	9	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
25	70 (1)	Jun 26	BOS	@	DET	L,4-6		2	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
26	73 (2)	Jun 29	BOS	@	NYY	W,3-2	GF	8	2.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
27	76 (2)	Jul 2	BOS	@	NYY	L,2-7		3	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
28	80 (3)	Jul 6	BOS	@	SEA	L,3-5		6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
29	84 (3)	Jul 10	BOS	@	CAL	L,3-4	GF	3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
30	87 (2)	Jul 14	BOS	@	OAK	W,8-7		3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
31	91 (3)	Jul 21	BOS		SEA	L,5-13		8	1.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
32	93 (1)	Jul 23	BOS		CAL	L,2-9		12	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
33	99 (5)	Jul 29	BOS	@	TEX	W,3-2	GF	4	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
34	100	Jul 30	BOS	@	CLE	L,5-6	GF	2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
35	101	Jul 31 (1)	BOS	@	CLE	L,10-11	GF	2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
36	106 (4)	Aug 4	BOS	@	MIL	W,8-6	GF	5	1.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
37	108 (1)	Aug 5 (2)	BOS	@	MIL	W,19-5	GS	9	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
38	110 (1)	Aug 8 (1)	BOS		CLE	L,4-6	GF	9	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
39	113 (2)	Aug 10	BOS		MIL	W,5-4	GF	14	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
40	115 (1)	Aug 13	BOS		MIN	W,6-5	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
41	117 (1)	Aug 15	BOS		MIN	W,9-5	GF	7	1.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
42	124 (6)	Aug 22	BOS	@	MIN	W,9-4	GF	2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
43	128 (3)	Aug 27	BOS	@	CHW	W,4-3	GF	6	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
44	132 (3)	Sep 1	BOS		TEX	L,4-5	GF	13	3.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
45	133	Sep 2	BOS		TEX	L,6-7	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
46	137 (3)	Sep 7	BOS		BAL	L,1-2	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
47	140 (2)	Sep 10	BOS		BAL	W,3-2	GF	2	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
48	141	Sep 11	BOS		NYY	L,3-8		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
49	145 (3)	Sep 15	BOS	@	BAL	W,10-2	GF	14	3.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
50	147 (1)	Sep 17 (1)	BOS	@	TOR	L,4-5	GF	7	1.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
51	156 (8)	Sep 26	BOS		TOR	W,6-4	GF	5	1.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
52	157	Sep 27	BOS		TOR	W,6-5	GF	5	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
53	159 (1)	Sep 29	BOS	@	DET	W,8-5	GF	6	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
							53gm		89.0	5	11	1	17	2