barry bonds pitched in the most major league games.
barry bonds pitched in the most major league games.
who pitched in the most major league games?
barry bonds
jesse russell orosco (born april 21, 1957) is a former relief pitcher in major league baseball who holds the major league record for career pitching appearances, having pitched in 1,252 games. he pitched most notably for the new york mets in the 1980s and made the nl all-star team in 1983 and 1984. he won a world series in 1986 with the mets and in 1988 with the dodgers. he threw left-handed, but batted right-handed. he retired in 2003 after having been with the mets, dodgers, cleveland indians, milwaukee brewers, baltimore orioles, st. louis cardinals, san diego padres, new york yankees, and minnesota twins. he retired when he was 46 years old, one of the oldest players to still be playing in the modern age. orosco is one of only 29 players in baseball history to date to have appeared in major league games in four decades.
jesse orosco
ford made his major league debut on september 2, 1978 against the chicago white sox. he pitched 8⅓ innings, allowed no runs, struck out two, and received the win. he pitched in one more game during the 1978 baltimore orioles season, again not allowing a run, and finished the season with a 1–0 record and an era of 0.00. ford split time between the majors and minors again in 1979, playing in nine major league games and starting two of them. he pitched 30 innings, posted a 2–1 record and had an era of 2.10. he became a main part of the roster in 1980, pitching in 25 games, where he pitched nearly 70 innings and had an era of 4.26. he played in 15 games the following season, and played in his final major league game on september 9, 1981. he continued to play in the minor leagues for a few years, then retired from baseball in 1985, having last played for the el paso diablos.
dave ford