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Mel Ott League
8-5-2069
Pete Townsend Starting Pitcher
Retired (1987, Age 37)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
ERA 3.45 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws L/R
W-L 224-165 Status Deceased (2025) Option Years 0  
SV 0 Age at Death 75 Date of Birth 01-09-1950
K 2493 Drafted Round 1, Pick 1
(1972)		 Majors Svc Time 14 years
(108 games)
IP 3763.0
WHIP 1.20
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R D- Contact vs. L D- Endurance A-   Ldrship B 
Power vs. R D- Power vs. L D- Velocity C+   Mentor Val A 
Speed D+ Bunt D+ Control A-
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range C- WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm B- WS Appearances 3
2B --- CF ---   Health D+ LCS Appearances 7
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 7
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team W L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HBP BB SO WHIP ERA Awards
1973 CIN
14
 14
34
34
9
0
0
 0
260.2
 245 118 114 4 74
163
1.22
3.94
1974 CIN
13
 16
36
36
8
0
0
 0
266.2
 261 136 128 4 92
173
1.32
4.32
1975 CIN
13
 11
35
32
10
2
0
 1
241.1
 218 103 98 2 78
138
1.23
3.65
1976 CIN
17
 12
35
35
17
2
0
 0
277.1
 235 109 97 2 93
160
1.18
3.15
1977 CIN
19
 10
34
34
9
4
0
 0
271.1
 234 94 87 2 92
184
1.20
2.89
1978 CIN
15
 10
36
36
11
2
0
 0
279.2
 232 111 109 1 78
200
1.11
3.51
1979 CIN
20
 7
35
35
11
1
0
 0
276.0
 213 93 79 2 68
176
1.02
2.58
1980 CIN
15
 13
34
34
4
0
0
 0
255.1
 231 123 115 4 84
172
1.23
4.05
1981 CIN
19
 10
35
35
12
0
0
 0
285.2
 221 90 79 0 77
193
1.04
2.49
1982 CIN
15
 7
35
30
7
2
0
 0
237.0
 216 89 78 0 83
157
1.26
2.96
1983 CIN
23
 8
34
34
8
2
0
 0
275.1
 236 84 79 1 72
185
1.12
2.58
1984 CIN-DET
13
 9
29
28
6
0
0
 0
212.1
 204 96 88 0 61
178
1.25
3.73
1984 CIN
2
 4
11
10
1
0
0
 0
75.0
 80 42 36 0 32
58
1.49
4.32
1984 DET
11
 5
18
18
5
0
0
 0
137.1
 124 54 52 0 29
120
1.11
3.41
1985 CLE
11
 14
37
37
5
2
0
 0
270.1
 236 110 96 2 84
204
1.18
3.20
1986 CLE-DET
10
 16
35
35
3
0
0
 0
228.1
 263 136 125 0 67
141
1.45
4.93
1986 CLE
7
 12
27
27
2
0
0
 0
178.0
 202 102 92 0 50
109
1.42
4.65
1986 DET
3
 4
8
8
1
0
0
 0
50.1
 61 34 33 0 17
32
1.55
5.90
1987 BOS
7
 8
21
20
3
0
0
 0
125.2
 145 79 70 2 41
69
1.48
5.01
2069
0
 0
0
0
0
0
0
 0
0.0
 0 0 0 0 0
0
0.00
0.00
Total
224
 165
505
495
123
17
0
 1
3763.0
 3390 1571 1442 26 1144
2493
1.20
3.45
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1987-11-01Pete Townsend has retired from the Boston Red Sox
1987-05-22Pete Townsend of the Boston Red Sox is injured and is expected to be out 30 days.
1987-04-05The Boston Red Sox have acquired Pete Townsend from the waiver wire.
1987-03-01The Detroit Stooges have designated Pete Townsend for assignment.
1986-08-13A trade has been completed between the Detroit Stooges and the Cleveland Indians. The Cleveland Indians receive Draft Pick 1987 Round 3 WAS (Fred Clark), Draft Pick 1987 Round 3 DET (Jason Reis) from the Detroit Stooges in exchange for Pete Townsend.
1986-07-31The Cleveland Indians have placed Pete Townsend on the trade block.
1985-03-05A trade has been completed between the Detroit Stooges and the Cleveland Indians. The Cleveland Indians receive Pete Townsend from the Detroit Stooges in exchange for Draft Pick 1986 Round 2 CLE (Al Reed).
1984-06-06A trade has been completed between the Cincinnati Sex Pistols and the Detroit Stooges. The Detroit Stooges receive Pete Townsend from the Cincinnati Sex Pistols in exchange for Draft Pick 1985 Round 2 DET (Graig Peguero).
1981-10-04Pete Townsend of the Cincinnati Sex Pistols is injured and is expected to be out 19 days.
1977-07-02The Cincinnati Sex Pistols have promoted Pete Townsend to the major league team. The Cincinnati Sex Pistols have sent Pete Scurry to the minors.
1977-06-17The Cincinnati Sex Pistols have promoted Pete Scurry to the major league team. The Cincinnati Sex Pistols have sent Pete Townsend to the minors.
1977-06-16Pete Townsend of the Cincinnati Sex Pistols is injured and is expected to be out 15 days.
1976-07-05The Cincinnati Sex Pistols have promoted Pete Townsend to the major league team. The Cincinnati Sex Pistols have designated George Whitney for assignment.
1976-06-22The Cincinnati Sex Pistols have promoted Jay Benton to the major league team. The Cincinnati Sex Pistols have sent Pete Townsend to the minors.
1976-06-21Pete Townsend of the Cincinnati Sex Pistols is injured and is expected to be out 14 days.
1975-10-03The Cincinnati Sex Pistols have promoted Pete Townsend to the major league team. The Cincinnati Sex Pistols have sent Mike Balas to the minors.
1975-09-29The Cincinnati Sex Pistols have promoted Jay Benton to the major league team. The Cincinnati Sex Pistols have sent Pete Townsend to the minors.
1973-09-29The Cincinnati Sex Pistols have promoted Pete Townsend to the major league team. The Cincinnati Sex Pistols have sent Bill Mueller to the minors.
1973-09-22The Cincinnati Sex Pistols have promoted Babe Pierce to the major league team. The Cincinnati Sex Pistols have sent Pete Townsend to the minors.
1972-10-03The Cincinnati Sex Pistols have promoted Pete Townsend to the major league team. The Cincinnati Sex Pistols have promoted Clay Carroll to the major league team. The Cincinnati Sex Pistols have sent Chad Kisinger to the minors. The Cincinnati Sex Pistols have sent Barry Smith to the minors.
1972-04-01The Cincinnati Sex Pistols have renamed Ed Townsend to Pete Townsend.