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Ozzie Smith League
3-25-2094
Gary Bako Starting Pitcher
Retired (1997, Age 37)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
ERA 4.17 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws R/R
W-L 136-169 Status Deceased (2024) Option Years 0  
SV 0 Age at Death 64 Date of Birth 06-20-1960
K 1990 Drafted Round 2, Pick 18
(1980)		 Majors Svc Time 11 years
(131 games)
IP 2731.2
WHIP 1.39
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R D+ Contact vs. L C- Endurance A    Ldrship A-
Power vs. R F  Power vs. L D+ Velocity B    Mentor Val A+
Speed C  Bunt C+ Control B 
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range F  WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm C  WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health D- LCS Appearances 0
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 2
* 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
1984 DET
0
 7
11
11
0
0
0
 0
63.2
 89 67 58 3 31
54
1.88
8.20
1986 DET
6
 14
26
26
2
0
0
 0
159.2
 198 118 102 4 71
110
1.68
5.75
1987 DET
6
 14
25
25
3
1
0
 0
162.1
 192 104 95 1 65
120
1.58
5.27
1988 DET
9
 14
33
33
1
0
0
 0
227.0
 213 111 101 4 85
164
1.31
4.00
1989 DET
10
 18
36
36
4
1
0
 0
249.0
 263 142 119 4 90
207
1.42
4.30
1990 DET
16
 19
36
36
10
4
0
 0
268.0
 258 130 119 7 91
182
1.30
4.00
1991 DET
19
 10
35
35
9
1
0
 0
261.2
 235 94 86 5 87
175
1.23
2.96
1992 DET
20
 9
33
33
7
2
0
 0
240.2
 213 99 92 8 94
187
1.28
3.44
1993 DET
9
 16
35
35
7
2
0
 0
219.0
 223 111 103 4 80
161
1.38
4.23
1994 DET
15
 13
36
36
15
3
0
 0
266.2
 234 113 99 5 101
207
1.26
3.34
1995 DET
11
 11
28
28
4
1
0
 0
194.1
 210 97 82 3 72
141
1.45
3.80
1996 DET
6
 11
31
31
3
0
0
 0
225.0
 228 115 100 3 85
144
1.39
4.00
1997 DET
9
 13
30
30
2
0
0
 0
194.2
 227 119 110 4 75
138
1.55
5.09
2094
0
 0
0
0
0
0
0
 0
0.0
 0 0 0 0 0
0
0.00
0.00
Total
136
 169
395
395
67
15
0
 0
2731.2
 2783 1420 1266 55 1027
1990
1.39
4.17
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1997-11-01Gary Bako has retired from the Detroit Cobbs
1996-09-02Gary Bako of the Detroit Cobbs is injured and is expected to be out 29 days.
1992-04-28Gary Bako of the Detroit Cobbs is injured and is expected to be out 20 days.
1986-08-05Gary Bako of the Detroit Cobbs is injured and is expected to be out 37 days.
1986-04-01The Detroit Cobbs have promoted Gary Bako to the major league team.
1984-10-23The Detroit Cobbs have sent Johnny Hargrove to the minors. The Detroit Cobbs have sent Gary Bako to the minors. The Detroit Cobbs have sent Don Gautreaux to the minors.
1984-09-12The Detroit Cobbs have promoted Johnny Hargrove to the major league team. The Detroit Cobbs have promoted Gary Bako to the major league team.
1984-06-28The Detroit Cobbs have sent Gary Bako to the minors.
1984-06-01The Detroit Cobbs have promoted Gary Bako to the major league team.