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Name Team Age
Armando Galarraga Retired (1992, Age 37) Died (2025, Age 71)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 31
(1972)		 SP R/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Ty Cobb League 0 16 years (22 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B+ B- F 
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
D  C- C+
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
D- D+ C-
Endurance Velocity Control
B+ B+ B 
Leadership   Mentor Value  
B  A 
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
F  0 11/13/1954
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
0 2 4
Alt Pos (---) Alt Pos (---) Alt Pos (---)
F  (0.0 %) F  (0.0 %) F  (0.0 %)

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Year   Team W L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HBP BB SO WHIP ERA
1976 KC 4 2 7 7 3 1 0 0 46.1 52 25 23 0 15 32 1.45 4.47
1977 KC 11 15 36 36 5 3 0 0 211.1 228 134 127 7 90 159 1.50 5.41
1978 KC 9 19 36 35 1 1 0 0 202.1 205 128 122 4 101 131 1.51 5.43
1979 KC 14 5 35 35 7 1 0 0 237.1 213 100 94 0 84 181 1.25 3.56
1980 KC 18 10 36 36 11 2 0 0 259.1 222 114 107 5 83 184 1.18 3.71
1981 KC 17 6 36 36 9 2 0 0 237.2 234 112 106 4 74 178 1.30 4.01
1982 KC 18 7 36 36 10 2 0 0 243.0 235 118 112 2 75 183 1.28 4.15
1983 KC 21 8 37 37 13 5 0 0 270.1 222 88 81 5 91 226 1.16 2.70
1984 KC 17 14 37 37 10 2 0 0 260.1 218 122 115 1 74 201 1.12 3.98
1985 KC 16 8 33 33 8 3 0 0 223.2 183 82 80 4 75 170 1.15 3.22
1986 KC-DET 14 7 35 35 5 0 0 0 238.0 196 87 78 2 76 184 1.14 2.95
1987 DET 20 11 37 37 0 0 0 0 228.2 180 83 80 3 65 176 1.07 3.15
1988 DET 19 9 37 37 6 2 0 0 273.2 234 98 90 2 89 207 1.18 2.96
1989 DET 13 12 33 33 10 2 0 0 248.2 215 97 87 4 85 200 1.21 3.15
1990 DET 16 10 34 34 5 2 0 0 235.1 226 115 106 10 80 160 1.30 4.05
1991 DET 8 14 34 34 4 0 0 0 232.0 238 110 98 4 82 143 1.38 3.80
1992 DET 5 17 31 24 2 1 0 0 152.2 189 112 103 4 81 117 1.77 6.07
2086 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00
Total 240 174 570 562 109 29 0 0 3800.2 3490 1725 1609 61 1320 2832 1.27 3.81
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1992-11-01Armando Galarraga has retired from the Detroit Tigers
1988-04-01The Detroit Tigers have renamed Jim Kiefer to Armando Galarraga.
1986-08-10A trade has been completed between the Kansas City CyKlones and the Detroit Rotties. The Detroit Rotties receive Chick Crane, Jim Kiefer, Jack Nielsen, Don Orton, Frosty Pascual from the Kansas City CyKlones in exchange for Gene Hunt, T.R. Garvey, Barry Beck, Ben Scytale.
1985-09-10Jim Kiefer of the Kansas City CyKlones is injured and is expected to be out 20 days.
1976-08-29A trade has been completed between the Brooklyn Piners and the Kansas City CyKlones. The Kansas City CyKlones receive Tom Kingman, Ben Robinson, Jim Kiefer, Bucky Alou, Draft Pick - 1978 Round 1 (BRO), Draft Pick - 1977 Round 1 (BRO) from the Brooklyn Piners in exchange for Don Sacka, Mike Perconte, George Johnson.
1976-04-01The Brooklyn Piners have promoted Hound Dog Higgs to the major league team. The Brooklyn Piners have promoted Bryn Brown to the major league team. The Brooklyn Piners have promoted Red Goldstein to the major league team. The Brooklyn Piners have sent Jim Kiefer to the minors.
1975-10-03The Brooklyn Piners have promoted Jim Kiefer to the major league team. The Brooklyn Piners have promoted Steve Wills to the major league team. The Brooklyn Piners have designated Dave Bonnell for assignment. The Brooklyn Piners have sent Hound Dog Higgs to the minors. The Brooklyn Piners have sent Bryn Brown to the minors.