Born: (1939-08-09) August 9, 1939 (age 84) Caney Spring, Tennessee, U.S.
Batted: Left
Threw: Left
MLB debut
July 6, 1957, for the Cincinnati Redlegs
Last MLB appearance
September 27, 1975, for the Chicago White Sox
MLB statistics
Win–loss record
196–195
Earned run average
3.30
Strikeouts
1,612
Teams
Cincinnati Redlegs / Reds (1957, 1959–1961)
Washington Senators (1961–1964)
Los Angeles Dodgers (1965–1973)
Houston Astros (1974)
St. Louis Cardinals (1974)
Chicago White Sox (1975)
Career highlights and awards
3× All-Star (1967, 1970, 1973)
World Series champion (1965)
Claude Wilson Osteen (born August 9, 1939), nicknamed "Gomer" because of his resemblance to television character Gomer Pyle,[1] is an American former professional baseball left-handed pitcher who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cincinnati Redlegs/Reds, Washington Senators, Los Angeles Dodgers, Houston Astros, St. Louis Cardinals, and Chicago White Sox.[2]
^Wolf, Gregory H (September 15, 2011). "Claude Osteen | SABR Baseball BioProject". SABR.org. Society for American Baseball Research. Retrieved August 27, 2019.
Claude Wilson Osteen (born August 9, 1939), nicknamed "Gomer" because of his resemblance to television character Gomer Pyle, is an American former professional...
pitchers. The Dodgers' strong core of pitchers, which also included ClaudeOsteen and Ron Perranoski, kept them in the pennant race and into the Series...
team's starting pitching rotation with Sandy Koufax, Don Drysdale, and ClaudeOsteen. Sixteen of Sutton's 23 MLB seasons were spent with the Dodgers. He...
sent to the Houston Astros as part of a trade that brought pitcher ClaudeOsteen to the Cardinals. Larson made his major league debut with the Astros...
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the series. The Dodgers fought back in Games 3 and 4, with wins by ClaudeOsteen and Drysdale. With the Series tied at 2–2, Koufax pitched a four-hit...
hosted in the modern era of baseball. Wally Bunker of the Orioles faced ClaudeOsteen of the Dodgers. Bunker, plagued with injuries in the regular season...
Glenn Gregson Los Angeles Dodgers pitching coach 1998–1999 Succeeded by ClaudeOsteen Preceded by Dave Wallace New York Mets pitching coach 2001–2002 Succeeded by...
collected his second hit - a double - off of Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher ClaudeOsteen. He was traded along with Grant Jackson and Jim Hutto from the Phillies...
percentage. Wynn was traded from the Astros to the Los Angeles Dodgers for ClaudeOsteen and minor-league right-handed pitcher David Culpepper at the Winter...
Wills (8) Steve Garvey Willie Crawford Willie Davis (8) Bill Buckner ClaudeOsteen (3) 1969 Tom Haller (2) Ron Fairly (4) Jim Lefebvre Ted Sizemore Bill...
Throwing Machine." Singer had a breakout season in 1969, tying with ClaudeOsteen with a club high 20 wins, as he had a 20-12 record with a club best...
named later were traded by the Dodgers to the Washington Senators for ClaudeOsteen, John Kennedy and cash. The Dodgers completed the deal by sending Dick...
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Astrodome in Houston, Texas, Schmidt hit a ball off Houston Astros' pitcher ClaudeOsteen that looked like a sure home run. The ball hit a public address speaker...
over a Los Angeles team that featured Sandy Koufax, Don Drysdale and ClaudeOsteen. The shutout was part of a World Series record-setting 33+1⁄3 consecutive...
Orioles pitching coach 1992–1994 Succeeded by Mike Flanagan Preceded by ClaudeOsteen Texas Rangers pitching coach 1995–2000 Succeeded by Bobby Cuellar...
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