Born: (1959-01-10) January 10, 1959 (age 65) Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 4, 1979, for the Chicago White Sox
Last MLB appearance
June 5, 1990, for the Kansas City Royals
MLB statistics
Win–loss record
111–113
Earned run average
4.23
Strikeouts
973
Teams
Chicago White Sox (1979–1987)
New York Yankees (1988–1989)
Chicago White Sox (1989)
Kansas City Royals (1990)
Career highlights and awards
All-Star (1984)
Richard Elliott Dotson (born January 10, 1959) is an American former right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball in the 1980s. He is best noted for his 22-7 performance of 1983,[1][2] helping the Chicago White Sox win the American League West Division championship that season. Dotson finished fourth in the American League Cy Young Award voting, behind teammate LaMarr Hoyt. Arm injuries came to limit what was a promising baseball career.[1]
In a 12-season career, Rich Dotson recorded a record of 111–113 with a 4.23 ERA in 305 games, 295 of them starts. He pitched 55 complete games and 11 shutouts in his career. Dotson gave up 872 earned runs and struck out 973 in 1857+1⁄3 innings pitched.
^ abPietrusza, David, ed. (2000). Baseball : the biographical encyclopedia. Kingston, New York [u.a.]: Total/Sports Illustrated. ISBN 1-892129-34-5.
^"Richard Dotson Player Page". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 2 November 2011.
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