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Ernest
Escargo		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 4''
Weight: 205
 
Born: January 27, 1941 in Usa
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
  ERA AVG 2B 3B HR BB SO
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1973 32 BIR FL $ 1,914,000   6 6 6 6 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 5 5 5
1974 33 BIR FL $ 1,914,000   6 6 6 6 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 5 5 5
1975 34 CHA JL $ 1,914,000   6 6 5 6 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 5 5 5
1976 35 CHA JL $ 4,100,000   6 6 5 6 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 6 8 7 8 5 5 5
1977 36 CHA JL $ 4,100,000   5 5 5 5 3 3 3 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 5 6 6
1978 37 HON JL $ 750,000   3 5 4 4 3 2 2 6 6 6 7 6 6 7 7 7 5 5 5
OOTP5 Min Ratings $ 750,000   3 5 4 4 3 2 2 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 5 5 5
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 4,100,000   6 6 6 6 4 4 4 6 6 6 7 6 6 8 7 8 5 6 6
Ratings - Batting     Help
  AVG 2B 3B HR BB SO
Year Age Tm Lg Salary vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1973 32 BIR FL $ 1,914,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
1974 33 BIR FL $ 1,914,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
1975 34 CHA JL $ 1,914,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
1976 35 CHA JL $ 4,100,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
1977 36 CHA JL $ 4,100,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
1978 37 HON JL $ 750,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
OOTP5 Min Ratings $ 750,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 4,100,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Owner's Choice - Pitcher Award or Owner's Choice - Rookie Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1973 32 BIR FL 3 4 .429 64 0 0 0 1 80.0 79 42 9 23 41 4.73 .259 .313 .407 .719 5.5
1974 33 BIR FL 4 2 .667 42 0 0 0 10 45.0 33 13 4 12 21 2.60 .205 .263 .329 .592 9.4
1975 34 CHA JL 5 6 .455 56 0 0 0 30 55.3 62 23 6 14 29 3.74 .290 .341 .486 .826 7.8
1976 35 CHA JL 0 3 .000 38 0 0 0 1 54.3 42 11 5 10 18 1.82 .213 .258 .330 .588 6.0
1977 36 CHA JL 2 7 .222 56 0 0 0 15 63.7 64 29 9 10 32 4.10 .257 .297 .430 .727 6.1
1978 37 HON JL 0 0 .000 3 0 0 0 0 3.7 6 5 0 0 1 12.30 .375 .412 .688 1.099 0.0
    AAA   4 2 .667 48 5 0 0 0 76.0 87 37 2 23 65 4.38 .282 .332 .396 .728  
6 Years Sim 14 22 .389 259 0 0 0 57 302.0 286 123 33 69 142 3.67 .250 .300 .406 .706 34.7
1 Years AAA 4 2 .667 48 5 0 0 0 76.0 87 37 2 23 65 4.38 .282 .332 .396 .728  
Season Average 2 3 .400 43 0 0 0 9 50.3 47 20 5 11 23 3.67 .250 .300 .406 .706  
Career Highs 5 7 .667 64 0 0 0 30 80.0 79 42 9 23 41 12.30 .375 .412 .688 1.099  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   192 83 22 50 102   .250 .296 .404 .700
vs LH   94 40 11 19 40   .251 .287 .411 .697
Home 9 9 .500 140 0 0 0 31 171.0 160 76 20 36 102 4.00 .247 .286 .402 .688
Away 5 13 .278 119 0 0 0 26 131.0 126 47 13 33 40 3.23 .256 .302 .412 .714
Mar/Apr 2 3 .400 31 0 0 0 10 35.7 30 10 4 7 14 2.52 .226 .264 .383 .648
May 4 8 .333 52 0 0 0 12 54.0 64 36 11 13 24 6.00 .286 .325 .522 .847
June 2 3 .400 41 0 0 0 10 47.3 47 15 4 10 20 2.85 .264 .303 .393 .696
July 3 2 .600 39 0 0 0 6 50.0 52 25 7 10 23 4.50 .275 .312 .455 .767
August 1 3 .250 49 0 0 0 12 57.3 44 11 1 13 34 1.73 .216 .263 .294 .557
Sep/Oct 2 3 .400 47 0 0 0 7 57.6 49 26 6 16 27 4.06 .229 .283 .374 .656
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Owner's Choice - Hitter Award or Owner's Choice - Rookie Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1973 32 BIR FL 64 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .167 .167 .167 .333 0.1 0.0
1974 33 BIR FL 42 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2 0.0
1975 34 CHA JL 56 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3 0.0
1976 35 CHA JL 38 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .143 .143 .143 .286 -0.1 0.0
1977 36 CHA JL 56 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.4 0.0
1978 37 HON JL 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
6 Years Sim 259 23 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .087 .087 .087 .174 -0.9 0.0
162 Game Average 14 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .087 .087 .087 .174 -0.6  
Career Highs 64 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .167 .167 .167 .333 0.1  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   17 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .118 .118 .118 .235 -0.4
vs LH   6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.6
Home 140 15 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .133 .133 .133 .267 -0.2
Away 72 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.8
RISP   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.4
Close/Late   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3
Mar/Apr 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
May 15 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
June 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
July 31 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .125 .125 .125 .250 -0.2
August 29 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .125 .125 .125 .250 -0.2
Sep/Oct 26 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.4
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Slick Fielder Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1973 32 BIR FL P 64 0 80.0 4 9 0 1 1.000 1.46    
1974 33 BIR FL P 42 0 45.0 2 5 0 0 1.000 1.40    
1975 34 CHA JL P 56 0 55.3 2 4 1 0 .857 0.98    
1976 35 CHA JL P 38 0 54.3 4 9 1 3 .929 2.15    
1977 36 CHA JL P 56 0 63.7 3 8 1 2 .917 1.56    
1978 37 HON JL P 3 0 3.7 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
Career Totals   259 0 302.0 15 35 3 6 .943 1.49    
Career Highs   64 0 80.0 4 9 1 3 1.000 2.15    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Saves
1975-6-30
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 38)
   Gray Ink Test: 3    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 149)
 
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  5. Juan Sarmiento (952)
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  7. Robert Riehle (950)
  8. Tug McGraw (949)
  9. Tim Scott (945)
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History
Drafted in 16th round, 375th overall pick, by Birmingham in 1973
Earned first career win on 5/24/1973
Had first career hit on 7/25/1973, off Mike Madorin (LEX)
Traded from Birmingham to Charlotte on 2/5/1975 (Going to CHA: C R. Barrett, P E. Escargo, 2B F. Guitierrez, SS J. Ganzel. Going to BIR: P C. Tostado, SS M. Hensen, 1B P. Lacock)
Signed as a free agent by Honolulu on 2/9/1978 to a 1-year deal worth $750,000 per year
 
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