Professional career Rick Ownbey

1 professional career

1.1 mets
1.2 cardinals
1.3 royals
1.4 career totals

professional career
mets

while pitching @ santa ana college in santa ana, california, ownbey drew attention of pittsburgh pirates, drafted him in fourth round of 1979 major league baseball draft. however, did not sign. year later, mets drafted him in thirteenth round. in first season of professional ball, ownbey 9–1 1.80 earned run average lynchburg mets , jackson mets.

ownbey made major league debut on august 17, 1982 @ riverfront stadium starting pitcher against cincinnati reds. gave 5 runs in 5 innings pitched , took loss. ownbey combined 2–5 on 2 seasons mets before being traded neil allen st. louis cardinals keith hernandez on june 15, 1983.

cardinals

ownbey went 7–5 3.63 era louisville redbirds of american association first season in cardinals organization. 1984, first season in cardinals uniform, ownbey went 0–3 4.74 era in 4 starts. after spending of 1985 in minors, ownbey reemerged cards in 1986 pitching out of bullpen, , going 1–3 3.80 era.

royals

after becoming free agent @ end of 1986 season, ownbey signed kansas city royals 1987. plagued injuries, pitched 4 innings double-a southern league affiliate, memphis chicks before calling career.

career totals