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Ernie Camacho
Ernest Carlos Camacho

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 1", Weight 180 lb.

Debut May 22, 1980
  vs. KCR 3.7 IP, 7 H, 5 SO, 1 BB, 3 ER
Final Game October 3, 1990
Born February 1, 1955 in Salinas, CA

Drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 1st round (18th pick) of the 1976 amateur draft (Secondary Phase). (All Transactions)

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Pitching  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Batter
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1980 25 OAK AL   0   0   5   0   0   0   2  0   11.7   20    9    9   2    5    9   1   2    61   0   0  6.94  3.76   54 2.143
 1981 26 PIT NL   0   1   7   3   0   0   2  0   21.7   23   13   12   0   15   11   0   2    96   1   3  4.98  3.63   73 1.754
 1983 28 CLE AL   0   1   4   0   0   0   1  0    5.3    5    3    3   1    2    2   1   0    23   0   0  5.06  4.28   85 1.313
 1984 29 CLE AL   5   9  69   0   0   0  49 23  100.0   83   31   27   6   37   48   1   3   411   5   1  2.43  4.12  169 1.200
 1985 30 CLE AL   0   1   2   0   0   0   1  0    3.3    4    3    3   0    1    2   0   1    15   0   0  8.10  4.15   51 1.500
 1986 31 CLE AL   2   4  51   0   0   0  37 20   57.3   60   26   26   1   31   36   2   3   267   6   1  4.08  4.14  102 1.587
 1987 32 CLE AL   0   1  15   0   0   0  10  1   13.7   21   14   14   1    5    9   3   4    69   1   0  9.22  4.52   49 1.902
 1988 33 HOU NL   0   3  13   0   0   0   6  1   17.7   25   15   15   1   12   13   0   4    85   2   3  7.64  3.32   43 2.094
 1989 34 SFG NL   3   0  13   0   0   0   5  0   16.3   10    5    5   1   11   14   0   3    70   2   1  2.76  3.36  122 1.286
 1990 35 TOT NL   0   0  14   0   0   0   6  0   15.7   17   10    9   3    9   15   0   2    72   1   0  5.17  3.70   72 1.660
         SFG NL   0   0   8   0   0   0   3  0   10.0   10    4    4   1    3    8   0   1    42   0   0  3.60  3.64  101 1.300
         STL NL   0   0   6   0   0   0   3  0    5.7    7    6    5   2    6    7   0   1    30   1   0  7.94  3.80   48 2.294
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 10 Yr WL% .333  10  20 193   3   0   0 119 45  262.7  268  129  123  16  128  159   8  24  1169  18   9  4.21  3.97   94 1.508
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     3   6  66   1   0   0  41 15   91.0   92   44   42   5   44   55   2   8   405   6   3  4.21  3.97   94 1.508
 Career High      5   9  69   3   0   0  49 23  100.0   83   31   27   6   37   48   3   4   411   6   3  2.43  4.14  169 1.200

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Batting  Glossary /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1981 26 PIT NL   7    4    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   1   0   0   0   0
 1988 33 HOU NL  13    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 1989 34 SFG NL  13    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 10 Seasons      47    6    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   1   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg         21    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   3  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   3   0   0   0   0
 Career High     14    4    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1                           0   1   0   0   0   0
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1981 26 PIT NL    5    5    0   0.0    95| .000  .267| .000  .333| .000  .382| .000  .716|-100  .000  -1.1  -0.1   0%
 1988 33 HOU NL    1    1    0   0.0    86| .000  .252| .000  .315| .000  .369| .000  .684|-100  .000  -0.3   0.0   0%
 1989 34 SFG NL    1    1    0   0.0    88| .000  .250| .000  .317| .000  .373| .000  .690|-100  .000  -0.3   0.0   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 10 Seasons        7    7    0   0.0    92| .000  .262| .000  .327| .000  .379| .000  .706|-100  .000  -1.6  -0.1     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1980 25 OAK AL P 5 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.76 0.00 1.85 0 11.7 1981 26 PIT NL P 7 0 3 0 1 1.000 .968 0.43 0.69 1.24 1.95 3 21.7 1983 28 CLE AL P 4 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.72 0.00 1.87 0 5.3 1984 29 CLE AL P 69 1 15 0 0 1.000 .958 0.23 0.70 1.44 1.79 0 100.0 1985 30 CLE AL P 2 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 0.70 2.73 1.91 0 3.3 1986 31 CLE AL P 51 5 11 1 0 .941 .958 0.31 0.68 2.51 1.84 0 57.3 1987 32 CLE AL P 15 1 5 0 0 1.000 .952 0.40 0.67 3.94 1.84 0 13.7 1988 33 HOU NL P 13 1 3 0 0 1.000 .952 0.31 0.69 2.03 1.98 0 17.7 1989 34 SFG NL P 13 2 5 0 0 1.000 .946 0.54 0.63 3.87 1.88 0 16.3 1990 35 TOT NL P 14 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.07 0.58 0.57 1.78 0 15.7 SFG NL P 8 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.57 0.00 1.80 0 10.0 STL NL P 6 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.17 0.58 1.58 1.74 0 5.7
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1980 25 OAK AL P 5 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.76 0.00 1.85 0 11.7 1981 26 PIT NL P 7 0 3 0 1 1.000 .968 0.43 0.69 1.24 1.95 3 21.7 1983 28 CLE AL P 4 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.72 0.00 1.87 0 5.3 1984 29 CLE AL P 69 1 15 0 0 1.000 .958 0.23 0.70 1.44 1.79 0 100.0 1985 30 CLE AL P 2 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 0.70 2.73 1.91 0 3.3 1986 31 CLE AL P 51 5 11 1 0 .941 .958 0.31 0.68 2.51 1.84 0 57.3 1987 32 CLE AL P 15 1 5 0 0 1.000 .952 0.40 0.67 3.94 1.84 0 13.7 1988 33 HOU NL P 13 1 3 0 0 1.000 .952 0.31 0.69 2.03 1.98 0 17.7 1989 34 SFG NL P 13 2 5 0 0 1.000 .946 0.54 0.63 3.87 1.88 0 16.3 1990 35 TOT NL P 14 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.07 0.58 0.57 1.78 0 15.7 SFG NL P 8 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.57 0.00 1.80 0 10.0 STL NL P 6 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.17 0.58 1.58 1.74 0 5.7
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 193 10 44 1 1 .982 .957 0.28 0.68 1.85 1.84 3 262.7 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 193 10 44 1 1 .982 .957 0.28 0.68 1.85 1.84 3 263
An Important note about our fielding stats

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Games
1984 AL-69-4

Saves
1984 AL-23-6
1986 AL-20-6

Games Finished
1984 AL-49-6

Gray Ink: Pitching - 7 (1635) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 3.0 (1467) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
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Transactions 

June 3, 1975: Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 12th round of the 1975 amateur draft, but did not sign.

January 7, 1976: Drafted by the California Angels in the 4th round of the 1976 amateur draft (Secondary Phase), but did not sign.

June 8, 1976: Drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 1st round (18th pick) of the 1976 amateur draft (Secondary Phase).

April 10, 1981: Sent by the Oakland Athletics to the Pittsburgh Pirates to complete an earlier deal made on April 6, 1981. The Oakland Athletics sent a player to be named later and cash to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Bob Owchinko. The Oakland Athletics sent Ernie Camacho (April 10, 1981) to the Pittsburgh Pirates to complete the trade.

March 21, 1982: Traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates with Vance Law to the Chicago White Sox for Ross Baumgarten and Butch Edge.

October 22, 1982: Granted Free Agency.

December 19, 1982: Signed as a Free Agent with the Milwaukee Brewers.

June 6, 1983: Traded by the Milwaukee Brewers with Jamie Easterly and Gorman Thomas to the Cleveland Indians for Rick Manning and Rick Waits.

October 15, 1987: Granted Free Agency.

March 10, 1988: Signed as a Free Agent with the Houston Astros.

October 15, 1988: Granted Free Agency.

February 27, 1989: Signed as a Free Agent with the San Francisco Giants.

June 23, 1990: Released by the San Francisco Giants.

July 2, 1990: Signed as a Free Agent with the St. Louis Cardinals.

October 11, 1990: Released by the St. Louis Cardinals.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1985Cleveland Indians$115,000
1986Cleveland Indians$145,000
1990San Francisco Giants$150,000
Career (may be incomplete)$410,000

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
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