I have 81 cards of Tim Belcher. This one is from 1990 Score.
Playing career: Tim Belcher became an immediate sensation
with the Dodgers as a rookie in 1988, helping the team win a world championship
by going 12-6 with a 2.91 ERA. The next season he even better, winning 15
games, posting a 2.82 ERA, and pitching eight shutouts, a number that has not
been matched since. After a couple of
more solid seasons, he was traded to the Reds for Eric Davis, and was never
more than a league-average starting pitcher after that, bouncing around with
several teams. He was not nearly as good with other teams as he was with the
Dodgers. For the Dodgers he was 50-38 with a 2.99 ERA; for the other six teams
he pitched for he went 96-92 with a 4.74 ERA.
Where he is now: Special assistant to baseball operations
for the Cleveland Indians.
My memories: When he was a big star he was often considered
one of the many young prospects who “got away” from the Yankees – the Yankees
actually drafted him but lost him in a front office snafu. Looking at the bulk
of his career it looks like he was a guy helped out a lot by the
pitcher-friendly Dodger Stadium, so the Yankees probably weren’t missing all
that much.
Coming up next: The next profile will be Stan Belinda.
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