Eddie Bane
1971-73

  21.gif (2033 bytes)  GIVEN NAME: Edward Norman
BORN: 3/22/1952 Chicago, IL, USA
BATS: R THROWS: L HEIGHT: 5'9" WEIGHT: 160
DEBUT: 7/4/1973

A standout pitcher for the Sun Devils from 1971-73, Eddie anchored two College World Series runner-up teams, in 1972 and 1973. His college accolades read like a laundry list of virtually every honor possible:

A first-team All American, an All-College World Series selection, the 1973 Sporting News Player of the Year -- and later, a first-round draft pick.

More specifically, Eddie led the ASU pitching staff to the tune of 130 strikeouts and a 2.18 era in 1971, 213 strikeouts and a 0.99 era in 1972, and 192 strikeouts in 1973. Over time, his accomplishments have proven to be timeless.

Eddie's numbers are as phenomenal today as they were some 25 years ago. He still owns several ASU pitching records, including the single-season record of 43 consecutive scoreless innings in 1972. He posted a school record 0.99 era and 7 shutouts that same year. His 505 strikeouts top the Sun Devil career charts, and he owns the great distinction of throwing the only perfect game in ASU baseball history. For you trivia buffs, it was against Cal State Northridge on March 2, 1973.

Eddie was a first-round draft pick of the Minnesota Twins in 1973 (11th pick overall), and went on to spend the 1973, 1975 and 1976 seasons with the club.

In fact, since major league baseball began its free agent draft in 1965, eddie is one of only 18 players to ever advance directly to the major leagues without first playing in the minors. He shares this distinction with such players as Dave Winfield and Bob Horner.

In 1994, Baseball America named Eddie to its All-Time College All-Star Team.

YR = Year, TM-L = Team/League, G = Games, W = Wins, L = Losses,
PCT = Win Percentage, ERA = Earned Run Average, IP = Innings Pitched,
H = Hits allowed, BB = Bases on Balls, SO = Strikeouts

YR TM-L G W L PCT ERA IP H BB SO
1973 Min-A 23 0 5 .000 4.92 60.1 62 30 42
1975 Min-A 4 3 1 .750 2.86 28.1 28 15 14
1976 Min-A 17 4 7 .364 5.11 79.1 92 39 24
3 Total 44 7 13 .350 4.66 168 182 84 80

YR = Year, TM-L = Team/League, G = Games, H/G = Hits per Game,
BB/G = Bases on Balls per Game, SO/G = Strikeouts per Game, RAT = Ratio,
OAV = Opponents’ Batting Average, OOB = Opponents’ On Base Percentage,
ERA = Earned Run Average, ERA+ = Earned Run Average Plus (Adjusted)

YR TM-L G H/G BB/G SO/G RAT OAV OOB ERA ERA+
1973 Min-A 23 9.20 4.50 1.80 14.0 .270 .359 4.92 80
1975 Min-A 4 8.90 4.80 3.50 14.0 .262 .358 2.86 134
1976 Min-A 17 10.40 4.40 1.40 14.9 .290 .368 5.11 70
3 Total 44 9.80 4.50 4.30 14.4 .278 .363 4.66 81

YR = Year, TM-L = Team/League, G = Games, GS = Games Started,
CG = Complete Games, GF = Games Finished, SHO =Shutouts, SV = Saves,
HR = Homes Runs allowed, R = Runs allowed, ER = Earned Runs allowed

YR TM-L G GS CG GF SHO SV HR R ER
1973 Min-A 23 6 0 5 0 2 5 40 33
1975 Min-A 4 4 0 0 0 0 2 11 9
1976 Min-A 17 15 1 2 0 0 6 52 45
3 Total 44 25 1 7 0 2 13 103 87

YR = Year, TM-L = Team/League, G = Games, TBF = Total Batters Faced,
SH = sacrifice Hits allowed, SF = Sacrifice Flies allowed, IBB = Intentional
Bases on Balls, HB = Hit Batsmen, WP = Wild Pitches, BK = Balks, PF = Park Factor

YR TM-L G TBF SH SF IBB HB WP BK PF
1973 Min-A 23 268 2 4 0 2 4 2 104
1975 Min-A 4 126 2 1 0 1 0 0 101
1976 Min-A 17 359 2 1 2 0 6 0 102
3 Total 44 753 6 6 2 3 10 2 103

YR = Year, TM-L = Team/League, G = Games, IP = Innings Pitched,
PR = Pitching Runs, PR/A = Pitching Runs/Adjusted, PF = Park Factor,
CPI = Clutch Pitching Index, WAT = Wins Above Team,
PD = Pitcher Defense, PB = Pitcher Batting, TPI = Total Pitcher Index

YR TM-L G IP PR PR/A PF CPI WAT PD PB TPI
1973 Min-A 23 60.1 -7 -6 104 89 -2 1 0 -0.7
1975 Min-A 4 28.1 3 3 101 147 1 -1 0 0.2
1976 Min-A 17 79.1 -14 -13 102 94 -1 -2 0 -2.0
3 Total 44 168 -18 -16 103 101 -3 -2 0 -2.5

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