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Dennis Lamp
Dennis Patrick Lamp

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 3", Weight 210 lb.

Debut August 21, 1977
  vs. LAD 5.7 IP, 9 H, 2 SO, 2 BB, 5 ER, L
Final Game June 6, 1992
Born September 23, 1952 in Los Angeles, CA

Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 3rd round of the 1971 amateur draft. Player signed June 11, 1971. (All Transactions)

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Pitching  Glossary / Minors /
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
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1977 24 CHC NL   0   2  11   3   0   0   4  0   30.0   43   21   21   3    8   12   2   0   137   4   1  6.30  4.38   70 1.700
 1978 25 CHC NL   7  15  37  36   6   3   0  0  223.7  221   96   82  16   56   73   4   2   928   8   2  3.30  4.01  122 1.238
 1979 26 CHC NL  11  10  38  32   6   1   3  0  200.3  223   96   78  14   46   86   5   1   843   9   0  3.50  4.15  118 1.343
 1980 27 CHC NL  10  14  41  37   2   1   3  0  202.7  259  123  117  16   82   83   1  10   921   7   0  5.20  3.93   76 1.683
 1981 28 CHW AL   7   6  27  10   3   0   5  0  127.0  103   41   34   4   43   71   1   4   514   1   1  2.41  3.59  149 1.150
 1982 29 CHW AL  11   8  44  27   3   2  11  5  189.7  206   96   84   9   59   78   6   5   817   3   0  3.99  4.04  101 1.397
 1983 30 CHW AL   7   7  49   5   1   0  31 15  116.3  123   52   48   6   29   44   4   0   483   7   0  3.71  4.20  113 1.307
 1984 31 TOR AL   8   8  56   4   0   0  37  9   85.0   97   53   43   9   38   45   1   2   387   7   0  4.55  4.12   90 1.588
 1985 32 TOR AL  11   0  53   1   0   0  11  2  105.7   96   42   39   7   27   68   0   5   426   3   0  3.32  4.27  129 1.164 MVP-21
 1986 33 TOR AL   2   6  40   2   0   0  11  2   73.0   93   50   41   5   23   30   0   2   329   6   0  5.05  4.27   84 1.589
 1987 34 OAK AL   1   3  36   5   0   0  10  0   56.7   76   38   32   5   22   36   1   4   262   3   0  5.08  4.16   82 1.729
 1988 35 BOS AL   7   6  46   0   0   0  14  0   82.7   92   39   32   3   19   49   2   5   350   3   8  3.48  4.13  119 1.343
 1989 36 BOS AL   4   2  42   0   0   0  14  2  112.3   96   37   29   4   27   61   0   1   445   6   1  2.32  4.13  178 1.095
 1990 37 BOS AL   3   5  47   1   0   0   5  0  105.7  114   61   55  10   30   49   3   2   453   8   0  4.68  4.11   88 1.363
 1991 38 BOS AL   6   3  51   0   0   0  12  0   92.0  100   54   48   8   31   57   3   1   403   7   0  4.70  4.31   92 1.424
 1992 39 PIT NL   1   1  21   0   0   0   2  0   28.0   33   16   16   3    9   15   2   0   125   4   1  5.14  3.44   67 1.500
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 16 Yr WL% .500  96  96 639 163  21   7 173 35 1830.7 1975  915  799 122  549  857  35  44  7823  86  14  3.93  4.07  104 1.379
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     8   8  54  13   1   0  14  2  155.0  167   77   67  10   46   72   2   3   663   7   1  3.93  4.07  104 1.379
 Career High     11  15  56  37   6   3  37 15  223.7  259  123  117  16   82   86   6  10   928   9   8  2.32  4.31  178 1.095
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
                 W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP

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

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Batting  Glossary / Minors /
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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1977 24 CHC NL  11    8    0    3   0  0   0    2   0  0   0   2  .375  .375  .375   94    3   0   0   0   0   0
 1978 25 CHC NL  37   73    1   15   2  0   0    3   0  0   0  17  .205  .205  .233   17   17   3   0   0   0   1
 1979 26 CHC NL  38   58    2    9   1  0   0    1   0  0   2   9  .155  .183  .172   -6   10   7   0   0   0   0
 1980 27 CHC NL  41   61    3    6   0  0   0    1   0  0   4   9  .098  .154  .098  -30    6   7   0   0   0   4
 1992 39 PIT NL  21    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 16 Seasons     639  201    6   33   3  0   0    7   0  0   6  37  .164  .188  .179   -1   36  17   0   0   0   5
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg         51    2    8   1  0   0    2   0  0   2   9  .164  .188  .179   -1    9   4   0   0   0   1
 Career High     56   73    3   15   2  0   0    3   0  0   4  17                          17   7   0   0   0   4
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 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
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% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1977 24 CHC NL    8    5    1   5.4   112| .375  .282| .375  .351| .375  .430| .750  .781|  94  .570  -0.1   0.0   0%
 1978 25 CHC NL   76   62    3   1.3   104| .205  .275| .205  .345| .233  .405| .438  .750|  17  .106  -8.8  -0.9   0%
 1979 26 CHC NL   67   56    2   1.0   108| .155  .280| .183  .347| .172  .416| .355  .763|  -6  .058  -9.1  -0.9   0%
 1980 27 CHC NL   72   66    1   0.4   101| .098  .275| .154  .338| .098  .399| .252  .737| -30  .014 -11.2  -1.2   0%
 1992 39 PIT NL    1    1    0   0.0    91| .000  .258| .000  .323| .000  .380| .000  .703|-100  .000  -0.3   0.0   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 16 Seasons      224  190    7   1.0   104| .164  .277| .188  .344| .179  .407| .367  .751|  -1  .064 -29.4  -3.0     

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

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Minors 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+

 1977 24 CHC NL   P   11      1    8    1    0  .900  .947  0.82  0.67  2.70  1.86    3   30.0
 1978 25 CHC NL   P   37     18   51    1    1  .986  .950  1.86  0.72  2.78  1.91   36  223.7
 1979 26 CHC NL   P   38     17   45    3    3  .954  .951  1.63  0.66  2.79  1.80   32  200.3
 1980 27 CHC NL   P   41      8   47    2    3  .965  .952  1.34  0.69  2.44  1.91   37  202.7
 1981 28 CHW AL   P   27      5   23    1    4  .966  .962  1.04  0.81  1.98  1.98   10  127.0
 1982 29 CHW AL   P   44      9   39    5    1  .906  .958  1.09  0.73  2.28  1.80   27  189.7
 1983 30 CHW AL   P   49      9   16    0    2 1.000  .958  0.51  0.73  1.93  1.80    5  116.3
 1984 31 TOR AL   P   56      9   15    2    3  .923  .956  0.43  0.70  2.54  1.79    4   85.0
 1985 32 TOR AL   P   53     11   21    0    3 1.000  .952  0.60  0.70  2.72  1.86    1  105.7
 1986 33 TOR AL   P   40      5   11    1    2  .941  .958  0.40  0.68  1.97  1.82    2   73.0
 1987 34 OAK AL   P   36      1    9    0    0 1.000  .952  0.28  0.67  1.59  1.84    5   56.7
 1988 35 BOS AL   P   46      5   18    1    0  .958  .962  0.50  0.67  2.50  1.78    0   82.7
 1989 36 BOS AL   P   42     12   20    0    3 1.000  .961  0.76  0.66  2.56  1.87    0  112.3
 1990 37 BOS AL   P   47     12   14    0    0 1.000  .952  0.55  0.59  2.21  1.78    1  105.7
 1991 38 BOS AL   P   51      2   12    1    2  .933  .959  0.27  0.58  1.37  1.80    0   92.0
 1992 39 PIT NL   P   21      4    4    0    0 1.000  .952  0.38  0.60  2.57  1.93    0   28.0

+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+

 1977 24 CHC NL   P   11      1    8    1    0  .900  .947  0.82  0.67  2.70  1.86    3   30.0
 1978 25 CHC NL   P   37     18   51    1    1  .986  .950  1.86  0.72  2.78  1.91   36  223.7
 1979 26 CHC NL   P   38     17   45    3    3  .954  .951  1.63  0.66  2.79  1.80   32  200.3
 1980 27 CHC NL   P   41      8   47    2    3  .965  .952  1.34  0.69  2.44  1.91   37  202.7
 1981 28 CHW AL   P   27      5   23    1    4  .966  .962  1.04  0.81  1.98  1.98   10  127.0
 1982 29 CHW AL   P   44      9   39    5    1  .906  .958  1.09  0.73  2.28  1.80   27  189.7
 1983 30 CHW AL   P   49      9   16    0    2 1.000  .958  0.51  0.73  1.93  1.80    5  116.3
 1984 31 TOR AL   P   56      9   15    2    3  .923  .956  0.43  0.70  2.54  1.79    4   85.0
 1985 32 TOR AL   P   53     11   21    0    3 1.000  .952  0.60  0.70  2.72  1.86    1  105.7
 1986 33 TOR AL   P   40      5   11    1    2  .941  .958  0.40  0.68  1.97  1.82    2   73.0
 1987 34 OAK AL   P   36      1    9    0    0 1.000  .952  0.28  0.67  1.59  1.84    5   56.7
 1988 35 BOS AL   P   46      5   18    1    0  .958  .962  0.50  0.67  2.50  1.78    0   82.7
 1989 36 BOS AL   P   42     12   20    0    3 1.000  .961  0.76  0.66  2.56  1.87    0  112.3
 1990 37 BOS AL   P   47     12   14    0    0 1.000  .952  0.55  0.59  2.21  1.78    1  105.7
 1991 38 BOS AL   P   51      2   12    1    2  .933  .959  0.27  0.58  1.37  1.80    0   92.0
 1992 39 PIT NL   P   21      4    4    0    0 1.000  .952  0.38  0.60  2.57  1.93    0   28.0

+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Position Total   P* 639    128  353   18   27  .964  .955  0.75  0.68  2.36  1.85  163 1830.7
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Overall Total       639    128  353   18   27  .964  .955  0.75  0.68  2.36  1.85  163   1831
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Pitching Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   GS   ERA   W  L SV CG   IP   H   ER  BB  SO
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
 1983   ALCS  CHW BAL     L   3   0   0.00  0  0  0  0   2     0   0   2   1 
 1985   ALCS  TOR KCR     L   3   0   0.00  0  0  0  0   9.1   2   0   1  10 
 1990   ALCS  BOS OAK     L   1   0 108.00  0  0  0  0   0.1   2   4   2   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
  3 Lg Champ Series     0-3   7   0   3.09  0  0  0  0  11.2   4   4   5  11 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1983   ALCS  CHW BAL     L   3   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
 1985   ALCS  TOR KCR     L   3   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
 1990   ALCS  BOS OAK     L   1   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  3 Lg Champ Series     0-3   7   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
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.

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1985-AL-21-0.01
Car-1456-0.01 shares

ERA
1981 AL-2.41-4

BB + H per IP (WHIP)
1981 AL-1.150-8

Hits Allowed/9IP
1981 AL-7.30-9

Bases on Balls/9IP
1978 NL-2.25-9
1979 NL-2.07-6

Saves
1983 AL-15-9

Games Started
1978 NL-36-3
1980 NL-37-4

Shutouts
1978 NL-3-6

Bases On Balls Allow.
1980 NL-82-8

Hits Allowed
1980 NL-259-3

Losses
1978 NL-15-3
1980 NL-14-4

Earned Runs Allow.
1980 NL-117-1

Wild Pitches
1980 NL-10-3

Hit Batsmen
1979 NL-5-10

Adjusted ERA+
1981 AL-149-4

Oldest Player
1992 NL-39-2

    

Gray Ink: Pitching - 16 (1175) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 4.0 (1472) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

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Transactions 

June 8, 1971: Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 3rd round of the 1971 amateur draft. Player signed June 11, 1971.

March 28, 1981: Traded by the Chicago Cubs to the Chicago White Sox for Ken Kravec.

November 7, 1983: Granted Free Agency.

January 10, 1984: Signed as a Free Agent with the Toronto Blue Jays.

October 20, 1986: Released by the Toronto Blue Jays.

February 5, 1987: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cleveland Indians.

March 23, 1987: Released by the Cleveland Indians.

April 27, 1987: Signed as a Free Agent with the Oakland Athletics.

October 19, 1987: Granted Free Agency.

January 5, 1988: Signed as a Free Agent with the Boston Red Sox.

November 4, 1988: Granted Free Agency.

November 20, 1988: Signed as a Free Agent with the Boston Red Sox.

November 13, 1989: Granted Free Agency.

December 6, 1989: Signed as a Free Agent with the Boston Red Sox.

November 4, 1991: Granted Free Agency.

March 11, 1992: Signed as a Free Agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates.

June 11, 1992: Released by the Pittsburgh Pirates.

The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1985Kansas City Royals$535,000
1986Toronto Blue Jays$566,667
1989Boston Red Sox$380,000
1990Boston Red Sox$725,000
1991Boston Red Sox$750,000
Career (may be incomplete)$2,956,667
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
Uniforms 
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