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Career Notes

1996
Continued to be one of the league's top set-up men, ranking 4th among AL relievers with a 2.43 ERA ... Appeared in three games of AL Division Series vs. Baltimore ... Suffered loss in Game 2, allowing two runs in 2.0+ innings of relief.

1995
Led the Indians in lowest batting average allowed in relief and most strikeouts per nine innings in relief ... Tied for 6th place in the American League in relief wins ... Allowed a run in only 11 of his 56 appearances ... Retired 40 of 56 (71.4%) of first batters in 1995 ... Was 2-5 in save situations ... Finished 7th in the American League in relief ERA at 2.67.

1994
Finished third in the AL with seven relief wins and third among AL relievers with 71.0 innings of work ... Ranked fifth among AL relievers with a 2.54 ERA ... Earned the win at the first game at Jacobs Field with 1.1 shutout innings of work on April 4 ... Ended the season strong, allowing just one earned run in his final 10 appearances (14.1 innings).

1993
Appeared in a career-high 70 games for the Indians in relief ... Led the club with 15 saves ... His 2.79 ERA was the seventh-best among American League relievers ... Allowed opposing batters to hit just .215 with men on base, fifth-best in the league ... His total opponents' average of .226 was eighth among AL relievers ... Averaged more than one strikeout per inning for the second time in his career (77 SO, 71 innings).

1992
Signed by Cleveland as a free agent April 9, 1992 ... Began the year with Class AA Canton-Akron ... Recalled to the Indians May 6 ... Went 9-6 with a 3.64 ERA in 58 relief appearances ... His nine wins in relief were tied for second in the AL ... Prevented all but 11 of his 43 inherited baserunners from scoring.

1991
Appeared in 43 games with the Yankees, eight as a starter ... Had a 9.90 ERA through May 16 ... Posted a 1.52 ERA in his final 23 2/3 innings before the All-Star break ... Went 0-3 with a 4.60 ERA in his eight starts ... Ended the year 2-5 with a 4.76 ERA.

1990
His first full season with the Yankees ... Posted a career-best 2.72 ERA in 47 appearances, all in relief ... Went 4-0 at home ... Held right-handers to a .191 batting average.

1989
Began the year with Oakland, where he went 1-1 with a 2.20 ERA in 23 relief appearances ... Traded to New York with Greg Cadaret and Luis Polonia for Rickey Henderson June 21 ... Started seven games and relieved in 20 for the Yankees, going 7-5 with a 3.69 ERA ... Held opposing batters to a .237 average.

1988
Relieved in 49 games for the A's in his first full season in the majors ... Went 7-2 with a 3.00 ERA ... Struck out 79 batters in 78 innings ... Held opponents to a .217 batting average ... Saved five games.

1987
Began the year with Oakland ... Began the year 1-2 with a 4.34 ERA after nine starts ... Pitched at Class AAA Tacoma June 23-Aug. 25 ... Notched three wins and a save after returning to Oakland ... Finished the year 4-6 with a 4.74 ERA with the A's.

1986
Began the season with Tacoma (AAA) ... Recalled to the A's May 12 ... Won his firs major-league game June 14 against the Rangers ... Ended the year 4-7 with a 5.31 ERA in 32 appearances with Oakland, 11 as a starter.


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