ESPN.com: Bret Saberhagen Career Notes

Bret Saberhagen
#17 | Pitcher | Boston Red Sox | Roster

Career Notes

1996
Elected to undergo season-ending reconstructive surgery on his ailing shoulder and may not play until the 1998 season.

1995
Traded by the New York Mets to the Colorado Rockies for Juan Acevedo, Arnold Gooch, and a player to be named later (David Swanson) on July 31.

1994
Had second-best ERA in the National League and was tied for third in victories ... Led the big leagues by allowing just 0.7 walks per nine innings ... Won 14 games and issued only 13 free passes, becoming the fourth pitcher since 1900 to have more victories than walks while working at least 150 innings (Christy Mathewson 1913-1914, Slim Sallee 1919) ... Set franchise record by not allowing a walk in 47.1 innings (May 10-June 13) ... Selected to All-Star team for the third time, but did not play ... Was NL Pitcher of the Month after posting 4-0 record and 1.43 ERA in July ... Closed the season with seven straight victories (June 30-Aug. 10).

1993
Injury-plagued season ... Won his first two starts of the year, but then went 1-7 before being sidelined from June 30 to July 10 with bone spurs in his right elbow ... Missed two other starts with acute bronchitis and a stomach virus ... Reduced his ERA from 3.41 to 3.29 after winning four of his final starts ... Was placed on the DL Aug. 10 and remained there for the remainder of the season ... Underwent arthroscopic surgery on his left knee Aug. 9 and also had surgery on his right elbow Sept. 21.

1992
First season in the Mets organization after being traded from Kansas City with Bill Pecota for Gregg Jefferies, Keith Miller and Kevin McReynolds during the offseason ... Compiled a string of 26 consecutive scoreless innings from April 18 to May 4 ... Was 3-2 and had given up just three earned runs in 42 innings when he suffered a injury to his index finger on May 15 ... Was placed on the DL the next day ... Returned to action July 18 and made three starts before being placed back on the DL with the same finger injury ... New York compiled a 21-15 mark before his first stint on the DL, then went 35-52 while he was on the DL ... Was reactivated Sept.7 and made two appearances out of the bullpen.

1991
Spent his eighth and final season with the Royals ... Finished his K.C. career ranked fourth in both wins and losses on the franchises all-time lists ... Garnered the Royals' Pitcher of the Month award in May and August ... Fanned Minnesota's Greg Gagne May 31 for his 1000th career strikeout ... Notched his 100th career win with a 2-1 complete-game win over the Brewers on May 10 ... Earned the win against Cleveland in his third career opening day start April 8 ... Led the Royals and ranked 10th in the AL with a 3.07 ERA ... Tied for the team lead in wins ... Threw his first career no-hitter, Aug. 26, against the Chicago White Sox ... Was one of seven no-hitters in 1991 and only the fourth in Royals' history.

1990
Garnered the Royals' Pitcher of the Month honor after going 3-1 in May with a 2.53 ERA ... Threw three consecutive complete-game wins during the streak ... Earned the win in the 61st Annual All-Star Game after tossing two perfect innings in the AL's 2-0 victory at Wrigley Field ... Was placed on the DL July 16 and underwent arthroscopic surgery on his right elbow July 23 ... Returned from the DL Sept. 10 and made two more starts.

1989
Won his second AL Cy Young award after leading the majors in wins, ERA, complete games, innings pitched, winning percentage and base runners allowed per nine innings ... Became the ninth player in major league history to win more than one Cy Young Award after capturing 27 of the 28 first-place votes ... Also was named as the Royals' Pitcher of the Year, The Sporting News' AL Pitcher of the Year, and the AL Consort Control Pitcher of the Year ... Won his first Rawlings' Gold Glove Award ... Also finished in the AL Top-10 in games started, strikeouts, shoutouts and opponents' average ... Set a K.C. team record with 23 wins ... Won 20 of his final 22 decisions after May 24, going 15-2 with a 1.74 ERA after the All-Star break ... Earned the Royals' Pitcher of the Month honor in July, August and September and garnered the AL's award for August after going 7-0 with a 1.58 ERA ... Compiled a string of 31 consecutive innings without allowing an earned run from Sept. 17 to Sept. 26.

1988
Finished fifth in the AL in innings pitched and 10th in strikeouts ... Earned the loss in the Royals' season opener after allowing an opening-day record three home runs to George Bell ... Finished the season with a career-high 16 losses ... Hurled nine complete games.

1987
Earned the AL's Comeback Player of the Year award after compiling a 18-10 mark with a 3.36 ERA ... Finished fourth in the AL in wins and ERA, ninth in innings pitched and second in complete games and shutouts ... Was 15-3 with a 2.47 ERA at the All-Star break ...Began the season 6-0 before losing May 14 ... Hurled a pair of two-hitters during the streak ... Started and threw three shutout innings in the All-Star Game in Oakland, becoming the first Royals' pitcher ever to start in the mid-summer classic ... Garnered the AL's Pitcher of the Month honor for April after going 4-0 with a 1.32 ERA.

1986
Injury-plagued season for Saberhagen ... Was limited to just two wins in the first two months of the season by soreness in his right foot and shoulder ... Had compiled a 6-10 record before going on the DL Aug. 12 with soreness in his right shoulder ... Did not return to action until Sept. 6 ... Made five relief appearances, going 1-0 with a 1.86 ERA.

1985
Led the Royals' to their first-ever World Series title ... Became the first Royal and the third-youngest player ever to win the Cy Young Award ... Notched his 20th win Sept. 30 at age 21 and five months, becoming the fifth-youngest pitcher in major league history to reach the milestone ... Ranked second in the AL in wins and winning percentage and finished third in ERA ... Selected as the AL's Pitcher of the Month for July after compiling a 5-1 mark with a 2.05 ERA ... Won 18 of his final 21 decisions starting May 17 ... Pitched 10 innings vs. Detroit Aug. 19 to defeat Jack Morris, 2-1 ... Was voted as the MVP of the World Series after winning both of his starts and compiling a 0.50 ERA ... Shutout the Cardinals, 11-0, in the decisive Game 7 ... His son, Drew, was born two days later.

1984
Became the youngest pitcher in franchise history to appear in a game when he made his major league debut April 4 vs. the Yankees (19 years, 11 months and 24 days) ... Notched his first major league win in his first career start, April 19 at Detroit ... Posted his first big league shutout Sept. 24, blanking the Angels on three hits, 4-0 ... Picked up his only major league save July 23 vs. Toronto.


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