He held the Tigers to just one unearned run in five innings, and Vida Blue pitched the final four innings as the A's beat the Tigers 2-1.[13]. Become a Stathead & surf this site ad-free.
In his first post-season start, Odom shutout the Detroit Tigers, holding them to just three hits in the second game of the 1972 American League Championship Series to give Oakland a 2-0 series lead. After finishing second to the Minnesota Twins two years in a row in the newly realigned American League West, the A's finally won their division in 1971. Odom split the 1966 season between Kansas City and the double A Mobile A's, going 5-5 with a 2.49 ERA at the major league level. Jim Perry, Bosman Go To A's, Template:Oakland Athletics Opening Day starting pitchers, https://baseball.fandom.com/wiki/Blue_Moon_Odom?oldid=34438, Career statistics and player information from. In the bottom of an inning with no outs, Odom came to the mound in relief. [7] He finished third in the American League with 98 walks and tied Frank Bertaina for the league lead in wild pitches with seventeen. Odom and Billingham were again embroiled in a pitchers' duel in game seven of the World Series, this time with Odom leading 1-0 before both pitchers gave way to their bullpens. High School: Ballard Hudson HS (Macon, GA) Debut: September 5, 1964 (Age 19-099d, 9,901st in MLB history) vs. NYY 2.0 IP, 6 H, … He was also named to his first All-Star Game, and pitched two scoreless innings.[8]. vs. NYY 2.0 IP, 6 H, 1 SO, 2 BB, 6 ER, Last Game: Joe Rudi led off the following inning with a home run to put Oakland up 3-2, and give Odom the win.[24]. We present them here for purely educational purposes. Are you a Stathead, too? Blue was unhappy with this decision, and made his feelings known. For the post-season, Odom was 2-1 with a 0.71 ERA and eighteen strikeouts in 25.1 innings pitched. For the post-season, Odom was 2-1 with a 0.71 ERA and eighteen strikeouts in 25.1 innings pitched. [21], Just prior to the start of the World Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers, Odom and fellow A's reliever, Rollie Fingers got into a fight in the A's locker room after Odom made a comment about Fingers' wife. Odom began his professional baseball career with the Birmingham Barons of the Southern League. He began the 1967 season in Kansas City, but was demoted in July with a 2-4 record and 5.15 ERA. [30], Oakland Athletics Opening Day starting pitchers, "WHERE ARE THEY NOW?/John "Blue Moon" Odom/Ex-A's pitcher says he's now a better man", Georgia Sports Hall of Fame - John "Blue Moon" Odom, "New York Yankees 9, Kansas City Athletics 7", "Washington Senators 8, Kansas City Athletics 2", "Lost in the Ninth: No-Hitters Broken Up in the Ninth Inning Since 1961", "1972 American League Championship Series, Game Two", "1972 American League Championship Series, Game Five", "1973 American League Championship Series, Game Two", "1974 American League Championship Series, Game One", "Fingers' Wife Triggers Fight with 'Blue Moon, "Indians Get Blue Moon Odom. [3], Odom spent the entire 1965 season with the Lewiston Broncs of the Northwest League. Odom was simply dominant in the first half of the 1969 season, going 14-3 with a 2.41 ERA heading into the All-Star break. Though Odom fell to 5-12 with a 4.49 ERA in 1973, his A's returned to the post-season. Lopes grounded out to end the seventh inning with the score tied, 2-2. The A's won the game 3-2,[17] giving the franchise their first world championship since moving to Oakland. [1] He played as a right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball from 1964 through 1976, most notably as a member of the Oakland Athletics dynasty that won three consecutive World Series championships between 1972 and 1974.
Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. For the season, he went 3-8 with a 5.04 ERA. Odom was nicknamed Blue Moon in grade-school by a classmate who thought Odom's round face resembled the moon. The Book: Playing the Percentages in Baseball, Salaries may not be complete (especially pre-1985) and may not include some earned bonuses. Odom's arrival as a quality major league starter seemed to have coincided with his franchise's arrival in Oakland, California, as he improved to 16-10 with a 2.45 ERA the season after A's owner Charles O. Finley moved his franchise. High School: Ballard Hudson HS (Macon, GA) Debut: …
Exceeded rookie limits during 1966 season, View Player Bio One such player who experienced this was Blue Moon Odom.
Odom's only appearance came in their game one loss. Some high school data is courtesy David McWater.
Blue Moon Odom of the Oakland Athletics.
Often remembered solely for his colorful nickname, this stalwart pitcher for the Oakland A’s played his first year of professional baseball on a minor-league team that represented one of the last bastions of segregated baseball.
Prior to the start of the 1972 season, Odom was shot twice by a burglar while trying to prevent a burglary at his neighbor's house.
He left the game in the fourth without giving up a run, however, Darold Knowles allowed both base runners he inherited from Odom to score. [19] Odom entered game four of the series with only one out, two men on and three runs already on the board in the first inning. Many thanks to him. (Age 31-080d) He only made one appearance at the major league level all season, pitching one inning and allowing one earned run against the Washington Senators on September 22.[4]. During the team's post-game celebration on October 12, Blue joked with Odom that he choked, and needed to be rescued by him. In game two, he pitched two scoreless innings. Johnny Lee "Blue Moon" Odom (born May 29, 1945) is an American former professional baseball player. He only made one appearance at the major league level all season, pitching one inning and allowing one earned run against the Washington Senators on September 22.[5]. Odom had allowed just one hit and two walks while striking out ten in six innings before giving up his first post-season earned run in the seventh inning. Odom pitched six games for Oakland's triple A affiliate, the San Jose Missions in 1977 before retiring.
Odom began the 1976 season playing minor league ball for the Atlanta Braves, and did not see any major league experience until a June 15 trade sent him to the Chicago White Sox for Pete Varney. Odom was inducted into the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame in 2004. Odom had a 3-1 career record in the post-season with a 1.13 ERA and 27 strikeouts.
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