From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Rich Bordi
Rich Bordi
Rich Bordi and Orioles, he had an ERA well under 4.00. After those
three fairly successful seasons, his career quickly went in
Pitcher the wrong direction. He ended up with the Athletics in
Born: April 18, 1959 (1959-04-18) his final season, 1988, where he started two games and
San Francisco, California lost one of them (won zero). His final game was July 19,
1988. He was 29 years old when he retired.
Batted: Right Threw: Right
In his record 130 stolen base season in 1982, Rickey
MLB debut Henderson stole his 102nd and 103rd base off Bordi on
July 16, 1980 for the Oakland Athletics August 4, 1982. He stole 2nd and 3rd, all in the first in-
ning.
Last MLB appearance Bordi was the last player signed by Charlie Finley.
July 19, 1988 for the Los Angeles Dodgers Currently, he lives in Rohnert Park, California.
Career statistics
Win-Loss 20-20
External links
• Career statistics and player information from
Earned run average 4.34
Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball
Strikeouts 247 Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
Teams Persondata
Name Bordi, Rich
• Oakland Athletics (1980–1981)
• Seattle Mariners (1982) Alternative names
• Chicago Cubs (1983-1984)
Short description
• New York Yankees (1985)
• Baltimore Orioles (1986) Date of birth April 18, 1959
• New York Yankees (1987)
• Oakland Athletics (1988)
Place of birth San Francisco, California
Date of death
Richard Albert Bordi (born April 18, 1959 in San Francis- Place of death
co, California) is a former Major League Baseball relief
pitcher who played from 1980-1988. He played for the
Oakland Athletics, Seattle Mariners, Chicago Cubs, New
York Yankees and Baltimore Orioles. Bordi threw and
batted right-handed, was 6’7" tall, and weighed 220
pounds. He attended Fresno State University. He is cur-
rently a scout for the Cincinnati Reds.
In 1977, he was drafted in the 5th round (119th over-
all) by the Minnesota Twins. He opted not to sign. In 1980,
he was drafted by the Athletics in the 3rd round, 56th
overall.
In the same year, he was drafted he made his major
league debut (July 16, 1980). He was 21 years old. In that
game (and his lone game that season), he pitched 2 in-
nings and gave up only one run. He bounced around be-
tween the minors and Majors between 1980 and 1983, fi-
nally settling as a full-time reliever in 1984 with the Cubs
(to whom he’d been traded along with Porfi Altamirano,
Henry Cotto and Ron Hassey for Ray Fontenot and Brian
Dayett). Between 1984 and 1986 with the Cubs, Yankees
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