Brian Abraham
Brian Alan Abraham
Born: October 8, 1951
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 170
Draft: Round 23 (1969 June Amateur Draft, Montreal Expos)
School: Biloxi HS (MS)
Career: 1969-1983
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Brian Abraham compiled a career record of 92 wins and 85 losses, with 35 saves, and a 4.15 ERA in his 442-game pitching career with the Expos, Watertown Expos, West Palm Beach Expos, Quebec Carnavals, Peninsula Whips, Memphis Blues, Aguascalientes Rieleros, Chattanooga Lookouts, Modesto A's, San Jose Missions, Vancouver Canadians, Ogden A's, West Haven A's, Tacoma Tigers and Albany-Colonie A's. He began playing during the 1969 season and last took the field during the 1983 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | R | GULF | Expos | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.94 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16.0 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1970 | Short Season A | NORL1 | Watertown Expos | 5 | 3 | .625 | 3.79 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 76.0 | 73 | 45 | 32 | 8 | 38 | 0 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1971 | AA | EL | Quebec Carnavals | 0 | 1 | .000 | 2.25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1971 | A | FLOR | West Palm Beach Expos | 6 | 11 | .353 | 2.35 | 32 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 172.0 | 165 | 66 | 45 | 1 | 66 | 3 | 118 | 3 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1972 | AA | EL | Quebec Carnavals | 7 | 6 | .538 | 3.29 | 27 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 115.0 | 120 | 57 | 42 | 6 | 41 | 2 | 69 | 0 | 1 | 7 | ||
| 1973 | AAA | IL | Peninsula Whips | 5 | 2 | .714 | 3.60 | 31 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 70.0 | 61 | 30 | 28 | 5 | 35 | 1 | 35 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 1974 | AAA | IL | Memphis Blues | 8 | 3 | .727 | 3.97 | 27 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 136.0 | 141 | 65 | 60 | 12 | 61 | 3 | 88 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||
| 1975 | AA | EL | Quebec Carnavals | 5 | 12 | .294 | 3.81 | 19 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 118.0 | 137 | 65 | 50 | 9 | 46 | 2 | 44 | 3 | 0 | 9 | ||
| 1975 | AAA | IL | Memphis Blues | 0 | 2 | .000 | 9.36 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25.0 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 5 | 22 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||
| 1976 | AAA | MEX | Aguascalientes Rieleros | 3 | 6 | .333 | 4.64 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 64.0 | 79 | 48 | 33 | 4 | 20 | 4 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 1976 | AA | SOUL | Chattanooga Lookouts | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.57 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.0 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1977 | A | CALL | Modesto A's | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.27 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11.0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1977 | AAA | PCL | San Jose Missions | 6 | 7 | .462 | 5.02 | 44 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 129.0 | 134 | 82 | 72 | 12 | 79 | 3 | 75 | 3 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1978 | AAA | PCL | Vancouver Canadians | 10 | 7 | .588 | 6.50 | 42 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 119.0 | 157 | 90 | 86 | 15 | 45 | 3 | 55 | 5 | 0 | 7 | ||
| 1979 | AAA | PCL | Ogden A's | 8 | 9 | .471 | 5.17 | 31 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 148.0 | 187 | 101 | 85 | 13 | 82 | 9 | 92 | 4 | 1 | 7 | ||
| 1980 | AAA | PCL | Ogden A's | 2 | 8 | .200 | 5.75 | 23 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 122.0 | 166 | 85 | 78 | 10 | 54 | 2 | 69 | 0 | 1 | 9 | ||
| 1981 | AAA | PCL | Tacoma Tigers | 4 | 2 | .667 | 2.86 | 21 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 44.0 | 36 | 16 | 14 | 3 | 23 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1981 | AA | EL | West Haven A's | 6 | 2 | .750 | 1.12 | 34 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 56.0 | 33 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 48 | 4 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1982 | AA | EL | West Haven A's | 12 | 4 | .750 | 2.81 | 55 | 3 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 89.7 | 91 | 40 | 28 | 7 | 33 | 4 | 77 | 5 | 3 | 0 | |
| 1983 | AA | EL | Albany-Colonie A's | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 12.27 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 92 | 85 | .520 | 4.15 | 442 | 178 | 77 | 45 | 9 | 35 | 1536.3 | 1663 | 855 | 708 | 112 | 683 | 39 | 951 | 29 | 12 | 68 | 0 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | R | GULF | Expos | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1970 | Short Season A | NORL1 | Watertown Expos | 13 | 31 | 27 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | .111 | .200 | .111 | .311 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1971 | AA | EL | Quebec Carnavals | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1971 | A | FLOR | West Palm Beach Expos | 32 | 62 | 53 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18 | .094 | .172 | .094 | .267 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 1972 | AA | EL | Quebec Carnavals | 27 | 40 | 35 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | .143 | .189 | .143 | .332 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1974 | AAA | IL | Memphis Blues | 27 | 46 | 44 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | .091 | .130 | .091 | .221 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1975 | AAA | IL | Memphis Blues | 12 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1977 | AAA | PCL | San Jose Missions | 44 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 163 | 194 | 174 | 10 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 70 | .103 | .161 | .103 | .265 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | R | GULF | Expos | P | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | .143 |
| 1970 | Short Season A | NORL1 | Watertown Expos | P | 13 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .615 |
| 1971 | A | FLOR | West Palm Beach Expos | P | 32 | 5 | 30 | 3 | 2 | .921 | 1.094 |
| 1971 | AA | EL | Quebec Carnavals | P | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.000 |
| 1972 | AA | EL | Quebec Carnavals | P | 27 | 0 | 25 | 4 | 2 | .862 | .926 |
| 1973 | AAA | IL | Peninsula Whips | P | 31 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 0 | .929 | .419 |
| 1974 | AAA | IL | Memphis Blues | P | 27 | 7 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 1975 | AA | EL | Quebec Carnavals | P | 19 | 5 | 21 | 1 | 2 | .963 | 1.368 |
| 1975 | AAA | IL | Memphis Blues | P | 12 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .889 | .667 |
| 1976 | AA | SOUL | Chattanooga Lookouts | P | 7 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .857 |
| 1976 | AAA | MEX | Aguascalientes Rieleros | P | 11 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 1 | .867 | 1.182 |
| 1977 | AAA | PCL | San Jose Missions | P | 44 | 7 | 17 | 2 | 0 | .923 | .545 |
| 1977 | A | CALL | Modesto A's | P | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.500 |
| 1978 | AAA | PCL | Vancouver Canadians | P | 42 | 6 | 25 | 3 | 2 | .912 | .738 |
| 1979 | AAA | PCL | Ogden A's | P | 31 | 7 | 29 | 3 | 2 | .923 | 1.161 |
| 1980 | AAA | PCL | Ogden A's | P | 23 | 6 | 19 | 1 | 0 | .962 | 1.087 |
| 1981 | AA | EL | West Haven A's | P | 34 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | .917 | .324 |
| 1981 | AAA | PCL | Tacoma Tigers | P | 21 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .190 |
| 1982 | AA | EL | West Haven A's | P | 55 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 0 | .895 | .309 |
| 1983 | AA | EL | Albany-Colonie A's | P | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .667 |
| Totals | 442 | 69 | 249 | 25 | 14 | .927 | .719 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | R | Gulf Coast League | Expos | MON | ||
| 1970 | Short Season A | Northern League | Watertown Expos | MON | ||
| 1971 | A | Florida State League | West Palm Beach Expos | MON | ||
| 1971 | AA | Eastern League | Quebec Carnavals | MON | ||
| 1972 | AA | Eastern League | Quebec Carnavals | MON | ||
| 1973 | AAA | International League | Peninsula Whips | MON | ||
| 1974 | AAA | International League | Memphis Blues | MON | ||
| 1975 | AA | Eastern League | Quebec Carnavals | MON | ||
| 1975 | AAA | International League | Memphis Blues | MON | ||
| 1976 | AAA | Mexican League | Aguascalientes Rieleros | |||
| 1976 | AA | Southern League | Chattanooga Lookouts | OAK | ||
| 1977 | A | California League | Modesto A's | OAK | ||
| 1977 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | San Jose Missions | OAK | ||
| 1978 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Vancouver Canadians | OAK | ||
| 1979 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Ogden A's | OAK | ||
| 1980 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Ogden A's | OAK | ||
| 1981 | AA | Eastern League | West Haven A's | OAK | ||
| 1981 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Tacoma Tigers | OAK | ||
| 1982 | AA | Eastern League | West Haven A's | OAK | ||
| 1983 | AA | Eastern League | Albany-Colonie A's | OAK |
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