Dave Heaverlo

Dave Heaverlo
Relief pitcher
Born: (1950-08-25) August 25, 1950 Ellensburg, Washington
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 14, 1975, for the San Francisco Giants
Last MLB appearance
September 27, 1981, for the Oakland Athletics
MLB statistics
Win-Loss	26-26
Earned run average	3.41
Strikeouts	288
Teams
San Francisco Giants (1975-1977) Oakland Athletics (1978-1979) Seattle Mariners (1980) Oakland Athletics (1981)

David Wallace Heaverlo (born August 25, 1950 in Ellensburg, Washington) is a former right-handed Major League Baseball relief pitcher. His outpitch was a sinking forkball.

He attended Moses Lake High School in Moses Lake, Washington, graduating in 1968. He then went on to Central Washington University, in Ellensburg, Washington, where he graduated in 1973. For his baseball contributions, he is a member of the school hall of fame at both his high school and university.

Heaverlo pitched for the San Francisco Giants, the Oakland Athletics, and the Seattle Mariners. He made his major league debut on April 14, 1975 for the Giants and pitched his last game on September 27, 1981 for the Athletics. He earned a reputation as a jokester. He shaved his head and insisted on keeping his non-roster number 60 as a rookie.

In 1977, he went 5-1 (2.55 ERA), and the Giants traded him to Oakland with six other players and $390,000 for Vida Blue. In his career he made 356 major league appearances, all as a relief pitcher. He pitched 537 career innings and earned 26 saves. His ERA was a respectable 3.41.

Heaverlo now works as the pitching coach for the Big Bend Vikings in Moses Lake, Washington. He also hosts a radio talk show.

He is the father of Jeff Heaverlo, a minor league pitcher who played in the Seattle Mariners and Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim organizations.

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference
• Baseball-Reference.com Bullpen article