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Rasmussen did not have overpowering stuff and relied on mixing his pitches. He pitched a shutout against the Padres in his first ML start (7/21/75), but never had a winning season. After an 11-17 year in 1977 and a 2-5 start the next year, the Cardinals traded him to the Padres for George Hendrick in late May. He was 12-10 for the remainder of the '78 season. (FJO)

FROM THE BASEBALL CHRONOLOGY » July 21, 1975: Ted Simmons has a 4th-inning home run erased because his grooved bat is illegal. The Cardinals play the game under protest but beat the Padres anyway as rookie Eric Rasmussen wins his ML debut, 4–0. » June 29, 1977: In a 9–1 win, Willie Stargell hits his 400th career home run, this one coming off Eric Rasmussen of the Cardinals. Bruce Kison is the winning pitcher. » May 26, 1978: The Cardinals trade P Eric Rasmussen to the Padres for slugger George Hendrick. Hendrick will have six outstanding years in St. Louis, hitting .300 three times and twice knocking in 100 runs.