Tony Fossas

Pitching Coach - Gastonia (Ind) [2025]
High Level
MLB
Years
1979-1999 (1988-1999)
Proper Name
Emilio Antonio Fossas
Nickname
The Mechanic
Positions
P (968)
Height / Weight
6-0 / 187
Bats / Throws
Left / Left
Birthdate
September 23,1957   Age:  68.263
High School
St. Mary's (Lynn,MA)
Colleges
Drafted/Signed
MLB Debut
MLBAM ID
Retrosheet#
fosst001
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Games - Pitching

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1988TEX5005100--05.0000000.0--00012320100000.05.2--1.144
1989MIL5100511622.5002031.39212120.0--001251321291600000.061.0--1.22035
1990MIL320032923.4001121.3449010.0--0000171215600010.029.1--0.91515
1991BOS6400641832.6002539.39118110.0--000021023381610000.057.0--0.93548
1992BOS6000601712.3332634.43314210.0--00000011242341100.029.2--0.54042
1993BOS7100711911.5002447.33813020.0--00001313412141000.040.0--0.64145
1994BOS44004414201.0001232.2739100.0--0000008311800000.034.0--0.82528
1995SLN58005820301.0002632.44819000.0--00000415321311000.036.2--0.62537
1996SLN6500651104.0002837.43115250.0--001261516191821100.047.0--0.73534
1997SLN7100711427.2222645.36616010.0--00022418421562000.051.2--0.74037
1998SEA,TEX,CHN4100411013.2501229.2934010.0--0100371216700000.022.2--0.62330
1999NYA5005000--14.2000000.0--00001102100000.01.0--0.243
Tot: 567005671491724.415211356.3721297140.0--01272367151289155186210.0415.7--0.7307358
g: Games Pitched ... gs: Games Started ... cg: Complete Games ... gr: Games Relieved ... gf: Games Finished ... w: Wins ... l: Losses ... wpct: Win Percentage ... tm-w: Team Wins in games pitched ... tm-l: Team losses in games pitched ... tm-w%: Team win% when pitching ... hold: Holds ... sv: Saves ... blsv: Blown Saves ... gs%: Games Started% ... cg%: Complete Games% ... inn#: Appearances in this inning ... innx: Appearances in 13th+ inning ... ip-s: Innings Pitched as Starter ... ip-r: Innings Pitched as Reliever ... avg_st: Average innings pitched per start ... avg_rel: Average innings pitched per relief appearance ... lmi: Left game mid-inning ... emi: Entered game mid-inning ... gsc1: Average Game Score using Bill James Formula (as starter) ... gsc2: Average Game Score using Tom Tango formula (as starter)

On Base - Pitching

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1988TEX528261313.464.46411200000650011100000600.0011172326.1
1989MIL512562238096.313.37557221311104743391011110027622.221313821111.4
1990MIL321461335471.370.4864410053903261575111120361438.89128614221.8
1991BOS642442088099.328.406492833411036100341222100031412.908515623911.7
1992BOS601291114651.357.395311410140191011351100002414.17338214416.0
1993BOS711751575564.314.366381524030277047423100120525.00209113112.2
1994BOS441511335161.338.4043515130702081623123100281139.29228613316.5
1995SLN581451313944.269.30328101203020701520100001516.67107611811.9
1996SLN652091866483.306.39743210621003141773032200251352.00049914612.3
1997SLN7123920889102.372.4276226131704780711825200025936.00551332009.0
1998SEA,TEX,CHN41110914647.418.42730160001024411820100002314.35146810221.6
1999NYA510977.700.70061000005001100000107457.140081637.5
Tot: 567184216166247.339.4014341801029126603147383965551120115312676925.8425291040160514.2
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... AB: At Bats ... ONBS: On base (H+BB+HBP) ... ONBS2: All On Base (H+BB+HBP+ERROR+FC+FO) ... OBP: On Base Percentage ... OBP2: On Base Percentage for ONBS2 ... H: Hits ... BB: Walks ... HBP: Hit by Pitch ... ROE: Reached on Error ... FC: Fielder`s Choice ... FO: Forceouts ... CI: Catcher`s Interference ... SGL: Singles ... DBL: Doubles ... TPL: Triples ... HR: Home Runs ... IFH: Infield Hits ... BNT: Bunts ... B-H: Bunt hits ... PH-H: Pinch Hits ... PH-HR: Pinch hit home runs ... HR1: Solo home runs ... HR2: 2-run Homers ... HR3: 3-run Homers ... HR4: Grand Slams ... IPHR: Inside the park homers ... RBI: Runs batted in ... HR-RBI: RBIS on Home Runs ... HR-RBI%: % of RBIs on Home Runs ... RBI2: Runs batted in on outs ... BB4: Walks on 4 pitches ... BB1OP: Walks with 1st base open ... RON: PA with runners on ... BR: # of Baserunners ... RBI%: % of opportunities with RBI ... OPP: RBI Opportunities Points ... CONV: RBIs points converted ... CONV%: Converted% ... LDOF: Leadoff ... OB: Leadoff onbase ... LD-OB%: Leadoff onbase% ... LAST: Last batter of game ... WOH: Walk-off Hits ... WOHR: Walk-off Home Runs

Outs - Pitching

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1988TEX5282615961.5040218101000.00000001333.3201314762
1989MIL5125622316377451.712851216591744216.4111311111196214.51527132937302726
1990MIL321461338437231.611265101451122416.445213392434.7825141512151515
1991BOS6424420815776521.46271213150942822911.89924541196713.413210242131181918
1992BOS601291118131320.97207588411011914.735154142375.450681312171311
1993BOS7117515711432430.742613412946223922.2973360343910.3806181411271614
1994BOS441511339634311.101894104471023120.5362290743710.8605171212171712
1995SLN5814513110326370.70268311233414027.59829110332015.043514104152216
1996SLN6520918613555441.25181511132771043617.22726102102484.29110242322112122
1997SLN7123920814248540.8936126175641024117.1572615175628.11936191516253228
1998SEA,TEX,CHN41110916119191.0013608525542320.915176011244.230778813159
1999NYA51093030.00210910000.0000000040.0000110312
Tot: 5671842161611544443891.1423094651268574982432417.5970244801266424469.4921368162162169198204175
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... AB: At Bats ... Outs: Outs ... GO: Groundouts ... AO: Air Outs ... ratio: Groundouts/Airouts ... FLY: Flyballs ... LO: Lineouts ... POP: Popouts ... OUT_IF: Infield Outs ... OUT_OF: Outfield Outs ... OUT_PR: Productive Outs ... RBI_OUT: RBIs on outs ... SO: Strikeouts ... SO%: Strikeout% ... SO3: Struck out on 3 pitches ... SW: Strikeouts swinging ... CAL: Strikeouts looking ... FC: Reached on fielders choice ... FO: Reached on forceout ... GDP: Grounded into Double Play ... OPP: Double play opportunities ... GDP%: Grounded into double play% ... LOC1-9: Balls hit to position location

Baserunning - Pitching

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1988TEX52826000000.011000012013646.156350.00500.00
1989MIL512562232200066.710101924231962829.17551018.1826934.62
1990MIL3214613322000100.000001010122713853.52282175.0013753.85
1991BOS642442083300160.021102602284993636.36701927.14321134.38
1992BOS601291113300060.021011700112512447.06692028.9920525.00
1993BOS7117515722000100.00000281340642234.38601118.33321753.13
1994BOS4415113311000100.000001111130613049.18371335.1411218.18
1995SLN5814513100000--000050171441840.91511223.53900.00
1996SLN65209186000000.011001104153832530.12401127.5028621.43
1997SLN712392089810069.2440024111611022726.4757610.53391128.21
1998SEA,TEX,CHN41110913210060.02110501131472348.94431637.2123834.78
1999NYA510900000--00000000077100.006350.00300.00
Tot: 56718421616252320165.8139311566181441573828438.4852214527.782417631.54
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... AB: At Bats ... SB: Stolen Bases ... SB2: Steals of 2b ... SB3: Steals of 3b ... SBH: Steals of home ... DI: Advanced on defensive indifference ... SB%: Stolen base % ... CS: Caught stealing ... CS2: Caught stealing 2b ... CS3: Caught stealing 3b ... CSH: Caught stealing home ... PTHR: Pickoff throws ... PCKFF: Picked off ... WPPB: Advancement on wild pitch or passed ball ... ADV_OUT: Runner advanced on out ... OOB: Out on bases ... onbs Runners on base ... R: Runs scored ... RS%: % of times on base run scored ... inh-r Inherited runners ... inhr-s Inherited runners scored ... beq-r Bequeathed runners (runners on base when leaving game) ... beq-s Bequeathed runners scored ... % % related to prior 2 columns

Pitches - Pitching

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1988TEX528268144377292635332.8954.3245.6843.294.38.6432.115725.0414.311150.73
1989MIL51256223799506292139751091773923163.1263.3336.5549.180.617.4022.21438432.82911.3109781.40
1990MIL321461334732991736947721072251763.2463.2136.5847.678.214.5922.6844228.82517.160481.25
1991BOS64244208811481330111721121843692953.3259.3140.6945.579.913.6922.71438334.04819.7103811.27
1992BOS60129111468275193674766952091623.6358.7641.2444.777.514.3220.3683829.51814.046500.92
1993BOS7117515765941124812769951173162443.7762.3737.6348.077.219.2717.8874726.9179.753660.80
1994BOS4415113359237022211255991032712153.9262.5037.5045.879.318.9217.4944932.51811.948560.86
1995SLN58145131452301151795182832191623.1266.5933.4148.574.017.4818.4764732.42416.640520.77
1996SLN65209186665415249113741011213102343.1862.4137.4446.675.516.9918.2975325.4146.774721.03
1997SLN71239208888535353137771531623822993.7260.2539.7543.078.315.4318.21256728.02811.777920.84
1998SEA,TEX,CHN4111091356221135524068611531133.2462.0837.9243.073.914.6117.1522421.8109.131390.79
1999NYA5109231310112911102.3056.5243.4847.890.94.3539.16440.0440.0450.80
Tot: 5671842161662673871239310146109681245289222593.4061.7738.1846.178.116.1819.999054529.623913.06566541.00
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... AB: At bats ... PIT: Pitches ... STR: Strikes ... BAL: Balls ... FOU: Fouls ... SW: Swing and miss ... CAL: Called strikes ... INPLAY: Balls put in play ... SWINGS: Total swings ... CONT: Contacts ... P-PA: Pitches per plate appearance ... STR%: Strikes% ... Ball%: Balls% ... SWNG%: Swing % ... CONT%: Contact% (per swing) ... FOU%: Foul ball% ... PLAY: Ball in Play% ... FPS: First pitch strikes ... FPSW: First pitch swings ... FPSW%: First pitch swing%... FPIP: First pitches in play ... FPIP%: First pitches in play% ... RUNGO: Runners going while batting ... HIT_RUN: Hit and Runs ... GB Ground balls ... Air Balls in air ... GB% Groundball%

Games - Batting

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1996SLN65121500641.5200.0124700000000165000000000
Tot: 65121500641.5200.0124700000000165000000000
G: Games ... GS: Games Started ... CG: Completed Games ... GF: Games Finished ... PH: Pinch Hitter ... PR: Pinch Runner ... DR: Defensive Replacement ... GS%: Games Started % ... CG: Complete Games% ... EXIT PH: Exited for Pinch Hitter ... exit PR: Exited for Pinch Runner ... exit DR: Exited for defensive replacement ... ln1-9: Lineup Slots 1-9 ... Games at position

On Base - Batting

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1996SLN651100.000.00000000000000010000000000--000110.0300.0000--000
Tot: 651100.000.00000000000000010000000000--000110.0300.0000--000
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... AB: At Bats ... ONBS: On base (H+BB+HBP) ... ONBS2: All On Base (H+BB+HBP+ERROR+FC+FO) ... OBP: On Base Percentage ... OBP2: On Base Percentage for ONBS2 ... H: Hits ... BB: Walks ... HBP: Hit by Pitch ... ROE: Reached on Error ... FC: Fielder`s Choice ... FO: Forceouts ... CI: Catcher`s Interference ... SGL: Singles ... DBL: Doubles ... TPL: Triples ... HR: Home Runs ... IFH: Infield Hits ... BNT: Bunts ... B-H: Bunt hits ... PH-H: Pinch Hits ... PH-HR: Pinch hit home runs ... HR1: Solo home runs ... HR2: 2-run Homers ... HR3: 3-run Homers ... HR4: Grand Slams ... IPHR: Inside the park homers ... RBI: Runs batted in ... HR-RBI: RBIS on Home Runs ... HR-RBI%: % of RBIs on Home Runs ... RBI2: Runs batted in on outs ... BB4: Walks on 4 pitches ... BB1OP: Walks with 1st base open ... RON: PA with runners on ... BR: # of Baserunners ... RBI%: % of opportunities with RBI ... OPP: RBI Opportunities Points ... CONV: RBIs points converted ... CONV%: Converted% ... LDOF: Leadoff ... OB: Leadoff onbase ... LD-OB%: Leadoff onbase% ... LAST: Last batter of game ... WOH: Walk-off Hits ... WOHR: Walk-off Home Runs

Outs - Batting

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1996SLN6511110--000010000.000000011100.0000010000
Tot: 6511110--000010000.000000011100.0000010000
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... AB: At Bats ... Outs: Outs ... GO: Groundouts ... AO: Air Outs ... ratio: Groundouts/Airouts ... FLY: Flyballs ... LO: Lineouts ... POP: Popouts ... OUT_IF: Infield Outs ... OUT_OF: Outfield Outs ... OUT_PR: Productive Outs ... RBI_OUT: RBIs on outs ... SO: Strikeouts ... SO%: Strikeout% ... SO3: Struck out on 3 pitches ... SW: Strikeouts swinging ... CAL: Strikeouts looking ... FC: Reached on fielders choice ... FO: Reached on forceout ... GDP: Grounded into Double Play ... OPP: Double play opportunities ... GDP%: Grounded into double play% ... LOC1-9: Balls hit to position location

Baserunning - Batting

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1996SLN65100000--000000000000--0000000--
Tot: 65100000--000000000000--0000000--
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... AB: At Bats ... SB: Stolen Bases ... SB2: Steals of 2b ... SB3: Steals of 3b ... SBH: Steals of home ... DI: Advanced on defensive indifference ... SB%: Stolen base % ... CS: Caught stealing ... CS2: Caught stealing 2b ... CS3: Caught stealing 3b ... CSH: Caught stealing home ... S12: Advanced from 1st to 2nd on singled... S13: Advanced from 1st to 3rd on single ... S23: Advanced from 2nd to 3rd on single ... S2H: Scored from 2nd on single ... D13: Advanced from 1nd to 3rd on double ... D1H: Scored from 1st on double ... ADVX: Advanced an extra base on hit ... ADV-OPP Advancement opportunities on hits ... ADV_PCT: Advanced extra base % ... PTHR: Pickoff throws ... PCKFF%: Picked off ... WPPB: Advanced on wild pitch or passed ball ... ADV_OUT: Advanced on out ... OOB: Out on bases ... R: Runs scored ... ONBS: On base ... RUN%: % of times on base run scored

Pitches - Batting

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1996SLN6513210011113.0066.6733.3333.3100.00.0033.301100.000.00010--
Tot: 6513210011113.0066.6733.3333.3100.00.0033.301100.000.00010--
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... PIT: Pitches ... STR: Strikes ... BAL: Balls ... FOU: Fouls ... SW: Swing and miss ... CAL: Called strikes ... INPLAY: Balls put in play ... SWINGS: Total swings ... CONT: Contacts ... P-PA: Pitches per plate appearance ... STR%: Strikes% ... Ball%: Balls% ... SWNG%: Swing % ... CONT%: Contact% (per swing) ... FOU%: Foul ball% ... PLAY: Ball in Play% ... FPS: First pitch strikes ... FPSW: First pitch swings ... FPSW%: First pitch swing%... FPIP: First pitches in play ... FPIP%: First pitches in play% ... RUNGO: Runners going while batting ... HIT_RUN: Hit and Runs ... GB Ground balls ... Airballs Balls in air ... GB% Groundball%