The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
Longhorns Legend: Tony Arnold
02.18.2005 | Baseball
Jersey Number: 17
Position: Right-Handed Pitcher
Years at Texas: 1978-79, 1981
Height: 5-11
Weight: 165
Bat/Throw: Right/Right
Hometown: Irving, Texas
High School: Irving
Honors
• Three-year letterwinner (1978-79, 1981)
• First-Team All-American (1981)
• All-Southwest Conference (1981)
• Southwest Conference All-Tournament Team (1981)
• NCAA Central Regional All-Tournament Team & Most Outstanding Player (1981)
• Longhorns Co-Most Valuable Player (1981)
Career
• Helped lead Texas to the 1979 and 1981 Southwest Conference Championships as well as a third-place finish at the College World Series (CWS) in 1981.
• Headed the squad's pitching staff with 17 victories, a 2.84 ERA and 72 strikeouts during his final season on the Forty Acres in 1981.
• Pitched two complete games during the 1981 NCAA Central Regional in Austin en route to picking up wins against BYU (11-4 victory on May 22) and Stanford (10-2 victory on May 26). Notably, the win against the Cardinal clinched the regional title for UT and earned the Longhorns their 20th trip to the CWS.
• Made two starts, while appearing in a total of three games, for Texas during the 1981 College World Series.
Signed a professional contract with the Baltimore Orioles following his junior year as he was drafted in the 10th round of the MLB First-Year Player Draft.
• Appeared in 38 Major League games for the Orioles during the 1986 and 1987 seasons.
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Texas Single-Season Records Standing
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Complete Games
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13
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1981
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3rd |
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Wins
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17
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1981
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4th |
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BB/9IP
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1/30
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1981
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4th |
| Innings Pitched | 145.2 | 1981 | 6th |
| Winning Percentage | .944 | 1981 | 10th |
Career Statistics
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Year
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W
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L
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SV
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ERA
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G
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CG
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IP
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H
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ER
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BB | SO | SHO |
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1978
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3
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3
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0
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4.24
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16
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3
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57.1
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48
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27
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26 | 44 | 0 |
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1979
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4
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0
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0
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3.23
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10
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0
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22.1
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21
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8
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12 | 13 | 0 |
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1981
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17
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1
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1
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2.84
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21
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13
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145.2
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131
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46
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21 | 72 | 1 |
| Totals | 24 | 4 | 1 | 3.24 | 47 | 16 | 225.1 | 200 | 81 | 59 | 129 |
