Hawks in the Major Leagues

Dan Petry was born November 13, 1958. He graduated from El Dorado High School in 1976. He holds the Hawks single season strike out record as a pitcher recording 149 during the 1976 season. Dan helped lead the Hawks to a 16-9 record and the 1976 CIF Class 2A Championship. The 149 strikeouts in 1976 stands fourth best in a career by a Hawk pitcher. Dan was drafted out of El Dorado High School in 1976 in the 4th round of the Major League Amateur Draft – the 74th overall pick.

Dan Petry made his Major League debut with the Detroit Tigers on July 8, 1979. He pitched for the Tigers from 1979 through the 1987 season. He helped the Tigers win the 1984 World Series while posting an 18-8 record. Dan’s 18-8 record in 1984 propelled him to a 5th place finish in voting for the American League Cy Young Award while his 15-9 record during the 1982 season helped him finish 9th in voting for the same prestigious award. He also played in the 1985 All-Star game for the American League.

The 1976 El Dorado High School Hawk alum played 13 Major League seasons. He played for the Detroit Tigers from 1979-1987 and again in 1990-1991, the California Angels from 1988-1989, the Atlanta Braves in 1991 as well as the Boston Red Sox in 1991. Dan pitched his first Major League game on July 8, 1979 and completed his successful career in Boston on October 5, 1991. Dan made 370 Major League appearances, started 300 games resulting in 52 complete games, 11 shutouts and an overall record of 125 wins and 104 losses. He had a career ERA of 3.95.