Douglas Edmund Capilla (born January 7, 1952)Doug Capilla
Baseball Reference. Retrieved 2012-11-10. is an American former professional baseball player. Drafted by the

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in 1970, Capilla was a

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and played in the

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for six years with three teams. He appeared in a total of 136 games, starting as pitcher in 31 of them.

Career

Capilla attended Westmont High School and

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. He was drafted in the 25th round of the 1970 amateur draft and signed for the club on June 18 of the same year.Doug Capilla Stats
Baseball Almanac. Retrieved 2012-11-10. He played in 1970 and from 1972 to 1973 in the Giants farm system until after the 1973 season, when the

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acquired Capilla from the Giants in the rule 5 draft. After three more years in the minor leagues, Capilla made his debut on September 12, 1976. He pitched for the Cardinals in a total of 26 games until the

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on June 15, 1977 when he was dealt to the

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for Rawly Eastwick.Durso, Joseph. "Mets Trade Tom Seaver and Dave Kingman," ''The New York Times'', Thursday, June 16, 1977.
Retrieved April 21, 2020 After pitching in 33 games for the Reds he was traded to the

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on May 3, 1979. In December 1981 the Cubs traded Capilla back to the San Francisco Giants in exchange for

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.Doug Capilla
, Baseball Cube. Retrieved 2012-11-10. On March 29, 1982, he was released by the Giants.
Retrosheet. Retrieved 2012-11-10. Capilla appeared in a total of 136 games in his six-year Major League career. He started in 31 games and posted a win–loss record of 12–18 with a career ERA of 4.34. His batting average over his career was .115. He pitched one complete game for the Reds in 1977.
Retrosheet. Retrieved 2012-11-10.

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