▁run ▁average . ▁ ▁After ▁splitting ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁between ▁the ▁b ull pen ▁and ▁starting ▁rotation , ▁R asm ussen ▁had ▁perhaps ▁his ▁best ▁season ▁statist ically ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 7 . ▁He ▁set ▁career ▁best s ▁in ▁E RA ▁( 3 . 4 8 ), ▁strike outs ▁( 1 2 0 ), ▁inn ings ▁pitch ed ▁( 2 3 3 ) ▁and ▁complete ▁games ▁( 1 1 ). ▁Despite ▁his ▁good ▁numbers , ▁R asm ussen ▁lost ▁ 1 7 ▁games ▁against ▁ 1 1 ▁wins ▁for ▁the ▁third - place ▁C ards . ▁ ▁San ▁Diego ▁Pad res ▁ ▁R asm ussen ▁started ▁ ▁with ▁St . ▁Louis , ▁but ▁was ▁trad ed ▁to ▁the ▁San ▁Diego ▁Pad res ▁in ▁May ▁for ▁out f iel der ▁George ▁Hend rick . ▁Although ▁most ▁of ▁his ▁other ▁numbers ▁fell ▁off , ▁he ▁set ▁his ▁career ▁high ▁with ▁four teen ▁wins ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁clubs . ▁That ▁wasn ' t ▁enough ▁to ▁keep ▁R asm ussen ▁in ▁the ▁Pad res ' ▁starting ▁rotation , ▁though , ▁as ▁he ▁spent ▁the ▁next ▁two ▁seasons ▁b oun cing ▁back ▁and ▁forth ▁between ▁starting ▁and ▁rel ieving . ▁Following ▁the ▁ ▁season , ▁R asm ussen ▁was ▁released ▁by ▁the ▁Pad res . ▁ ▁Mexican ▁League , ▁and ▁back ▁to ▁St . ▁Louis ▁That ▁winter , ▁R asm ussen ▁pitch ed ▁in ▁the ▁Mexican ▁League , ▁and ▁spent ▁all ▁of ▁ ▁and ▁part ▁of ▁ ▁with ▁the ▁Le ones ▁de ▁Y uc