▁also ▁earned ▁him ▁the ▁distinction ▁of ▁being ▁the ▁only ▁major ▁league ▁pitch er ▁ever ▁to ▁h url ▁a ▁shut out ▁in ▁both ▁his ▁National ▁League ▁and ▁American ▁League ▁deb uts . ▁He ▁appeared ▁in ▁ 1 1 ▁games ▁in ▁all ▁for ▁the ▁Roy als ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 , ▁including ▁ 9 ▁starts , ▁winning ▁ 3 ▁games ▁and ▁losing ▁ 6 ▁before ▁a ▁gro in ▁pull ▁ended ▁his ▁season . ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁season , ▁he ▁was ▁released . ▁ ▁Back ▁in ▁the ▁min ors ▁R asm ussen ▁spent ▁the ▁next ▁several ▁seasons ▁attempting ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁the ▁major ▁le agues . ▁He ▁spent ▁ ▁with ▁the ▁Houston ▁Ast ros ▁organization , ▁pitch ing ▁for ▁the ▁T uc son ▁Tor os . ▁In ▁, ▁R asm ussen ▁signed ▁with ▁the ▁independent ▁Miami ▁Mar l ins ▁and ▁spent ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁season , ▁and ▁part ▁of ▁ ▁as ▁well , ▁although ▁he ▁did ▁appear ▁in ▁one ▁game ▁for ▁the ▁Red bird s ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 . ▁He ▁was ▁picked ▁up ▁by ▁the ▁Baltimore ▁Ori oles ▁part way ▁through ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁and ▁he ▁spent ▁the ▁next ▁season ▁and ▁a ▁half ▁with ▁their ▁top ▁farm ▁club , ▁the ▁Ro chester ▁Red ▁W ings . ▁ ▁Career ▁statistics ▁ ▁R asm ussen ▁described ▁his ▁best ▁pitch ▁as ▁a ▁fast ball . ▁He ▁threw ▁a ▁four - se am , ▁a ▁two - se am ▁and ▁a ▁cut ▁fast ball . ▁ ▁Though ▁never ▁much ▁of