s ▁home ▁town , ▁the ▁West ▁Michigan ▁White c aps , ▁gave ▁away ▁an ▁unusual ▁prom ot ional ▁item , ▁" D ave ▁Ro z ema ▁Kar ate ▁K ick ▁Bob ble leg " ▁figures . ▁ ▁Later ▁years : ▁ 1 9 8 3 - 1 9 8 6 ▁ ▁Ro z ema ▁came ▁back ▁from ▁the ▁injury ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁with ▁an ▁ 8 - 3 ▁record ▁and ▁ 3 . 4 3 ▁E RA ▁in ▁ 1 0 5 ▁inn ings ▁pitch ed . ▁In ▁addition , ▁he ▁played ▁on ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁Tig ers ▁team ▁that ▁won ▁the ▁World ▁Series . ▁During ▁the ▁regular ▁season , ▁he ▁started ▁ 1 6 ▁games , ▁compiling ▁a ▁ 7 - 6 ▁record ▁with ▁a ▁ 3 . 7 4 ▁E RA ▁in ▁ 1 0 1 ▁inn ings ▁pitch ed , ▁but ▁did ▁not ▁appear ▁in ▁the ▁post - season . ▁ ▁On ▁December ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 1 9 8 4 , ▁Ro z ema ▁signed ▁as ▁a ▁free ▁agent ▁with ▁the ▁Texas ▁R angers ▁a ▁contract ▁for ▁an ▁estimated ▁total ▁of ▁$ 5 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁to ▁$ 6 0 0 , 0 0 0 . ▁ ▁He ▁appeared ▁in ▁ 3 4 ▁games ▁for ▁the ▁R angers ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁( all ▁but ▁four ▁in ▁relief ) ▁and ▁had ▁a ▁ 4 . 1 9 ▁E RA ▁in ▁ 8 8 ▁inn ings ▁pitch ed