, ▁ 1 1 ▁complete ▁games ▁and ▁an ▁adjust ed ▁E RA + ▁of ▁ 1 2 4 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 9 , ▁he ▁again ▁had ▁an ▁above - aver age ▁adjust ed ▁E RA + ▁of ▁ 1 2 4 , ▁but ▁he ▁started ▁only ▁ 1 6 ▁games ▁and ▁had ▁a ▁record ▁of ▁ 4 - 4 . ▁After wards , ▁Ro z ema ' s ▁E RA ▁fell ▁off ▁to ▁a ▁rate ▁only ▁slightly ▁better ▁than ▁the ▁league ▁average , ▁as ▁he ▁won ▁six ▁games ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁and ▁five ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 1 . ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁kar ate ▁kick ▁and ▁reputation ▁as ▁an ▁all - time ▁Tig ers ▁character ▁Ro z ema ▁got ▁off ▁to ▁a ▁trem end ous ▁start ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁compiling ▁a ▁ 3 - 0 ▁record ▁and ▁an ▁E RA ▁of ▁ 1 . 6 3 ▁( ad just ed ▁E RA + ▁of ▁ 2 4 8 ) ▁in ▁his ▁first ▁eight ▁games . ▁In ▁a ▁tele vised ▁game ▁against ▁the ▁Minnesota ▁Tw ins ▁on ▁May ▁ 1 4 , ▁a ▁ben ch - clear ing ▁b raw l ▁er upt ed ▁after ▁Tw ins ▁pitch ers ▁hit ▁both ▁Ch et ▁Lem on ▁and ▁En os ▁Cab ell . ▁Ro z ema ▁then ▁came ▁running ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁d ug out ▁and ▁attempted ▁to ▁deliver ▁a ▁flying ▁kar ate ▁kick ▁to ▁the ▁Tw ins ' ▁John