[4] He came in as a relief pitcher for Ron Perranoski, giving up four hits and a walk and allowing in four earned runs before being pulled.
[5] Overall, he pitched in seven Major League games in 1972, with an ERA of 11.57 across 42⁄3 innings, allowing six hits, seven walks, six earned runs, and four strikeouts.
[6] He played his final big league game on September 19 of that year, before being demoted back to the minors for the rest of his career.
[6] In 1974, Strampe, Ed Brinkman and Dick Sharon were traded from the Tigers to the San Diego Padres for Nate Colbert in a three-team deal on November 18, 1974.
[6] Since at least the late 1990s, Strampe has resided in Cheney, Washington, where he was an assistant baseball coach for the local high school.