Kirk Reuter
| Kirk Rueter | |||
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| Pitcher | |||
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Born: December 1, 1970 Hoyleton, Illinois |
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| MLB debut | |||
| July 7, 1993, for the Montreal Expos | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| July 29, 2005, for the San Francisco Giants | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Win–loss record | 130–92 | ||
| Earned run average | 4.27 | ||
| Strikeouts | 818 | ||
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Kirk Wesley Rueter (born December 1, 1970) is a former left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball, and is the Giants franchise record holder for career wins by a left-handed pitcher in the San Francisco Era. Rueter played for the Montreal Expos and the Giants and made most of his career appearances as a starter. Rueter attended and played for Murray State University. He is nicknamed "Woody" after his resemblance to a character in the animated movie Toy Story, although during his time in Montreal he was often referred to as "Captain Kirk". Rueter was born in Centralia, Illinois, grew up in Hoyleton, Illinois and graduated from Nashville Community High School District 99 in Nashville, Illinois in 1988.
Drafted by the Montreal Expos in 1991, Rueter broke into the majors in 1993 and posted an 8-0 record in 14 games. His years with the Expos were uneven after his breakout year, with a reasonable 1994 performance followed by a solid 1995 and a mediocre 1996.
That year, the San Francisco Giants traded Mark Leiter, then the organization's most prominent starting pitcher, to the Expos for Rueter and Tim Scott. Scott posted an 8.24 ERA with the Giants, but Rueter blossomed into one of the Giants' most dependable starters. The following season, Rueter pitched in his first full season and to great success, going 13-6 with a 3.45 ERA in 32 starts with a career high 115 K's. In 1998, despite achieving a career high 16 victories, Rueter's ERA rose from the previous season, finishing with a 4.36 in 187+ innings.
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