Rick Bauer | |||
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Relief pitcher | |||
Born: Garden Grove, California |
January 10, 1977 |||
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Professional debut | |||
MLB: September 2, 2001, for the Baltimore Orioles | |||
KBO: May 21, 2009, for the LG Twins | |||
Last appearance | |||
MLB: June 29, 2008, for the Cleveland Indians | |||
KBO: July 5, 2009, for the LG Twins | |||
MLB statistics | |||
Win–loss record | 11–14 | ||
Earned run average | 4.51 | ||
Strikeouts | 185 | ||
WHIP | 1.40 | ||
KBO statistics | |||
Win–loss record | 2–2 | ||
Earned run average | 7.90 | ||
Strikeouts | 15 | ||
WHIP | 1.79 | ||
Teams | |||
Richard "Rick" Edward Bauer (born January 10, 1977) is an American former professional baseball pitcher, who played for the Baltimore Orioles, Texas Rangers, and Cleveland Indians of Major League Baseball (MLB). He also played for the LG Twins of the KBO League.
Bauer is a 1995 graduate of Centennial High School in Meridian, Idaho, and played two seasons for Treasure Valley Community College in Ontario, Oregon.
Bauer was selected by the Baltimore Orioles in the fifth round of the 1997 amateur draft. He was a starting pitcher in the Orioles minor league system from 1997 through 2001, compiling a 41-39 record in 119 games (114 starts) with a 4.39 ERA in 666 2⁄3 innings pitched.
Bauer made his major league debut in a start against the Seattle Mariners on September 2, 2001, a 1-0 loss in which he surrendered just one run on three hits and two walks in 6 1⁄3 innings. He pitched primarily in relief for Baltimore from 2001 through 2005, making 116 relief appearances and nine starts and compiling an 8-13 record with a 4.58 ERA in 240 innings pitched.