Rob Dibble
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Born: January 24, 1964 Bridgeport, Connecticut |
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| MLB debut | |||
| June 29, 1988, for the Cincinnati Reds | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| September 30, 1995, for the Milwaukee Brewers | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Win–Loss record | 27–25 | ||
| Earned run average | 2.98 | ||
| Strikeouts | 645 | ||
| Saves | 89 | ||
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Robert Keith Dibble (born January 24, 1964) is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher and television analyst. Between 1988 and 1995, Dibble played for the Cincinnati Reds, Chicago White Sox and Milwaukee Brewers. He was a two-time All-Star who recorded 89 saves during his career. Since retiring as a player, Dibble has held several roles in sports television broadcasting.
Dibble was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut. He attended catholic St. Thomas Jr. High school. He is a graduate of Southington High School in Southington, Connecticut. Dibble's father, Walt Dibble, was a longtime radio news director at WDRC and later WTIC in Hartford, Connecticut.
Dibble was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the first round of the 1983 amateur draft, and he made his debut with the Reds on June 29, 1988.
On June 4, 1989, Dibble struck out three batters on nine pitches in the eighth inning of a 5–3 win over the San Diego Padres. Dibble is one of 41 pitchers in Major League history to accomplish the nine-pitch/three-strikeout half-inning, a feat known as an immaculate inning.
He was an MLB All-Star in 1990 and 1991, and was the 1990 NLCS Most Valuable Player (along with fellow "Nasty Boy" Randy Myers). In 1990, Dibble and the Reds won the World Series by beating the Oakland Athletics in four consecutive games.
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