1958
Born April 24, 1958
Waukegan, IL, USA
Bill Krueger Notable
b. April 24, 1958 · Oakland Athletics 1983–1987, Los Angeles Dodgers 1987–1988, Milwaukee Brewers 1989–1990, Seattle Mariners 1991, 1995, Minnesota Twins 1992, Montreal Expos 1992, Detroit Tigers 1993–1994, San Diego Padres 1994–1995
Bill Krueger played for eight clubs across 13 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Oakland Athletics in 1983 and closing with the Seattle Mariners in 1995.
He went 68 and 66 with a 4.35 earned run average, pitching 1,194.3 innings in 301 games. He struck out 639 and threw 2 shutouts. Across 301 games he batted .400, with 6 hits and 1 run. He finished with 1 double.
He was born in Waukegan, IL, USA on April 24, 1958. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Pitcher of the Month | 2 | 1991, 1992 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | OAK | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1984 | OAK | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1985 | OAK | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1986 | OAK | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1987 | LAD/OAK | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1988 | LAD | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1989 | MIL | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1990 | MIL | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1991 | SEA | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1992 | MIN/MON | 36 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| 1993 | DET | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1994 | DET/SDP | 24 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .500 |
| 1995 | SDP/SEA | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 301 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .400 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | OAK | 7 | 6 | 17 | 16 | 0 | 109.2 | 104 | 44 | 53 | 58 | 3.61 |
| 1984 | OAK | 10 | 10 | 26 | 24 | 0 | 142.0 | 156 | 75 | 85 | 61 | 4.75 |
| 1985 | OAK | 9 | 10 | 32 | 23 | 0 | 151.1 | 165 | 76 | 69 | 56 | 4.52 |
| 1986 | OAK | 1 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 34.1 | 40 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 6.03 |
| 1987 | LAD/OAK | 0 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 6.75 |
| 1988 | LAD | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11.57 |
| 1989 | MIL | 3 | 2 | 34 | 5 | 3 | 93.2 | 96 | 40 | 33 | 72 | 3.84 |
| 1990 | MIL | 6 | 8 | 30 | 17 | 0 | 129.0 | 137 | 57 | 54 | 64 | 3.98 |
| 1991 | SEA | 11 | 8 | 35 | 25 | 0 | 175.0 | 194 | 70 | 60 | 91 | 3.60 |
| 1992 | MIN/MON | 10 | 8 | 36 | 29 | 0 | 178.2 | 189 | 90 | 53 | 99 | 4.53 |
| 1993 | DET | 6 | 4 | 32 | 7 | 0 | 82.0 | 90 | 31 | 30 | 60 | 3.40 |
| 1994 | DET/SDP | 3 | 4 | 24 | 9 | 0 | 60.2 | 68 | 43 | 24 | 47 | 6.38 |
| 1995 | SDP/SEA | 2 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 27.2 | 50 | 19 | 8 | 16 | 6.18 |
| Career | — | 68 | 66 | 301 | 164 | 4 | 1194.1 | 1305 | 577 | 493 | 639 | 4.35 |
On this day & linked events
1983
Major-league debut: Bill Krueger
Bill Krueger made a major-league debut on April 10, 1983.
1995
Final major-league game: Bill Krueger
Bill Krueger played a final major-league game on August 13, 1995.
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