1929
Born October 10, 1929
Desloge, MO, USA
Bobby Tiefenauer Marquee
b. October 10, 1929 · St. Louis Cardinals 1952, 1955, 1961, Cleveland Indians 1960, 1965, 1967, Houston Colt .45's 1962, Milwaukee Braves 1963–1965, New York Yankees 1965, Chicago Cubs 1968
Tiefenauer's best season came for Milwaukee in 1964. He appeared 46 times, went 4-6 with 13 saves and posted a 3.21 earned run average across 73 innings. He struck out 48 that year. The appearances, wins and saves were career highs.
Ten seasons gave him a 9-25 record, 23 saves, 204 strikeouts and a 3.84 earned run average in 316 innings. All 179 appearances came in relief. His other substantial workload was 85 innings across 43 games for the Houston Colt .45s in 1962.
St. Louis brought Tiefenauer up in 1952, and his career later included Cleveland, Houston, Milwaukee and the Yankees. He returned to Cleveland in 1967 after a year outside the majors, then made nine final appearances for the Cubs in 1968. He died in 2000, at seventy.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | STL | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1955 | STL | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1960 | CLE | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1961 | STL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1962 | HOU | 43 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .111 |
| 1963 | MLN | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1964 | MLN | 46 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .000 |
| 1965 | CLE/MLN/NYY | 31 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| 1967 | CLE | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1968 | CHC | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 179 | 39 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 0 | .026 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | STL | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7.88 |
| 1955 | STL | 1 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 32.2 | 31 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 4.41 |
| 1960 | CLE | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 1961 | STL | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4.1 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6.23 |
| 1962 | HOU | 2 | 4 | 43 | 0 | 1 | 85.0 | 91 | 41 | 21 | 60 | 4.34 |
| 1963 | MLN | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 29.2 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 1.21 |
| 1964 | MLN | 4 | 6 | 46 | 0 | 13 | 73.0 | 61 | 26 | 15 | 48 | 3.21 |
| 1965 | CLE/MLN/NYY | 1 | 7 | 31 | 0 | 6 | 49.2 | 51 | 26 | 18 | 35 | 4.71 |
| 1967 | CLE | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11.1 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0.79 |
| 1968 | CHC | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 13.1 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 6.08 |
| Career | — | 9 | 25 | 179 | 0 | 23 | 316.0 | 312 | 135 | 87 | 204 | 3.84 |
On this day & linked events
2000
Died June 13, 2000
1952
Major-league debut: Bobby Tiefenauer
Bobby Tiefenauer made a major-league debut on July 14, 1952.
1968
Final major-league game: Bobby Tiefenauer
Bobby Tiefenauer played a final major-league game on September 21, 1968.
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