Kevin Ritz Notable

b. June 8, 1965 · Detroit Tigers 1989–1992, Colorado Rockies 1994–1998

Kevin Ritz divided 10 seasons between two clubs as a pitcher: the Detroit Tigers from 1989, then the Colorado Rockies through 1998.

He went 45 and 56 with a 5.35 earned run average, pitching 753 innings in 151 games. He struck out 462. Across 151 games he batted .158, with 27 hits and 14 runs. He finished with 1 home run, 3 doubles and 2 stolen bases.

He was born in Eatontown, NJ, USA on June 8, 1965. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1989	DET	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—
1990	DET	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—
1991	DET	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—
1992	DET	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—
1994	COL	15	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	0	.000
1995	COL	31	48	3	9	1	0	2	2	20	1	.188
1996	COL	35	65	7	15	2	1	5	7	28	0	.231
1997	COL	18	35	4	2	0	0	0	4	15	1	.057
1998	COL	2	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.333
Career	—	151	171	14	27	3	1	7	13	77	2	.158

Pitching, season by season

Year	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1989	DET	4	6	12	12	0	74.0	75	36	44	56	4.38
1990	DET	0	4	4	4	0	7.1	14	9	14	3	11.05
1991	DET	0	3	11	5	0	15.1	17	20	22	9	11.74
1992	DET	2	5	23	11	0	80.1	88	50	44	57	5.60
1994	COL	5	6	15	15	0	73.2	88	46	35	53	5.62
1995	COL	11	11	31	28	2	173.1	171	81	65	120	4.21
1996	COL	17	11	35	35	0	213.0	236	125	105	105	5.28
1997	COL	6	8	18	18	0	107.1	142	70	46	56	5.87
1998	COL	0	2	2	2	0	9.0	17	11	2	3	11.00
Career	—	45	56	151	130	2	753.1	848	448	377	462	5.35

On this day & linked events

1965

Born June 8, 1965

Eatontown, NJ, USA

1989

Major-league debut: Kevin Ritz

Kevin Ritz made a major-league debut on July 15, 1989.

1998

Final major-league game: Kevin Ritz

Kevin Ritz played a final major-league game on May 16, 1998.