1970
Born December 1, 1970
Hoyleton, IL, USA
Kirk Rueter Notable
Kirk Rueter divided 13 seasons between two clubs as a pitcher: the Montreal Expos from 1993, then the San Francisco Giants through 2005.
He went 130 and 92 with a 4.27 earned run average, pitching 1,918 innings in 340 games. He struck out 818 and threw 1 shutouts. Across 349 games he batted .153, with 95 hits and 44 runs. He finished with 9 doubles and 1 stolen base.
He was born in Hoyleton, IL, USA on December 1, 1970. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| The Sporting News Rookie Pitcher of the Year | 1 | 1993 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | MON | 14 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 0 | .077 |
| 1994 | MON | 20 | 34 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | .118 |
| 1995 | MON | 9 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .000 |
| 1996 | MON/SFG | 20 | 32 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .125 |
| 1997 | SFG | 32 | 65 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 0 | .138 |
| 1998 | SFG | 34 | 67 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 | .209 |
| 1999 | SFG | 33 | 58 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 0 | .155 |
| 2000 | SFG | 34 | 60 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 0 | .200 |
| 2001 | SFG | 36 | 58 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .172 |
| 2002 | SFG | 35 | 62 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 0 | .177 |
| 2003 | SFG | 27 | 53 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 1 | .132 |
| 2004 | SFG | 34 | 61 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0 | .131 |
| 2005 | SFG | 21 | 30 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .167 |
| Career | — | 349 | 622 | 44 | 95 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 27 | 105 | 1 | .153 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | MON | 8 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 85.2 | 85 | 26 | 18 | 31 | 2.73 |
| 1994 | MON | 7 | 3 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 92.1 | 106 | 53 | 23 | 50 | 5.17 |
| 1995 | MON | 5 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 47.1 | 38 | 17 | 9 | 28 | 3.23 |
| 1996 | MON/SFG | 6 | 8 | 20 | 19 | 0 | 102.0 | 109 | 45 | 27 | 46 | 3.97 |
| 1997 | SFG | 13 | 6 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 190.2 | 194 | 73 | 51 | 115 | 3.45 |
| 1998 | SFG | 16 | 9 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 187.2 | 193 | 91 | 57 | 102 | 4.36 |
| 1999 | SFG | 15 | 10 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 184.2 | 219 | 111 | 55 | 94 | 5.41 |
| 2000 | SFG | 11 | 9 | 32 | 31 | 0 | 184.0 | 205 | 81 | 62 | 71 | 3.96 |
| 2001 | SFG | 14 | 12 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 195.1 | 213 | 96 | 66 | 83 | 4.42 |
| 2002 | SFG | 14 | 8 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 203.2 | 204 | 73 | 54 | 76 | 3.23 |
| 2003 | SFG | 10 | 5 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 147.0 | 170 | 74 | 47 | 41 | 4.53 |
| 2004 | SFG | 9 | 12 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 190.1 | 225 | 100 | 66 | 56 | 4.73 |
| 2005 | SFG | 2 | 7 | 20 | 18 | 0 | 107.1 | 131 | 71 | 47 | 25 | 5.95 |
| Career | — | 130 | 92 | 340 | 336 | 0 | 1918.0 | 2092 | 911 | 582 | 818 | 4.27 |
On this day & linked events
1993
Major-league debut: Kirk Rueter
Kirk Rueter made a major-league debut on July 7, 1993.
2005
Final major-league game: Kirk Rueter
Kirk Rueter played a final major-league game on July 29, 2005.
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