1960
Born December 10, 1960
Detroit, MI, USA
Paul Assenmacher Notable
b. December 10, 1960 · Atlanta Braves 1986–1989, Chicago Cubs 1989–1993, New York Yankees 1993, Chicago White Sox 1994, Cleveland Indians 1995–1999
Paul Assenmacher played for five clubs across 14 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Atlanta Braves in 1986 and closing with the Cleveland Indians in 1999. His longest stay was with the Chicago Cubs, from 1989 to 1993.
He went 61 and 44 with a 3.53 earned run average, pitching 855.7 innings in 884 games. He struck out 807. Across 884 games he batted .083, with 3 hits and 3 runs. He finished with 1 double.
He was born in Detroit, MI, USA on December 10, 1960. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | ATL | 61 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .000 |
| 1987 | ATL | 52 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| 1988 | ATL | 64 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| 1989 | ATL/CHC | 63 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| 1990 | CHC | 74 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 |
| 1991 | CHC | 75 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .250 |
| 1992 | CHC | 70 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1993 | CHC/NYY | 72 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| 1994 | CHW | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1995 | CLE | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1996 | CLE | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1997 | CLE | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1998 | CLE | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1999 | CLE | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 884 | 36 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 0 | .083 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | ATL | 7 | 3 | 61 | 0 | 7 | 68.1 | 61 | 19 | 26 | 56 | 2.50 |
| 1987 | ATL | 1 | 1 | 52 | 0 | 2 | 54.2 | 58 | 31 | 24 | 39 | 5.10 |
| 1988 | ATL | 8 | 7 | 64 | 0 | 5 | 79.1 | 72 | 27 | 32 | 71 | 3.06 |
| 1989 | ATL/CHC | 3 | 4 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 76.2 | 74 | 34 | 28 | 79 | 3.99 |
| 1990 | CHC | 7 | 2 | 74 | 1 | 10 | 103.0 | 90 | 32 | 36 | 95 | 2.80 |
| 1991 | CHC | 7 | 8 | 75 | 0 | 15 | 102.2 | 85 | 37 | 31 | 117 | 3.24 |
| 1992 | CHC | 4 | 4 | 70 | 0 | 8 | 68.0 | 72 | 31 | 26 | 67 | 4.10 |
| 1993 | CHC/NYY | 4 | 3 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 56.0 | 54 | 21 | 22 | 45 | 3.38 |
| 1994 | CHW | 1 | 2 | 44 | 0 | 1 | 33.0 | 26 | 13 | 13 | 29 | 3.55 |
| 1995 | CLE | 6 | 2 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 38.1 | 32 | 12 | 12 | 40 | 2.82 |
| 1996 | CLE | 4 | 2 | 63 | 0 | 1 | 46.2 | 46 | 16 | 14 | 44 | 3.09 |
| 1997 | CLE | 5 | 0 | 75 | 0 | 4 | 49.0 | 43 | 16 | 15 | 53 | 2.94 |
| 1998 | CLE | 2 | 5 | 69 | 0 | 3 | 47.0 | 54 | 17 | 19 | 43 | 3.26 |
| 1999 | CLE | 2 | 1 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 33.0 | 50 | 30 | 17 | 29 | 8.18 |
| Career | — | 61 | 44 | 884 | 1 | 56 | 855.2 | 817 | 336 | 315 | 807 | 3.53 |
On this day & linked events
1986
Major-league debut: Paul Assenmacher
Paul Assenmacher made a major-league debut on April 12, 1986.
1999
Final major-league game: Paul Assenmacher
Paul Assenmacher played a final major-league game on October 3, 1999.
Image: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0