1967
Born April 23, 1967
Moncton, NB, CAN
Rheal Cormier Marquee
b. April 23, 1967 · St. Louis Cardinals 1991–1994, Boston Red Sox 1995, 1999–2000, Montreal Expos 1996–1997, Philadelphia Phillies 2001–2006, Cincinnati Reds 2006–2007
He came from Moncton, New Brunswick, and was a starter for his first six seasons before Philadelphia turned him into a left-handed reliever in 2001, where he had his best years: a 1.70 earned run average in 65 games in 2003 and steady work into his late thirties.
Sixteen seasons gave him 71 wins against 64, a 4.03 earned run average, 1,221 innings and 683 appearances, with 108 starts early and relief work for the rest. He pitched for Canada in the 2006 World Baseball Classic.
He finished with Cincinnati in 2007 at forty. He died in 2021, at fifty-three, after a battle with cancer. No Hall of Fame ballot has listed him.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | STL | 11 | 21 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .238 |
| 1992 | STL | 31 | 59 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | .102 |
| 1993 | STL | 38 | 47 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 0 | .234 |
| 1994 | STL | 8 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .286 |
| 1995 | BOS | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1996 | MON | 33 | 43 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 0 | .186 |
| 1997 | MON | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1999 | BOS | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2000 | BOS | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2001 | PHI | 60 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2002 | PHI | 54 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| 2003 | PHI | 65 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| 2004 | PHI | 84 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 2005 | PHI | 57 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 2006 | CIN/PHI | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2007 | CIN | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 684 | 192 | 15 | 36 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 45 | 0 | .188 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | STL | 4 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 67.2 | 74 | 31 | 8 | 38 | 4.12 |
| 1992 | STL | 10 | 10 | 31 | 30 | 0 | 186.0 | 194 | 76 | 33 | 117 | 3.68 |
| 1993 | STL | 7 | 6 | 38 | 21 | 0 | 145.1 | 163 | 70 | 27 | 75 | 4.33 |
| 1994 | STL | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 39.2 | 40 | 24 | 7 | 26 | 5.45 |
| 1995 | BOS | 7 | 5 | 48 | 12 | 0 | 115.0 | 131 | 52 | 31 | 69 | 4.07 |
| 1996 | MON | 7 | 10 | 33 | 27 | 0 | 159.2 | 165 | 74 | 41 | 100 | 4.17 |
| 1997 | MON | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 33.75 |
| 1999 | BOS | 2 | 0 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 63.1 | 61 | 26 | 18 | 39 | 3.69 |
| 2000 | BOS | 3 | 3 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 68.1 | 74 | 35 | 17 | 43 | 4.61 |
| 2001 | PHI | 5 | 6 | 60 | 0 | 1 | 51.1 | 49 | 24 | 17 | 37 | 4.21 |
| 2002 | PHI | 5 | 6 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 60.0 | 61 | 35 | 32 | 49 | 5.25 |
| 2003 | PHI | 8 | 0 | 65 | 0 | 1 | 84.2 | 54 | 16 | 25 | 67 | 1.70 |
| 2004 | PHI | 4 | 5 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 81.0 | 70 | 32 | 26 | 46 | 3.56 |
| 2005 | PHI | 4 | 2 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 47.1 | 56 | 31 | 16 | 34 | 5.89 |
| 2006 | CIN/PHI | 2 | 3 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 48.0 | 48 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 2.44 |
| 2007 | CIN | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9.00 |
| Career | — | 71 | 64 | 683 | 108 | 2 | 1221.2 | 1248 | 547 | 317 | 760 | 4.03 |
On this day & linked events
2021
Died March 8, 2021
1991
Major-league debut: Rheal Cormier
Rheal Cormier made a major-league debut on August 15, 1991.
2007
Final major-league game: Rheal Cormier
Rheal Cormier played a final major-league game on April 18, 2007.