1959
Born August 13, 1959
St. Louis Park, MN, USA
Tom Niedenfuer Notable
b. August 13, 1959 · Los Angeles Dodgers 1981–1987, Baltimore Orioles 1987–1988, Seattle Mariners 1989, St. Louis Cardinals 1990
Tom Niedenfuer played for four clubs across 10 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1981 and closing with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1990.
He went 36 and 46 with a 3.29 earned run average, pitching 653 innings in 484 games. He struck out 474. Across 484 games he batted .115, with 3 hits and 2 runs.
He was born in St. Louis Park, MN, USA on August 13, 1959. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | LAD | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1982 | LAD | 55 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1983 | LAD | 66 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1984 | LAD | 33 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 |
| 1985 | LAD | 64 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .111 |
| 1986 | LAD | 60 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 |
| 1987 | BAL/LAD | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1988 | BAL | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1989 | SEA | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1990 | STL | 52 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 484 | 26 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 0 | .115 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | LAD | 3 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 26.0 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 3.81 |
| 1982 | LAD | 3 | 4 | 55 | 0 | 9 | 69.2 | 71 | 21 | 25 | 60 | 2.71 |
| 1983 | LAD | 8 | 3 | 66 | 0 | 11 | 94.2 | 55 | 20 | 29 | 66 | 1.90 |
| 1984 | LAD | 2 | 5 | 33 | 0 | 11 | 47.1 | 39 | 13 | 23 | 45 | 2.47 |
| 1985 | LAD | 7 | 9 | 64 | 0 | 19 | 106.1 | 86 | 32 | 24 | 102 | 2.71 |
| 1986 | LAD | 6 | 6 | 60 | 0 | 11 | 80.0 | 86 | 33 | 29 | 55 | 3.71 |
| 1987 | BAL/LAD | 4 | 5 | 60 | 0 | 14 | 68.2 | 68 | 34 | 31 | 47 | 4.46 |
| 1988 | BAL | 3 | 4 | 52 | 0 | 18 | 59.0 | 59 | 23 | 19 | 40 | 3.51 |
| 1989 | SEA | 0 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 36.1 | 46 | 27 | 15 | 15 | 6.69 |
| 1990 | STL | 0 | 6 | 52 | 0 | 2 | 65.0 | 66 | 25 | 25 | 32 | 3.46 |
| Career | — | 36 | 46 | 484 | 0 | 97 | 653.0 | 601 | 239 | 226 | 474 | 3.29 |
On this day & linked events
1981
Major-league debut: Tom Niedenfuer
Tom Niedenfuer made a major-league debut on August 15, 1981.
1990
Final major-league game: Tom Niedenfuer
Tom Niedenfuer played a final major-league game on September 20, 1990.
Image: Baltimore Orioles French/Bray, public domain