Bob Kammeyer

Bob Kammeyer
Bob Kammeyer
	Pitcher
	Born: December 2, 1950; Kansas City, Kansas
	Died: January 27, 2003 (aged 52); Sacramento, California
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
	July 3, 1978, for the New York Yankees
Last MLB appearance
	September 18, 1979, for the New York Yankees
MLB statistics
Win–loss record	0–0
Earned run average	9.14
Strikeouts	11
	Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
	New York Yankees (1978–1979);

Robert Lynn Kammeyer (December 2, 1950 – January 27, 2003) was a professional baseball pitcher. He played parts of two seasons, 1978 and 1979, in Major League Baseball for the New York Yankees.

Kammeyer pitched in seven games for the Yankees in 1978, posting an earned run average of 5.82 with 11 strikeouts in 21.2 innings pitched. In 1979, he appeared in just one major league game, in which he gave up eight earned runs without recording an out, a single-season record.^[1]

In 1980, Kammeyer was named the Pitcher of the Year for the International League while pitching for the Columbus Clippers. Despite this, he chose to retire at the end of the season.

Kammeyer died of a pulmonary embolism in Sacramento, California on January 27, 2003.^[2]

References

^ Spatz, Lyle; Holtz, Sean (2004). "The Infinite ERA Club" (PDF). Society for American Baseball Research Baseball Records Committee (June 2004). SABR: 2. Retrieved August 2, 2011.
^ Kennedy, Steve (February 6, 2003). "Bob Kammeyer Had a Night Out on Manager". The Sacramento Bee. p. C2. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

External links

Career statistics from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)

[1] Spatz, Lyle; Holtz, Sean (2004). "The Infinite ERA Club" (PDF). Society for American Baseball Research Baseball Records Committee (June 2004). SABR: 2. Retrieved August 2, 2011.

[2] Kennedy, Steve (February 6, 2003). "Bob Kammeyer Had a Night Out on Manager". The Sacramento Bee. p. C2. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

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