Ron Witmeyer
| Ron Witmeyer | |
|---|---|
| First baseman / Pinch hitter | |
| Born: June 28, 1967 West Islip, New York, U.S. | |
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
| MLB debut | |
| August 25, 1991, for the Oakland Athletics | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| October 2, 1991, for the Oakland Athletics | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Games played | 11 |
| At bats | 19 |
| Batting average | .053 |
| Teams | |
Ronald Herman Witmeyer (born June 28, 1967) is an American former first baseman in Major League Baseball who played for the Oakland Athletics during their 1991 season. Listed at 6' 3", 215 lb., he batted and threw left handed.
Amateur career
[edit]Born in West Islip, New York, Witmeyer attended Stanford University, and in 1987 he played collegiate summer baseball with the Harwich Mariners of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[1][2]
Professional career
[edit]Witmeyer was selected by the Athletics in the 7th round of the 1988 MLB Draft. In 11 games, he hit one single in 19 at-bats and did not score or drive in a run.
Coaching career
[edit]As of 2023, Witmeyer is a coach for the Lansing Lugnuts, an A's affiliate. He has been a minor league coach for almost two decades.
References
[edit]- ^ Bulkley, Nat (July 9, 1987). "Harwich Mariners complete 10-game win streak". The Cape Cod Chronicle. Chatham, MA. p. 47.
- ^ "Player Stats". Cape Cod Baseball League. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
- Venezuelan Winter League
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- 1967 births
- Living people
- Amarillo Dillas players
- Harwich Mariners players
- Huntsville Stars players
- Major League Baseball first basemen
- Modesto A's players
- Navegantes del Magallanes players
- American expatriate baseball players in Venezuela
- Oakland Athletics players
- People from West Islip, New York
- Stanford Cardinal baseball players
- Tacoma Tigers players
- Baseball players from Suffolk County, New York
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