Bob Strampe
American baseball player (born 1950)
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Robert Edwin Strampe (/ˈstræmp/ STRAMP;[1] born June 13, 1950) is an American former professional baseball player and coach. He played in Major League Baseball as a right-handed pitcher in 1972 for the Detroit Tigers.
| Bob Strampe | |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | |
| Born: June 13, 1950 Janesville, Wisconsin, U.S. | |
Batted: Both Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| May 10, 1972, for the Detroit Tigers | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 19, 1972, for the Detroit Tigers | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Earned run average | 11.57 |
| Record | 0-0 |
| Strikeouts | 4 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
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Career
Strampe was drafted by the Tigers in the 18th round (414th overall) of the 1968 Major League Baseball draft.[2] In the 1969 season, he played for the Batavia Trojans and pitched 115 innings, and went 10-5 with 138 strikeouts and a 2.97 ERA.[3]
He made his major league debut May 10, 1972 against the Chicago White Sox.[4] He came in as a relief pitcher for Ron Perranoski, giving up four hits and a walk and allowing in four earned runs before being pulled.[5]
Overall, he pitched in seven Major League games in 1972, with an ERA of 11.57 across 42⁄3 innings, allowing six hits, seven walks, six earned runs, and four strikeouts.[6] He played his final big league game on September 19 of that year, before being demoted back to the minors for the rest of his career.[6]
In 1974, Strampe, Ed Brinkman and Dick Sharon were traded from the Tigers to the San Diego Padres for Nate Colbert in a three-team deal on November 18, 1974.[7]
Personal life
Strampe was born in Janesville, Wisconsin, where he attended Janesville High School.[6]
Since at least the late 1990s, Strampe has resided in Cheney, Washington, where he was an assistant baseball coach for the local high school.[8][9]
Strampe's father, Bob Strampe, Sr., pitched in the minor leagues in 1934 for the Fargo-Moorhead Twins and Brainerd-Little Falls Muskies.[10]