Chad Kreuter
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| Chad Kreuter | |||||||||||||||
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.jpg) Kreuter with the Tulsa Drillers c. 1988 | |||||||||||||||
| Catcher | |||||||||||||||
| Born: August 26, 1964 Greenbrae, California, U.S. | |||||||||||||||
Batted: Both Threw: Right | |||||||||||||||
| MLB debut | |||||||||||||||
| September 14, 1988, for the Texas Rangers | |||||||||||||||
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| April 27, 2003, for the Texas Rangers | |||||||||||||||
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| Batting average | .237 | ||||||||||||||
| Home runs | 54 | ||||||||||||||
| Runs batted in | 274 | ||||||||||||||
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |||||||||||||||
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Chadden Michael Kreuter (/ˈkruːtər/; born August 26, 1964) is an American former professional baseball catcher and manager, and former college baseball head coach. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1988 to 2003 for seven different franchises. He later served as head coach of the USC Trojans baseball team, and was a manager in Minor League Baseball for the New York Mets organization.
Kreuter played for seven different ballclubs during his career: the Texas Rangers (1988–91, 2003), Detroit Tigers (1992–94), Seattle Mariners (1995), Chicago White Sox (1996–97, 1998), Anaheim Angels (1997–98), Kansas City Royals (1999) and Los Angeles Dodgers (2000–02). He made his major league debut on September 14, 1988, as the starting catcher wearing #7, and played his final game on April 27, 2003, as the starting catcher wearing #12.
Kreuter's best season was 1993 with the Tigers, when he batted .286 with 15 home runs and slugged .484, while appearing in a career high 119 games.
Kreuter's career included the unusual occurrence that he was traded from the White Sox to the Angels twice. The White Sox sent him along with Tony Phillips to the Angels on May 18, 1997, and after he signed back with the Sox as a free-agent in the off-season, they again sent him to Anaheim on September 18, 1998.
On May 16, 2000, Kreuter was involved in a brawl with fans at Wrigley Field in Chicago as he sat in the Dodgers bullpen along the right field foul line. During the 9th of inning of the game, a Cubs fan smacked the back of Kreuter's head and took his cap, prompting Kreuter and several other Dodgers to enter the stands and fight with fans. Kreuter and several other Dodgers were suspended eight games apiece, and a total of 19 players received fines. The Dodgers later settled a lawsuit with a fan who alleged that Kreuter choked him.[1]