Gene Stechschulte
American baseball player (born 1973)
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Eugene Urban Stechschulte (born August 12, 1973) is an American former Major League Baseball player from Kalida, Ohio, who pitched for the St. Louis Cardinals from 2000–2002. Stechschulte began his professional baseball career in the Cardinals' minor league system in 1996 as an undrafted free agent. In 1998, he led the league with 33 saves and 51 games finished in Peoria. In 1999, he led the Arkansas Travelers with 19 saves. In 2000, he was second in the Pacific Coast League with 26 saves.[1]
| Gene Stechschulte | |
|---|---|
| Ohio Northern Polar Bears | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: August 12, 1973 Lima, Ohio, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| April 20, 2000, for the St. Louis Cardinals | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| June 30, 2002, for the St. Louis Cardinals | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 8–7 |
| Earned run average | 4.58 |
| Strikeouts | 84 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
On April 17, 2001, Stechschulte became one of few major leaguers to have homered on the first pitch ever thrown to him and the only pitcher to accomplish the feat as a pinch-hitter.[2] On June 1, 2011, Stechschulte was named the Ohio Northern University baseball coach.
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