Bob Strampe Explained

Bob Strampe
Position:Pitcher
Bats:Both
Throws:Right
Birth Date:13 June 1950
Birth Place:Janesville, Wisconsin, U.S.
Debutleague:MLB
Debutdate:May 10
Debutteam:Detroit Tigers
Finalleague:MLB
Finaldate:September 19
Finalteam:Detroit Tigers
Statleague:MLB
Stat1label:Earned run average
Stat1value:11.57
Stat2label:Record
Stat2value:0-0
Stat3label:Strikeouts
Stat3value:4
Teams:

Robert Edwin Strampe (;[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 for the Detroit Tigers.

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 4 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.

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.

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]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.mlb.com/det/downloads/mediaguides/mediaguide_74.pdf Detroit Tigers 1974 Press-TV-Radio Guide (pronunciations on page 30).
  2. Web site: 18th Round of the 1968 MLB June Amateur Draft . 2024-09-30 . Baseball-Reference.com . en.
  3. Web site: Bob Strampe Minor & Mexican Leagues Statistics . 2024-09-30 . Baseball-Reference.com . en.
  4. Web site: Bob Strampe 1972 Pitching Game Logs . 2024-09-30 . Baseball-Reference.com . en.
  5. Web site: Detroit Tigers vs Chicago White Sox Box Score: May 10, 1972 . 2024-09-30 . Baseball-Reference.com . en.
  6. Web site: Bob Strampe Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More . 2024-09-30 . Baseball-Reference.com . en.
  7. News: 1974-11-19 . Colbert Traded In 3‐Team Deal . 2024-09-30 . . 57 . United Press International.
  8. News: Vlahovich, Mike . May 25, 1997 . Cheney Earns Its First Trip To State . limited . 6 January 2022 . The Spokesman-Review.
  9. News: Murphy, Mike . November 20, 2009 . AAA teammates reunite in Hobbs WS locker room after 37 years in a 'magical experience' . 6 January 2021 . Roy Hobbs Inside Pitch.
  10. Web site: Roberts Strampe Minor Leagues Statistics . 2024-09-30 . Baseball-Reference.com . en.