Bill Krueger
[edit] Biography
Born on April 24, 1958 in Waukegan, Illinois, Bill Krueger (William Culp Krueger) played for the Oakland Athletics, Los Angeles Dodgers, Milwaukee Brewers, Seattle Mariners, Montreal Expos, Minnesota Twins, Detroit Tigers and San Diego Padres over the course of his 13 year career. Krueger broke into the bigs on April 10, 1983 with the Oakland Athletics, and put up a 3.61 ERA in 109.2 innings pitched in 1983, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Bill Krueger's best season was 1991, when he posted a 3.60 ERA, won 11 games and struck out 91 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1983
| OAK
| A
| 17
| 16
| 7
| 6
| 3.61
| 58
| 54
| 44
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 109.2
| 104
| 7
| 53
| 1
| 1
| 2
|
| 1984
| OAK
| A
| 26
| 24
| 10
| 10
| 4.75
| 61
| 95
| 75
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 142
| 156
| 9
| 85
| 2
| 5
| 2
|
| 1985
| OAK
| A
| 32
| 23
| 9
| 10
| 4.52
| 56
| 95
| 76
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 151.1
| 165
| 13
| 69
| 1
| 6
| 2
|
| 1986
| OAK
| A
| 11
| 3
| 1
| 2
| 6.03
| 10
| 25
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 34.1
| 40
| 4
| 13
| 0
| 3
| 0
|
| 1987
| OAK
| A
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 9.53
| 2
| 7
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5.2
| 9
| 0
| 8
| 3
| 0
| 0
|
| 1987
| LA
| N
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .00
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2.1
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1987
| Total
|
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 6.75
| 4
| 9
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 12
| 0
| 9
| 3
| 0
| 0
|
| 1988
| LA
| N
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 11.57
| 1
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2.1
| 4
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 1
|
| 1989
| MIL
| A
| 34
| 5
| 3
| 2
| 3.84
| 72
| 43
| 40
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 93.2
| 96
| 9
| 33
| 3
| 10
| 0
|
| 1990
| MIL
| A
| 30
| 17
| 6
| 8
| 3.98
| 64
| 70
| 57
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 129
| 137
| 10
| 54
| 6
| 8
| 3
|
| 1991
| SEA
| A
| 35
| 25
| 11
| 8
| 3.60
| 91
| 82
| 70
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 175
| 194
| 15
| 60
| 4
| 10
| 4
|
| 1992
| MON
| N
| 9
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 6.75
| 13
| 13
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 17.1
| 23
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 1
| 1
|
| 1992
| MIN
| A
| 27
| 27
| 10
| 6
| 4.30
| 86
| 82
| 77
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 161.1
| 166
| 18
| 46
| 2
| 11
| 3
|
| 1992
| Total
|
| 36
| 29
| 10
| 8
| 4.53
| 99
| 95
| 90
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 178.2
| 189
| 18
| 53
| 2
| 12
| 4
|
| 1993
| DET
| A
| 32
| 7
| 6
| 4
| 3.40
| 60
| 43
| 31
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 82
| 90
| 6
| 30
| 5
| 8
| 4
|
| 1994
| SD
| N
| 8
| 7
| 3
| 2
| 4.83
| 30
| 24
| 22
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 41
| 42
| 5
| 7
| 1
| 2
| 1
|
| 1994
| DET
| A
| 16
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 9.61
| 17
| 24
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 19.2
| 26
| 3
| 17
| 1
| 2
| 1
|
| 1994
| Total
|
| 24
| 9
| 3
| 4
| 6.38
| 47
| 48
| 43
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 60.2
| 68
| 8
| 24
| 2
| 4
| 2
|
| 1995
| SEA
| A
| 6
| 5
| 2
| 1
| 5.85
| 10
| 17
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 20
| 37
| 4
| 4
| 1
| 1
| 0
|
| 1995
| SD
| N
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 7.04
| 6
| 6
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 7.2
| 13
| 1
| 4
| 1
| 2
| 0
|
| 1995
| Total
|
| 12
| 5
| 2
| 1
| 6.18
| 16
| 23
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 27.2
| 50
| 5
| 8
| 2
| 3
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 26
| 10
| 3
| 4
| 5.60
| 52
| 48
| 44
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 70.2
| 85
| 6
| 21
| 3
| 5
| 3
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 275
| 154
| 65
| 62
| 4.27
| 587
| 637
| 533
| 8
| 2
| 4
| 1123.2
| 1220
| 98
| 472
| 29
| 65
| 21
|
| Total
|
|
| 301
| 164
| 68
| 66
| 4.35
| 639
| 685
| 577
| 9
| 2
| 4
| 1194.1
| 1305
| 104
| 493
| 32
| 70
| 24
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1983
| OAK
| A
| P
| 17
| 16
| 109.2
| 3
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 3
| 4
| 1
| .909
|
| 1984
| OAK
| A
| P
| 26
| 24
| 142
| 6
| 12
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 27
| 6
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1985
| OAK
| A
| P
| 32
| 23
| 151.1
| 3
| 23
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 15
| 7
| 1
| .929
|
| 1986
| OAK
| A
| P
| 11
| 3
| 34.1
| 2
| 8
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 11
| 2
| 1
| .909
|
| 1987
| OAK
| A
| P
| 9
| 0
| 5.2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1987
| LA
| N
| P
| 2
| 0
| 2.1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1987
| Total
|
| P
| 11
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1988
| LA
| N
| P
| 1
| 1
| 2.1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1989
| MIL
| A
| P
| 34
| 5
| 93.2
| 5
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 11
| 4
| 2
| 1.000
|
| 1990
| MIL
| A
| P
| 30
| 17
| 129
| 2
| 17
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 6
| 4
| 1.000
|
| 1991
| SEA
| A
| P
| 35
| 25
| 175
| 5
| 30
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 11
| 5
| 4
| 1.000
|
| 1992
| MON
| N
| P
| 9
| 2
| 17.1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1992
| MIN
| A
| P
| 27
| 27
| 161.1
| 4
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 21
| 3
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1992
| Total
|
| P
| 36
| 29
| 178.2
| 4
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 22
| 4
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1993
| DET
| A
| P
| 32
| 7
| 82
| 2
| 10
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 11
| 4
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1994
| SD
| N
| P
| 8
| 7
| 41
| 1
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1994
| DET
| A
| P
| 16
| 2
| 19.2
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1994
| Total
|
| P
| 24
| 9
| 60.2
| 1
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 2
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1995
| SEA
| A
| P
| 6
| 5
| 20
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1995
| SD
| N
| P
| 6
| 0
| 7.2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1995
| Total
|
| P
| 12
| 5
| 27.2
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 7
| 0
| 1
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 301
| 164
| 1194.1
| 33
| 144
| 4
| 8
| 0
| 21
| 144
| 44
| 15
| .978
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1983
| OAK
| A
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1984
| OAK
| A
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1985
| OAK
| A
| 32
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1986
| OAK
| A
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1987
| OAK
| A
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1987
| LA
| N
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1987
| Total
|
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1988
| LA
| N
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1989
| MIL
| A
| 34
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1990
| MIL
| A
| 30
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1991
| SEA
| A
| 35
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1992
| MON
| N
| 9
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1992
| MIN
| A
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1992
| Total
|
| 36
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1993
| DET
| A
| 32
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1994
| SD
| N
| 8
| 12
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 0
| .500
| .500
| .583
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1994
| DET
| A
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1994
| Total
|
| 24
| 12
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 0
| .500
| .500
| .583
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1995
| SEA
| A
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1995
| SD
| N
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1995
| Total
|
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 26
| 15
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 0
| .400
| .400
| .467
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 275
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 301
| 15
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 0
| .400
| .400
| .467
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as a non-drafted free agent by Oakland Athletics (July 12, 1980).
- Traded by Oakland Athletics to Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for Tim Meeks (June 23, 1987).
- Released by Los Angeles Dodgers (November 12, 1987).
- Signed by Los Angeles Dodgers (January 1, 1988).
- Traded by Los Angeles Dodgers to Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Jim Neidlinger (October 3, 1988).
- Released by Pittsburgh Pirates (March 28, 1989).
- Signed by Milwaukee Brewers (April 7, 1989).
- Granted free agency (November 5, 1990).
- Signed by Seattle Mariners (December 19, 1990).
- Granted free agency (October 30, 1991).
- Signed by Minnesota Twins (January 29, 1992).
- Traded by Minnesota Twins to Montreal Expos in exchange for Darren Reed (August 31, 1992).
- Granted free agency (October 30, 1992).
- Signed by Detroit Tigers (December 11, 1992).
- Released by Detroit Tigers (June 4, 1994).
- Signed by San Diego Padres (June 14, 1994).
- Granted free agency (October 26, 1994).
- Signed by San Diego Padres (April 10, 1995).
- Released by San Diego Padres (May 16, 1995).
- Signed by Seattle Mariners (June 12, 1995).
- Granted free agency (October 6, 1995).
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