Chad Kreuter
[edit] Biography
Chad Kreuter (Chadden Michael Kreuter) was born on August 26, 1964 in Greenbrae, California. He made his Major League debut on September 14, 1988 for the Texas Rangers. In 1989, his rookie year, he hit .152 with 5 home runs and 9 RBI. Kreuter played for the Texas Rangers, Detroit Tigers, Seattle Mariners, Chicago White Sox, Anaheim Angels, Kansas City Royals and Los Angeles Dodgers over the course of his 16 year career.
Most people believe that Chad Kreuter's best season was 1993, when he slugged 15 home runs, hit for a .286 average and knocked in 51 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1988
| TEX
| A
| 16
| 51
| 3
| 14
| 1
| 5
| .275
| .362
| .412
| 2
| 1
| 7
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1989
| TEX
| A
| 87
| 158
| 16
| 24
| 5
| 9
| .152
| .274
| .266
| 3
| 0
| 27
| 40
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 4
|
| 1990
| TEX
| A
| 22
| 22
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 2
| .045
| .290
| .091
| 1
| 0
| 8
| 9
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1991
| TEX
| A
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1992
| DET
| A
| 67
| 190
| 22
| 48
| 2
| 16
| .253
| .321
| .332
| 9
| 0
| 20
| 38
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 8
|
| 1993
| DET
| A
| 119
| 374
| 59
| 107
| 15
| 51
| .286
| .371
| .484
| 23
| 3
| 49
| 92
| 3
| 2
| 2
| 4
| 5
|
| 1994
| DET
| A
| 65
| 170
| 17
| 38
| 1
| 19
| .224
| .327
| .288
| 8
| 0
| 28
| 36
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
| 1995
| SEA
| A
| 26
| 75
| 12
| 17
| 1
| 8
| .227
| .293
| .333
| 5
| 0
| 5
| 22
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1996
| CHI
| A
| 46
| 114
| 14
| 25
| 3
| 18
| .219
| .308
| .368
| 8
| 0
| 13
| 29
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1997
| CHI
| A
| 19
| 37
| 6
| 8
| 1
| 3
| .216
| .356
| .405
| 2
| 1
| 8
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1997
| ANA
| A
| 70
| 218
| 19
| 51
| 4
| 18
| .234
| .301
| .330
| 7
| 1
| 21
| 57
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 7
|
| 1997
| TOT
| A
| 89
| 255
| 25
| 59
| 5
| 21
| .231
| .310
| .341
| 9
| 2
| 29
| 66
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 7
|
| 1998
| CHI
| A
| 93
| 245
| 26
| 62
| 2
| 33
| .253
| .345
| .322
| 9
| 1
| 32
| 45
| 3
| 5
| 1
| 1
| 8
|
| 1998
| ANA
| A
| 3
| 7
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .143
| .250
| .286
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1998
| TOT
| A
| 96
| 252
| 27
| 63
| 2
| 33
| .250
| .343
| .321
| 10
| 1
| 33
| 49
| 3
| 5
| 1
| 1
| 8
|
| 1999
| KC
| A
| 107
| 324
| 31
| 73
| 5
| 35
| .225
| .309
| .318
| 15
| 0
| 34
| 65
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 16
|
| 2000
| LA
| N
| 80
| 212
| 32
| 56
| 6
| 28
| .264
| .416
| .410
| 13
| 0
| 54
| 48
| 2
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 6
|
| 2001
| LA
| N
| 73
| 191
| 21
| 41
| 6
| 17
| .215
| .355
| .377
| 11
| 1
| 41
| 52
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 5
|
| 2002
| LA
| N
| 41
| 95
| 8
| 25
| 2
| 12
| .263
| .333
| .379
| 5
| 0
| 10
| 31
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 3
|
| 2003
| TEX
| A
| 7
| 18
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .111
| .238
| .167
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 194
| 498
| 61
| 122
| 14
| 57
| .245
| .378
| .392
| 29
| 1
| 105
| 131
| 4
| 2
| 2
| 6
| 14
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 750
| 2007
| 228
| 471
| 40
| 217
| .235
| .324
| .348
| 94
| 7
| 256
| 462
| 16
| 25
| 3
| 7
| 54
|
| Total
|
|
| 944
| 2505
| 289
| 593
| 54
| 274
| .237
| .335
| .357
| 123
| 8
| 361
| 593
| 20
| 27
| 5
| 13
| 68
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1988
| TEX
| A
| C
| 16
| 15
| 126
| 93
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 12
| 5
| 0
| .990
|
| 1989
| TEX
| A
| C
| 85
| 58
| 527.2
| 453
| 26
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 21
| 64
| 14
| 0
| .992
|
| 1990
| TEX
| A
| C
| 20
| 8
| 81
| 39
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 6
| 3
| 0
| .977
|
| 1990
| TEX
| A
| DH
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1991
| TEX
| A
| C
| 1
| 0
| 6
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1992
| DET
| A
| C
| 62
| 50
| 475.2
| 271
| 22
| 5
| 6
| 0
| 4
| 26
| 22
| 1
| .983
|
| 1992
| DET
| A
| DH
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1993
| DET
| A
| DH
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1993
| DET
| A
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1993
| DET
| A
| C
| 112
| 99
| 897
| 517
| 69
| 7
| 10
| 0
| 4
| 57
| 45
| 1
| .988
|
| 1994
| DET
| A
| LF
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1994
| DET
| A
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1994
| DET
| A
| C
| 64
| 52
| 459
| 278
| 22
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 26
| 20
| 0
| .987
|
| 1994
| DET
| A
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1995
| SEA
| A
| C
| 23
| 19
| 176.1
| 151
| 12
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 3
| 13
| 7
| 0
| .976
|
| 1996
| CHI
| A
| 1B
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1996
| CHI
| A
| DH
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1996
| CHI
| A
| C
| 38
| 26
| 239.1
| 181
| 12
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 22
| 11
| 0
| .990
|
| 1997
| CHI
| A
| 1B
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .750
|
| 1997
| CHI
| A
| C
| 13
| 8
| 79
| 57
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 2
| 1
| .984
|
| 1997
| ANA
| A
| C
| 67
| 61
| 551.1
| 431
| 29
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 31
| 24
| 1
| .994
|
| 1997
| ANA
| A
| DH
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1997
| TOT
| A
| C
| 80
| 69
| 630.1
| 488
| 32
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 36
| 26
| 2
| .992
|
| 1998
| CHI
| A
| C
| 91
| 71
| 647
| 424
| 35
| 7
| 4
| 0
| 5
| 49
| 24
| 1
| .985
|
| 1998
| ANA
| A
| C
| 3
| 3
| 23
| 14
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 1
| 0
| .882
|
| 1998
| TOT
| A
| C
| 94
| 74
| 670
| 438
| 36
| 9
| 4
| 0
| 5
| 53
| 25
| 1
| .981
|
| 1999
| KC
| A
| DH
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1999
| KC
| A
| C
| 101
| 85
| 767.1
| 460
| 44
| 3
| 8
| 0
| 6
| 68
| 36
| 0
| .994
|
| 2000
| LA
| N
| C
| 78
| 64
| 590.1
| 483
| 35
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 7
| 21
| 19
| 0
| .994
|
| 2001
| LA
| N
| DH
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 2001
| LA
| N
| C
| 70
| 58
| 526.1
| 486
| 29
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 5
| 27
| 16
| 2
| 1.000
|
| 2002
| LA
| N
| C
| 41
| 24
| 247.2
| 197
| 16
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 17
| 10
| 1
| .986
|
| 2003
| TEX
| A
| C
| 7
| 6
| 50
| 31
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 6
| 0
| 10
| 9
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .917
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| C
| 892
| 707
| 6470
| 4571
| 370
| 50
| 47
| 0
| 73
| 453
| 259
| 8
| .990
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| DH
| 9
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Texas Rangers in the 5th round of the free-agent draft (June 3, 1985 - signed June 7, 1985).
- Granted free agency (October 15, 1991).
- Signed by Detroit Tigers (January 2, 1992).
- Granted free agency (December 23, 1994).
- Signed by Seattle Mariners (April 8, 1995).
- Granted free agency (October 16, 1995).
- Signed by Chicago White Sox (December 11, 1995).
- Granted free agency (October 14, 1996).
- Signed by Chicago White Sox (January 29, 1997).
- Traded by Chicago White Sox with Tony Phillips to Anaheim Angels in exchange for Chuck McElroy and Jorge Fabregas (May 18, 1997).
- Granted free agency (November 7, 1997).
- Signed by Chicago White Sox (December 10, 1997).
- Sent to Anaheim Angels by Chicago White Sox for future considerations (September 18, 1998).
- Granted free agency (October 26, 1998).
- Signed by Kansas City Royals (December 15, 1998).
- Granted free agency (October 29, 1999).
- Signed by Los Angeles Dodgers (January 20, 2000).
- Granted free agency (November 11, 2002).
- Signed by Texas Rangers (January 7, 2003).
- Released by Texas Rangers (April 28, 2003).
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