Don Werner
| Don Werner | |
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| Catcher / Designated Hitter | |
| Born: March 8, 1953 Appleton, Wisconsin |
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| Batted: Right | Threw: Right |
| MLB debut | |
| September 2, 1975 for the Cincinnati Reds | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 19, 1982 for the Texas Rangers | |
| Career statistics | |
| Batting average | .176 |
| Runs | 17 |
| Hits | 49 |
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| Career highlights and awards | |
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Donald Paul Werner (born March 8, 1953 in Appleton, Wisconsin) is a retired Major League Baseball catcher. He played during seven seasons at the major league level, playing for the Cincinnati Reds and Texas Rangers (baseball). In 1978, the Reds starting catcher, Johnny Bench, sat out 20 plus games with an injury which gave Don a starting role. On June 16 of the same year he caught the only no-hitter of Hall of Famer Tom Seaver's career. He was drafted by the Reds in the 5th round of the 1971 amateur draft. Werner played his first professional season with their Rookie League Gulf Coast Reds in 1971, and his last with Texas' Triple-A club, the Oklahoma RedHawks in 1988.
Coaching
Since retiring as a player, he has been a minor league manager and coach. Werner was in the San Diego Padres chain for seven seasons. He joined the Baltimore Orioles organization as coach of the Delmarva Shorebirds in 2003–2004. He was the skipper of the Bowie Baysox in 2005–2006. After the 2006 season he was named minor league catching instructor for the Orioles. On June 20, 2011, he was named bullpen coach for the Baltimore Orioles, replacing Rick Adair, who had been promoted to interim pitching coach following the resignation of then pitching coach Mark Connor(due to personal reasons which were not shared to the public).
References
- "Don Werner Statisitics". The Baseball Cube. 22 December 2007.
- "Don Werner Statisitics". Baseball-Reference. 22 December 2007.
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| Preceded by Dave Trembley |
Bowie Baysox Manager 2005-2006 |
Succeeded by Bien Figueroa |
