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Dan Schatzeder

b. 1954

American baseball player

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Born 1954. Dan Schatzeder is an American baseball player.

Daniel Ernest Schatzeder (born December 1, 1954) is an American former professional baseball player who pitched in the major leagues from – for nine different teams. Schatzeder attended Willowbrook High School in Villa Park, Illinois, then played college baseball at the University of Denver. After he retired from the majors, he was a physical fitness teacher at Waubonsie Valley High School in Aurora, Illinois, until he retired after the 2014-2015 school year.

He was traded from the Montreal Expos to the Detroit Tigers for Ron LeFlore on December 7, 1979. This followed a season in which his 2.83 earned run average (ERA) was the lowest among National League left‐handed pitchers who qualified for the statistical title.

Schatzeder was a good hitting pitcher in his major league career. He posted a .240 batting average (58-for-242) with 5 home runs, 29 RBI, 18 bases on balls and a .351 slugging percentage.

Career highlights In 1986, Schatzeder had 5 pinch hits for the Montreal Expos, the most by a pitcher since Don Newcombe in 1959. Schatzeder was the winning pitcher for the Minnesota Twins in Game 6 of the 1987 World Series. Schatzeder was the only pitcher to surrender more than one home run to Ozzie Smith, who hit just 28 over his career.

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Willowbrook High School
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Daniel Ernest Schatzeder

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American baseball player

When was Dan Schatzeder born?

Dan Schatzeder was born on 1 December 1954 in Elmhurst.

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Dan Schatzeder is a baseball player.

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Dan Schatzeder is American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Dan Schatzeder

· Wikidata: Q3013203

· DBpedia: Dan Schatzeder

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