Kevin Ritz
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| Colorado Rockies — No. 31/30 | |
| Starting pitcher | |
| Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
| Major League Baseball debut | |
| July 15, 1989 for the Detroit Tigers | |
| Selected MLB statistics (through November 19, 2006) |
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| Wins | 45 |
| Strikeouts | 462 |
| Earned run average | 5.35 |
Kevin D. Ritz (born June 8, 1965, in Eatontown, New Jersey) is a retired Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher. Ritz grew up in Bloomfield, Iowa. He is an alumnus of William Penn University and Indian Hills Community College.[1]
Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 4th round of the 1985 MLB amateur draft, Ritz would make his Major League Baseball debut with the Detroit Tigers on July 15, 1989, and appeared in his final game on May 16, 1998.
Ritz had his big break when he joined the Rockies in 1994, where he found some success in his career. He was a member of the only Colorado Rockies team (as of 2006) to reach the playoffs. This came in the 1995 season. His best season was in 1996, when he went 17-11 in 213 innings pitched, despite recording a high ERA of 5.28 in hitter-friendly Coors Field and leading the National League in Earned Runs Allowed (125).
[edit] Teams
- Detroit Tigers: 1989-1992
- Colorado Rockies: 1994-1998
[edit] References
- ^ "Amateur Draft, List", Associated Press, June 4, 1985.
[edit] External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
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