Stefan Wever
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| Stefan Wever | ||
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| Pitcher | ||
| Born: April 22, 1958 | ||
| Batted: Right | Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | ||
| September 17, 1982 for the New York Yankees |
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| Final game | ||
| September 17, 1982 for the New York Yankees |
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| Career statistics | ||
| Win-Loss | 0-1 | |
| Earned run average | 27.00 | |
| Strikeouts | 2 | |
| Teams | ||
| Career highlights and awards | ||
Stefan Matthew Wever (born 22 April 1958) is a former professional baseball pitcher. He made his Major League Baseball debut, incidently his only game, with the New York Yankees in 1982.
Wever graduated from Lowell High School (San Francisco, CA) in 1976. Standing at 6 ft. 8 inches tall, he is the only Lowell alumn to make a pitching appearance in the major leagues.[citation needed] After dominating the San Francisco section in high school, Wever lettered at the University of California at Santa Barbara, where he garnered interest from numerous professional scouts.
After finishing his career at UCSB, Wever was drafted into the New York Yankees organization. In 1982, after winning the Southern League (AA) Pitcher of the Year award, accomplishing the rare Pitcher's Triple Crown (leading the league in wins, ERA, and strikeouts) he made the rare jump from AA to the major leagues. His first and only major league appearance came against the Milwaukee Brewers on 17 September 1982. He pitched for 2⅔ innings, but tore his rotator cuff in the process, ending his career. He is one of the few pitchers to face two future Hall of Famers as his first two batters (Paul Molitor and Robin Yount).
Wever continued his education during the off-season while rapidly climbing through the Yankee system at the University of California at Berkeley from where he received a BA in English Literature.
Now retired from the game of baseball, Wever owns the Horseshoe Tavern, a popular and legendary San Francisco bar, is an accomplished pianist, voracious reader, doting father to his 15 year old daughter, and coaches teenage boys in the science and art of baseball.
