Chad Kreuter

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Chad Kreuter

Catcher

Born: August 26, 1964
Greenbrae, California

Batted: Both

Threw: Right

MLB debut

September 14, 1988, for the Texas Rangers

Last MLB appearance

April 27, 2003, for the Texas Rangers

MLB statistics

Batting average

.237

Home runs

Runs batted in

274

Teams

Chad Kreuter
Medal record

Baseball
Competitor for the United States
Amateur World Series
	1984 Cuba	Team

Chadden Michael "Chad" Kreuter (/ˈkruːtər/; born August 26, 1964) is a former catcher in Major League Baseball and the former head coach of the USC Trojans baseball team.

Career

Kreuter played for seven different ballclubs during his career: the Texas Rangers (1988–91, 2003), Detroit Tigers (1992–94), Seattle Mariners (1995), Chicago White Sox (1996–97, 1998), Anaheim Angels (1997–98), Kansas City Royals (1999) and Los Angeles Dodgers (2000–02). He made his major league debut on September 14, 1988 as the starting catcher wearing #7, and played his final game on April 27, 2003 as the starting catcher wearing #12.

Kreuter's best season was 1993 with the Tigers, when he batted .286 with 15 home runs and slugged .484, while appearing in a career high 119 games.

Kreuter's career included the unusual occurrence that he was traded from the White Sox to the Angels twice. The White Sox sent him along with Tony Phillips to the Angels on May 18, 1997, and after he signed back with the Sox as a free-agent in the off-season, they again sent him to Anaheim on September 18, 1998.

Kreuter was named the coach of the USC Trojans on June 2, 2006, after former coach Mike Gillespie (who is also his father-in-law) retired. He was relieved as head coach on August 9, 2010, posting a 111–117 record in four years.^[1]

In December, 2009, he was sued by former battery-mate Chan Ho Park and Ken Collier for non-repayment of a $460,000 loan.^[2]

References

External links

USC Trojans profile

Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
BaseballLibrary – career highlights
– Brawl with the fans

USC Trojans head baseball coaches

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Harvey Holmes (1908)
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Curtiss Bernard (1911)
Len Burrell (1912)
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George Wheeler (1914)
Ralph Glaze (1915)
Charles Millikan (1916)
Charles Millikan & Phil Koerner (1917)
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Sam Barry & Rod Dedeaux (1942)
Rod Dedeaux (1943–1945)
Sam Barry & Rod Dedeaux (1946–1950)
Rod Dedeaux (1951–1986)
Mike Gillespie (1987–2006)
Chad Kreuter (2007–2010)
Frank Cruz (2010–2012)
Dan Hubbs (2013– )

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