Jeff Rineer Explained

Jeff Rineer
Position:Pitcher
Bats:Left
Throws:Left
Birth Date:3 July 1955
Birth Place:Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Debutleague:MLB
Debutdate:September 30
Debutyear:1979
Debutteam:Baltimore Orioles
Finalleague:MLB
Finaldate:September 30
Finalyear:1979
Finalteam:Baltimore Orioles
Statleague:MLB
Stat1label:Games pitched
Stat1value:1
Stat2label:Earned run average
Stat2value:0.00
Stat3label:Strikeouts
Stat3value:0
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Jeffrey Alan Rineer (born July 3, 1955) is a former Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher. Rineer played in one game for the Baltimore Orioles in .

Rineer was selected by the Oakland Athletics in the 1973 MLB draft but declined to sign. He chose instead to enroll at Franklin & Marshall College, play college baseball and study accounting. He led all of NCAA Division III with 150 strikeouts as a freshman, including a 19-strikeout game against Western Maryland.[1] He dropped out of Franklin & Marshall after the first semester of his sophomore year and began playing in recreational leagues where he attracted the attention of Major League scouts.[2] The Baltimore Orioles made him the 43rd overall pick in the secondary phase of the 1975 MLB draft.[3]

Notes and References

  1. News: Koenig . Bill . Jeff Rineer: 'I Like Him and Earl Likes Him' . 3 July 2023 . . 4 June 1978 . C-6.
  2. News: Carroll . Bill . Rineer Likely To Be Drafted . 3 July 2023 . . 3 June 1975 . 15.
  3. Web site: 3rd Round of the 1975 MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase . . . 3 July 2023 . en.