Jeff Stember Explained

Jeff Stember
Position:Pitcher
Bats:Right
Throws:Right
Birth Date:2 March 1958
Birth Place:Elizabeth, New Jersey
Debutleague:MLB
Debutdate:August 5
Debutyear:1980
Debutteam:San Francisco Giants
Finalleague:MLB
Finaldate:August 5
Finalyear:1980
Finalteam:San Francisco Giants
Statleague:MLB
Stat1label:Win–loss record
Stat1value:0-0
Stat2label:Earned run average
Stat2value:3.00
Stat3label:Strikeouts
Stat3value:0
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Jeffrey Alan Stember (born March 2, 1958) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher.

Biography

The right-hander was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, is Jewish, and attended Westfield High School.[1] [2] [3] He was drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 26th round of the 1976 amateur draft, and appeared in one game for the Giants in 1980.

Stember's only outing was a start against the Houston Astros at the Astrodome on August 5, 1980. He pitched the first three innings and gave up three runs, but only one earned run. In the top of the fourth, trailing 3-1, the Giants loaded the bases with one out and the pitcher's spot due up. Manager Dave Bristol decided to pinch-hit for Stember, and it worked out as the Giants scored four runs in the inning and ended up with a 9-3 win. Stember, however, had to take his 0-0 record and 3.00 earned run average back to Triple-A Phoenix, and never again pitched in a big league game.

Notes and References

  1. Big League Jews. . January–February 2020 . 12 . 137 . 21.
  2. url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/stembje01.shtml
  3. News: Johnson. Bruce. Way Back Machine … To the Summer of 1980. 9–2014. The Westfield Leader and The Scotch Plains – Fanwood TIMES. 27 February 2014. 14.