Kevin Ritz

Kevin Ritz
Pitcher
Born: (1965-06-08) June 8, 1965 (age 54)
Eatontown, New Jersey
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
July 15, 1989, for the Detroit Tigers
Last MLB appearance
May 16, 1998, for the Colorado Rockies
MLB statistics
Win–loss record45–56
Earned run average5.35
Strikeouts462
Teams

Kevin D. Ritz (born June 8, 1965) is a former 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]

Ritz was drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 4th round of the 1985 MLB amateur draft. He pitched for the Detroit Tigers (1989–92) and the Colorado Rockies (1994–1998).

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 first Colorado Rockies team 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). That year he won 10 games before the All Star break; the only other Rockies pitchers to have done that through 2010 are Shawn Chacón (2003), Aaron Cook (2008), Jason Marquis (2009), and Ubaldo Jiménez (2010).[2]

References

  1. ^ "Amateur Draft, List". Associated Press. June 4, 1985.
  2. ^ [1]

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