Born: (1955-11-15) November 15, 1955 (age 68) San Francisco, California, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 4, 1980, for the San Francisco Giants
Last MLB appearance
May 6, 1984, for the Montreal Expos
MLB statistics
Win–loss record
27–20
Earned run average
3.34
Strikeouts
260
Teams
San Francisco Giants (1980–1983)
Montreal Expos (1984)
Fred Lawrence Breining (born November 15, 1955) is an American former pitcher in Major League Baseball who played from 1980 through 1985 for the San Francisco Giants and the Montreal Expos.[1] He had been traded along with Ed Whitson and Al Holland from the Pittsburgh Pirates to the Giants for Bill Madlock, Lenny Randle and Dave Roberts on June 28, 1979.[2] Breining won 27 games at the MLB level, and on September 23, 1981, he picked up his only major league save against the Dodgers. Breining pitched three shutout innings to preserve an 8–4 victory over their rival Los Angeles Dodgers.[3]
His career was cut short when pitching to Ray Knight, when he fielded a bunt and threw it to first, only to blow out his shoulder. Breining never played another inning as a Major Leaguer. After that, he became an instructor at the Dusty Baker International Baseball Academy, and also offered private lessons in the Sacramento area along with Lloyd Moseby, who served as hitting coach.
^Brown, Daniel (May 11, 2017). "How a former Giants pitcher came to a fork in the road — and found an unusual claim to fame". The Mercury News. Archived from the original on December 2, 2018. Retrieved April 1, 2024.
^Guardado, Maria. "Bobby Bonds left; Kruk, Kuip & an MVP arrived," MLB.com, Monday, May 4, 2020. Retrieved October 19, 2022.
^"Los Angeles Dodgers at San Francisco Giants Box Score, September 23, 1981".
1979. Breining won 27 games at the MLB level, and on September 23, 1981, he picked up his only major league save against the Dodgers. Breining pitched...
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Yankees, from 1977 to 1987. He was traded along with Ed Whitson and FredBreining from the Pirates to the Giants for Bill Madlock, Lenny Randle and Dave...
February 27, 1984, Oliver was traded to the San Francisco Giants for FredBreining and Max Venable. The San Francisco Giants later sent Andy McGaffigan...
the Pittsburgh Pirates from the Giants for Al Holland, Ed Whitson and FredBreining on June 28, 1979 in what Dave Kindred described as "a midsummer deal...
on June 28, 1979, when Whitson was traded along with Al Holland and FredBreining to the San Francisco Giants for Bill Madlock, Lenny Randle and Dave...
the Giants to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Al Holland, Ed Whitson and FredBreining on June 28, but again was assigned to their Triple-A affiliate. After...
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The San Francisco Giants acquire pitchers Al Holland, Ed Whitson, and FredBreining from the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for third baseman Bill Madlock...
was traded by the Expos to the San Francisco Giants for Max Venable, FredBreining, and a player to be named later. The Giants completed the trade by sending...
the Cleveland Indians for Burnel Flowers (minors). January 9, 1974: FredBreining was drafted by the Pirates in the 3rd round of the 1974 Major League...
were traded by the Giants to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Ed Whitson, FredBreining, and Al Holland. June 28, 1979: Héctor Cruz was traded by the Giants...
1982 San Francisco Giants Roster Pitchers 33 Jim Barr 48 FredBreining 31 Mike Chris 40 Mark Dempsey 29 Alan Fowlkes 32 Rich Gale 43 Scott Garrelts 17...
(1–0) John Denny (0–1) Neil Allen (1) 5,730 0–2 3 April 8 @ Giants 2–3 FredBreining (1–0) Larry Christenson (0–1) Greg Minton (1) 13,624 0–3 4 April 9 @...
York Mets for Tim Foli and Greg Field (minors). June 28, 1979: Traded FredBreining, Al Holland and Ed Whitson to the San Francisco Giants for Bill Madlock...
Francisco Giants Roster Pitchers 33 Doyle Alexander 14 Vida Blue 48 FredBreining 43 Tom Griffin 40 Alan Hargesheimer 19 Al Holland 46 Gary Lavelle 38...
Cox November 10 – Jack Clark November 11 – John Hobbs November 15 – FredBreining November 15 – Randy Niemann November 18 – Luis Pujols November 21 –...
1983 San Francisco Giants Roster Pitchers 33 Jim Barr 48 FredBreining 32 Mark Calvert 31 Mike Chris 13 Mark Davis 50 Scott Garrelts 14 Atlee Hammaker...
launching rockets near the shoreline of Lake Superior". The New Yorker. Breining, Greg (2000). Wild Shore: Exploring Lake Superior by Kayak. University...
his first major league hit, a single to left field off Giants starter FredBreining. Over all in his first season in the majors, Fimple played in 54 games...
the Detroit Tigers for Colin Ward. February 27, 1984: Max Venable, FredBreining and a player to be named later were traded by the Giants to the Montreal...
from the original on April 4, 2015. Retrieved February 28, 2018. Greg Breining (November 10, 2007). "The Next Big Blast". Super Volcano: The Ticking Time...
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