Born: (1970-12-01) December 1, 1970 (age 53) Hoyleton, Illinois, U.S.
Batted: Left
Threw: Left
MLB debut
July 7, 1993, for the Montreal Expos
Last MLB appearance
July 29, 2005, for the San Francisco Giants
MLB statistics
Win–loss record
130–92
Earned run average
4.27
Strikeouts
818
Teams
Montreal Expos (1993–1996)
San Francisco Giants (1996–2005)
Career highlights and awards
San Francisco Giants Wall of Fame
Kirk Wesley Rueter (/ˈriːtər/REE-ter;[1] born December 1, 1970), nicknamed "Woody",[2] is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played 13 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), primarily for the San Francisco Giants. He also played for the Montreal Expos who had drafted him in 1991.
^Snow, David. "Former MLB pitcher Kirk Rueter returns to Murray State," Murray (KY) Ledger & Times, Friday, April 14, 2017. Retrieved April 15, 2021
^Guardado, Maria (January 17, 2021). "Stretch, Panda and more: Giants nicknames". MLB.com. Retrieved November 17, 2021.
Kirk Wesley Rueter (/ˈriːtər/ REE-ter; born December 1, 1970), nicknamed "Woody", is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played 13 seasons...
League Baseball players as Rondell White, Cliff Floyd, Matt Stairs, KirkRueter, and F.P. Santangelo. The Lynx eventually retired two numbers: Santangelo's...
82–69; 2 games behind. The Giants won the first game 2–1 behind lefty KirkRueter. In that contest, Barry Bonds hit a two-run homer in the first inning...
Kenny Lofton from second. Next inning, Morris struck out David Bell and KirkRueter, but then gave up four runs before finally retiring Reggie Sanders. Lofton...
Opening Day starts. Sam Jones, Vida Blue, Rick Reuschel, Mark Gardner, KirkRueter, Jason Schmidt and Barry Zito have each made two Opening Day starts for...
Jesse Foppert to the Seattle Mariners for Randy Winn. August 14, 2005: KirkRueter was released by the San Francisco Giants. Note: Pos = Position; G = Games...
Retrieved 2023-08-14. "KirkRueter (2002) - Hall of Fame". Murray State University Athletics. Retrieved 2023-08-14. "KirkRueter - Baseball". Murray State...
Tim Worrell 12th 4 Luis Gonzalez (2) Arizona Diamondbacks May 30, 2002 KirkRueter 4th 5 Ryan Klesko San Diego Padres April 9, 2003 Ryan Jensen 3rd 6 Hee-Seop...
first Giants pitcher to record a hit in a pitch-hitting appearance since KirkRueter in 2004. On August 21 at PNC Park, in a 6–4 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates...
Ross (2010–2011): "Ross The Boss" Pablo Sandoval (2008–2014): "Panda" KirkRueter (1996–2005): "Woody" Javier Lopez (2010–2016): "Night Train" Gregor Blanco...
Heredia 44 Ken Hill 35 Brian Looney 37,45 Pedro Martínez 51 Mel Rojas 42 KirkRueter 54 Tim Scott 31 Jeff Shaw 57 John Wetteland 47 Gabe White Catchers 24...
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529). The pitching staff was led by Jason Schmidt (17–5, 2.34 ERA) and KirkRueter (10–5, 4.53) but dropped off after that, with no other starter earning...
round, 473rd overall by the Philadelphia Phillies, but did not sign KirkRueter, 18th round, 477th overall by the Montreal Expos Ron Mahay, 18th round...
Jensen 36 Joe Nathan 31 Robb Nen 48 Russ Ortiz 47 Félix Rodríguez 46 KirkRueter 29 Jason Schmidt 26 Jay Witasick 45 Tim Worrell 41 Chad Zerbe Catchers...
1996: Mark Leiter was traded by the Giants to the Montreal Expos for KirkRueter and Tim Scott. August 21, 1996: Steve Decker was purchased from the Giants...
Baseball victory came against the Montreal Expos. Del Toro relieved KirkRueter, pitching two scoreless innings. He struck out two and shook off a line...
Hubbell* L 55 0 55 24 Murry Dickson R 54 3 51 Willis Hudlin R 54 54 0 KirkRueter L 54 0 54 Tom Seaver* R 54 5 49 28 Mark Buehrle L 53 48 5 Jim Palmer*...
Edgardo Alfonzo Barry Bonds Marquis Grissom Jose Cruz Jr. Benito Santiago KirkRueter Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg....
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