Steve Luebber

Infobox MLB retired
name=Steve Luebber
position=Pitcher


bats=Right
throws=Right
birthdate=birth date and age|1949|7|9
city-state|Clinton|Missouri
debutdate=June 27
debutyear=by|1971
debutteam=Minnesota Twins
finaldate=September 29
finalyear=by|1981
finalteam=Baltimore Orioles
stat1label=Win-Loss record
stat1value=6-10
stat2label=ERA
stat2value=4.62
stat3label=Strikeouts
stat3value=93
teams=
*Minnesota Twins (1971-72, 1976)
*Toronto Blue Jays (1979)
*Baltimore Orioles (1981)

Stephen Lee Luebber is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. Thomas pitched in all or part of five seasons in the majors between by|1971 and by|1981. In by|2008, he served as pitching coach for the Wilmington Blue Rocks, single-A farm team for the Kansas City Royals

Luebber was drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 13th round of the 1967 Major League Baseball Draft. He made his major league debut for the Twins in 1971, pitching in 18 games and starting 12, going 2-5 with a 5.03 ERA. He was returned to the minors in by|1972, appearing in two games for the Twins in September.

Luebber spent the next three seasons in the minor leagues before finally returning to the major leagues in by|1976. That season, he set career bests in every major category, going 4-5 with an ERA at 4.00. After another season in the minors, the Twins released Luebber in October of by|1977.

After spending by|1978 in the Chicago White Sox organization, Luebber returned to the majors in by|1979 with the Toronto Blue Jays. He pitched in one game for them that September, pitching to three batters in a game against the Boston Red Sox without retiring a batter. The Blue Jays released him the following spring, and he was signed to a minor league contract by the Baltimore Orioles. In by|1981 he was called up to the majors one last time, pitching in seven games with a 7.56 ERA.

Luebber continued to pitch in the minor leagues for several more seasons, mostly cameo appearances in the Texas Rangers farm system. In by|1989 he moved on to the Senior Professional Baseball Association, where he pitched two seasons for the Fort Myers Sun Sox. He finally retired after the by|1990 season at age 40.

After his playing career, Luebber moved into the coaching ranks. He coached in the San Diego Padres, Orioles, Rangers, Florida Marlins and most recently the Royals' organization. In by|2006 he was the pitching coach for the Burlington Bees, and in by|2007 he moved into the same position with the Wilmington Blue Rocks, a position he continues to hold.

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