Stefan Wever

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name=Stefan Wever
position=Pitcher
bats=Right
throws=Right
birthdate=birth date and age|1958|4|22
debutdate=September 17
debutyear=by|1982
debutteam=New York Yankees
finaldate=September 17
finalyear=by|1982
finalteam=New York Yankees
stat1label=Win-Loss
stat1value=0-1
stat2label=Earned run average
stat2value=27.00
stat3label=Strikeouts
stat3value=2
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*New York Yankees (by|1982)
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Stefan Matthew Wever (born 22 April 1958) is a former professional baseball pitcher. He made his Major League Baseball debut, incidentally his only game, with the New York Yankees in by|1982.

Wever graduated from Lowell High School (San Francisco, CA) in 1976. Standing at 6 ft. 8 inches tall, he is the only Lowell alumnus to make a pitching appearance in the major leagues.fact|date=February 2008 After dominating the San Francisco section in high school, Wever lettered at the University of California at Santa Barbara, where he garnered interest from numerous professional scouts.

After finishing his career at UCSB, Wever was drafted into the New York Yankees organization. In 1982, after winning the Southern League (AA) Pitcher of the Year award, accomplishing the rare Pitcher's Triple Crown (leading the league in wins, ERA, and strikeouts) he made the rare jump from AA to the major leagues. Before being called up to the major leagues, Wever compiled an impressive 41-18 record with a 2.68 E.R.A. in the minors. His first and only major league appearance came against the Milwaukee Brewers on 17 September 1982. He pitched for 2⅔ innings, but tore his rotator cuff in the process, ending his career. He is one of the few pitchers to face two future Hall of Famers as his first two batters (Paul Molitor and Robin Yount).

Wever continued his education during the off-season while rapidly climbing through the Yankee system at the University of California at Berkeley from where he received a BA in English Literature.

Now retired from the game of baseball, Wever owns the Horseshoe Tavern, a popular and legendary San Francisco bar, is an accomplished pianist, voracious reader, and doting father to his teenage daughter.

Wever now coaches clinics, camps, and travel ball teams with Future Prospects Baseball for boys ranging from age 10-16. He was recently (9/9/2008) named Head Varsity Baseball Coach at Redwood High School in Larkspur of Marin County, CA.

External links

* http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/chronicle/archive/2001/09/17/SP87352.DTL
* http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20050912&content_id=1206578&vkey=news_nyy&fext=.jsp&c_id=nyy