Don Werner

Don Werner
Catcher / Designated Hitter
Born: March 8, 1953 (1953-03-08) (age 58) Appleton, Wisconsin
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 2, 1975 for the Cincinnati Reds
Last MLB appearance
September 19, 1982 for the Texas Rangers
Career statistics
Batting average	.176
Runs	17
Hits	49
Teams
Cincinnati Reds (1975–1978, 1980) Texas Rangers (1981–1982)
Career highlights and awards
Member of the World Series Champion Reds in 1975 & 1976

Donald Paul Werner (born March 8, 1953 in Appleton, Wisconsin) is a retired Major League Baseball catcher. He played during seven seasons at the major league level, playing for the Cincinnati Reds and Texas Rangers (baseball). In 1978, the Reds starting catcher, Johnny Bench, sat out 20 plus games with an injury which gave Don a starting role. On June 16 of the same year he was fortunate enough to catch the only no-hitter of Hall of Famer Tom Seaver's career. He was drafted by the Reds in the 5th round of the 1971 amateur draft. Werner played his first professional season with their Rookie League Gulf Coast Reds in 1971, and his last with Texas' Triple-A club, the Oklahoma RedHawks in 1988.

Coaching

Since retiring as a player, he has been a minor league manager and coach. Werner was in the San Diego Padres chain for seven seasons. He joined the Baltimore Orioles organization as coach of the Delmarva Shorebirds in 2003-2004. He was the skipper of the Bowie Baysox in 2005-2006. After the 2006 season he was named minor league catching instructor for the Orioles. On June 20. 2011, he was namedbullpen coach for the Baltimore Orioles, replacing Rick Adair, who had been promoted to pirching coach.

References

• "Don Werner Statisitics". The Baseball Cube. 22 December 2007.
• "Don Werner Statisitics". Baseball-Reference. 22 December 2007.

Preceded by Dave Trembley

Bowie Baysox Manager 2005-2006

Succeeded by Bien Figueroa

Persondata
Name	Werner, Don
Alternative names
Short description	American baseball player
Date of birth	March 8, 1953
Place of birth	Appleton, Wisconsin
Date of death
Place of death