Rick Kreuger

Richard Allen Kreuger (born November 3, 1948 in Grand Rapids, Michigan) is a former pitcher in Major League Baseball who played from 1975 through 1978 for the Boston Red Sox (1975-77) and Cleveland Indians (1978). Listed at 6' 2", 185 lb., he batted right-handed and threw left-handed.

An All-American at Michigan State University, Kreuger posted a 2-2 record with 20 strikeouts and a 4.06 ERA in 17 appearances for Boston and Cleveland. He also pitched for the Yomiuri Giants (1979) of Japan, Triple-A Pawtucket Red Sox (1980), and in the Puerto Rican league for the Criollos de Caguas (1981).

Following his playing career, Kreuger worked as a head baseball coach at Cornerstone College (1995-96) and has done some mission work, traveling to Russia and talked to children in orphanages and to soldiers.  He has also gone on a couple of mission trips with former Cleveland Browns tackle Bill Glass, visiting prisons in Pittsburgh and Florida.

ee also

*Boston Red Sox all-time roster
*Cleveland Indians all-time roster

External links

* [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/K/Pkreur101.htm Retrosheet]
* [http://bioproj.sabr.org/bioproj.cfm?a=v&v=l&bid=1334&pid=7773 SABR Biography]