Rob Deer

Rob Deer

Infobox MLB retired
name=Rob Deer


position=Right fielder
bats=Right
throws=Right
birthdate=birth date and age|1960|9|29
Orange, California
debutdate=September 4
debutyear=by|1984
debutteam=San Francisco Giants
finaldate=August 5
finalyear=by|1996
finalteam=San Diego Padres
stat1label=Batting average
stat1value=.220
stat2label=Home runs
stat2value=230
stat3label=Runs batted in
stat3value=600
teams=
* San Francisco Giants (by|1984-by|1985)
* Milwaukee Brewers (by|1986-by|1990)
* Detroit Tigers (by|1991-by|1993)
* Boston Red Sox (by|1993)
* Hanshin Tigers (by|1994)
* San Diego Padres (by|1996)

Robert George Deer (born September 29, 1960 in Orange, California) is a former U.S. baseball player. He attended Canyon High School in Anaheim and Fresno City College, and was drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 4th round of the 1978 amateur draft.

Deer is famous for hitting the game-tying home run on Easter Sunday in 1987, [cite web|url=http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1987/B04190MIL1987.htm|title=Retrosheet Boxscore: Milwaukee Brewers 6, Texas Rangers 4|accessdate=2007-06-25|publisher=Retrosheet] to give the Milwaukee Brewers their 12th straight win to start the season. [cite news|title=Easter of '87 memories remain vivid; Sveum recalls role in keeping streak alive|date=April 9, 2007|work=Milwaukee Journal Sentinel|page=5|first=Rick|last=Braun|url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4196/is_20070409/ai_n18995721] The home run was featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated. [cite web|url=http://www.onmilwaukee.com/sports/articles/brewerseaster87.html|title=A blast from Brewers history: Easter Sunday '87|last=Wagner|First=Andrew|accessdate=2007-06-25|date=2007-04-08|publisher=OnMilwaukee.com] [cite web|url=http://dynamic.si.cnn.com/si_online/covers/issues/1987/0427.html|title=Brewing Up a Storm|last=Newman|first=Bruce|accessdate=2007-06-25|date=1987-04-27|publisher=Sports Illustrated] He also carries the dubious honor of having the lowest official batting average while still qualifying for the batting title when he batted .179 in 1991. He is the only player since 1910 to have a batting average less than .220 in at least 400 at-bats in at least four seasons.

A notorious free swinger, Deer held the American League record for strikeouts in a season (186 strikeouts in 1987) until being passed by Jack Cust in 2008, and had at least 140 strikeouts on seven occasions. [cite web|url=http://www.baseball-almanac.com/hitting/histrk2al.shtml|title=Single Season Leaders for Strikeouts in the American League|accessdate=2007-06-17|publisher=Baseball-Almanac.com]

Deer currently serves as a roving hitting instructor for the San Diego Padres minor league system.

ee also

* Top 500 home run hitters of all time

References

External links

*baseballstats |mlb= |espn= |br=d/deerro01 |fangraphs=1003137 |cube=D/rob-deer
*cite web|url=http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=724|title=Doctoring the Numbers: The Doctor is...Gone.|last=Jazayerli|first=Rany|authorlink=Rany Jazayerli|accessdate=2007-06-17|date=2000-08-15|publisher=Baseball Prospectus


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