John Stuper

John Anton Stuper (born May 9, 1957). John was born in Butler, Pennsylvania. He attended Point Park University. He was 25 years old when he broke into Major League Baseball on June 1, 1982 for the St. Louis Cardinals. In his debut he pitched 8 innings against the San Francisco Giants but ended with a no-decision as Jack Clark singled in Darrell Evans in the top of the 11^th and the Giants beat the Cardinals 4-3 in St. Louis.

Stuper was originally drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates on June 6, 1978. He was traded on January 25, 1979 to the St. Louis Cardinals for Tommy Sandt before making it to the majors. On September 9, 1984 he was traded by the St. Louis Cardinals to the Cincinnati Reds for Paul Householder. On December 19, 1985 he was traded with Dann Bilardello, Andy McGaffigan, and Jay Tibbs to the Montreal Expos for Bill Gullickson and Sal Butera, although he never played a game for the Expos.

Stuper is currently the head coach for the Yale Bulldogs. The 13th Yale head coach, Stuper has led the Elis to three Red Rolfe Division titles and two league championships. His 1993 squad was his best, winning a school-record 33 games, earning an NCAA Regional appearance, and setting numerous school records, including 160 stolen bases in 44 games. He earned 1993 New England Division I Coach of the Year and Northeast Region Division I Coach of the Year honors. His overall record at Yale is 237-261. [ [http://yalebulldogs.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/stuper_john00.html Player Bio: John Stuper :: Baseball ] ]

Teams

* St. Louis Cardinals: 1982-1984
* Cincinnati Reds: 1985

Quick Facts

tatistics

"162-game Averages"

Was listed by Sports Illustrated as among the 10 best performances by a rookie pitcher in the history of post-season play [ [http://yalebulldogs.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/stuper_john00.html Player Bio: John Stuper :: Baseball ] ] for his Game 6 complete game.

In 1983 John finished 9^th in the National League with 8 wild pitches [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/NL_1983_t.shtml 1983 National League Expanded Leaderboards - Baseball-Reference.com ] ] . His lifetime batting average was .112 (15/134).

References

External links

* [http://www.http://www.baseball-reference.com/s/stupejo01.shtml John Stuper at Baseball-Reference.com]