- Todd Wellemeyer
Infobox MLB player
name=Todd Wellemeyer
width=300
position=Pitcher
team=St. Louis Cardinals
number=37
bats=Right
throws=Right
birthdate=birth date and age|1978|8|30|
city-state|Louisville|Kentucky
debutdate=May 15
debutyear=2003
debutteam=Chicago Cubs
statyear=July 13, 2008
stat1label=Win-Loss
stat1value=16-14
stat3label=Strikeout s
stat3value=281
stat2label=Earned Run Average
stat2value=4.70
teams=
*Chicago Cubs (by|2003-by|2005)
*Florida Marlins (by|2006)
*Kansas City Royals (by|2006-by|2007)
*St. Louis Cardinals (by|2007-present)Todd Allen Wellemeyer (born
August 30 ,1978 inLouisville, Kentucky ) is a right-handedpitcher inMajor League Baseball who plays for theSt. Louis Cardinals . He has worked as a starting pitcher this year but has historically been used primarily in long relief.A graduate of
Bellarmine University , he is the only Chicago Cub to earn a save in his major league debut, earning it by striking out three batters in order against Milwaukee after 17 innings of play.Wellemeyer also picked up the win in the longest scoreless game ever played in Wrigley Field history. He struck out 4 in only 2 innings in a 1-0 marathon 16-inning game. Sammy Sosa hit a game winning single to center field causing Preston Wilson to crash into the wall and lose the ball to win the game in the 16th inning.
ee also
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Florida Marlins all-time roster External links
* [http://mlb.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/team/player.jsp?player_id=425487 MLB.com: Todd Wellemeyer]
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/w/welleto01.shtml Baseball Reference]
* [http://stlcardinals.scout.com/a.z?s=321&p=8&c=1&nid=3488941 Wellemeyer player profile page at stlcardinals.scout.com]
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