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Chad Kreuter
1984 Goldpanners
2006 Modesto Nuts Manager / USC Head Coach

Full NameChad Michael Kreuter
Born08/26/1964
BirthplaceGreenbrae, CA
H/W6-02 / 200
B/TSwitch / Right
Out ofPepperdine
MLB Debut09/14/1988

Replaced Gillespie as USC Head Coach

Chad Kreuter played 16 major league seasons with a number of teams, most notably the Rangers, White Sox, Tigers and Dodgers. Chad owns a career .990 fielding percentage as well as a .237 career batting average. Most recently, Chad had coached within the USC Trojan baseball program. This will be Kreuter's first stint as a manager as he leads the 2006 Modesto Nuts into exciting California League action! Kreuter attended Pepperdine University in Malibu and played for the Waves from 1983-1985. Kreuter was the 109th overall pick in the 1985 draft. Chad's best major league season came in 1993 with Detroit, batting .286 (107-for-374) with 15 home runs and 51 RBI.

  • Cleared the roof at Tiger Stadium with a homer on May 21, 1994.

  • Homered from both sides of the plate on Sept. 7, 1993.

  • Had two hits in one inning in his major leage debut on Sept. 14, 1988.

  • Father-in-law Mike Gillespie is the head baseball coach at USC.

  • 10/5/00: Dodgers sign Kreuter to $2.3 million, two-year deal

Goldpanners Statistics 1984

Batting Stats

YEARGABRHRBI2B3BHRBBSOSBSHAVG
19848243520004201.208

 

Major League Statistics 1988-2001

Batting Stats

YearTeamGABRHHRRBIBBSOSBCSOBPSLGAVG
1988TEX16513141571300.362.412.275
1989TEX87158162459274001.274.266.152
1990TEX222221028900.290.091.045
1991TEX3400000100.000.000.000
1992DET671902248216203801.321.332.253
1993DET119374591071551499221.371.484.286
1994DET651701738119283601.327.288.224
1995SEA267512171852200.293.333.227
1996CHW461141425318132900.308.368.219
1997CHW-ANA892552559521296603.310.341.231
1998CHW-ANA962522763233334910.343.321.250
1999KC1073243173535346500.309.318.225
2000LA802123256628544810.416.410.264
2001LA731912141617415200.355.377.215
TOTAL 8962392281565226234856047.336.357.237

 

Fielding Stats

YearTeamPosGGSTCPOAEDPFLD%
1988TEXC161510293810.990
1989TEXC85584834532644.992
1990TEXC2084439410.977
1991TEXC10550001.000
1992DETC62502982712256.983
1993DET1B10651001.000
1993DETC1129959351769710.988
1994DET1B10110001.000
1994DETOF10110001.000
1994DETC64523042782241.987
1995SEAC23191671511243.976
1996CHW1B20110001.000
1996CHWC38261951811224.990
1997CHW1B2042111.750
1997CHW-ANAC80695244883241.992
1998CHW-ANAC94744834383694.981
1999KCC101855074604438.994
2000LAC78645214833531.994
2001LAC705851548629041.000
TOTAL  851619423938673244843.989

 

 

 

 

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