Kinzer begin his pro baseball career in the minor leagues playing from 1984 to 1989, He played for the Arkansas Travelers of the double A Texas League in 1984. After stops in Springfield with the Cardinals of the class A Midwest League in 1985 and the St. Petersburg Cardinals of the class A Florida State League in 1986, he returned to the Arkansas Travelers in 1987 and 1988. But in 1988, Kinzer also saw playing time in the Major Leagues with the St. Louis Cardinals. In 1989 Kinzer played for triple A Louisville Cardinals of the American Association and also saw time with the St. Louis Cardinals.[2][3] He had a record of 34–25. He made his MLB debut on May 18, 1989, for the St. Louis Cardinals, pitching 3.1 innings, giving up one hit and striking out three versus the Houston Astros. He pitched in seven more games (one start) and gave up 19 earned runs in 13.1 innings to finish with an 0–2 record and a 12.83 ERA. On May 26, 1990, he pitched his only game of the season for the Detroit Tigers against the Chicago White Sox. He pitched 1.2 innings, giving up three hits, three walks, three earned runs, and struck out one batter. It would be his last game in the major leagues. In nine career games he has an 0–2 record and a 13.20 ERA.[3]
Kinzer is the only person to have played for both the Detroit Lions and the Detroit Tigers.[4]
After his major league days he served as a scout for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays and worked as a player agent.[5] Kinzer returned to scouting in 2010, with the Florida/Miami Marlins, then joined the Atlanta Braves with the same role in October 2015.[6]
National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion
Referencesedit
^"Matt Kinzer NFL Statistics". Pro-Football- Reference.com. Retrieved July 4, 2012.
^"Matt Kinzer League Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 4, 2012.
^ ab"Matt Kinzer Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 4, 2012.
^Topkin, Marc (December 24, 2000). "Diamondbacks swipe scout from Tampa Bay". St. Petersburg Times. St. Petersburg, Florida. Retrieved 2010-01-03.
^Bowman, Mark (October 12, 2015). "Former catcher Simmons among Braves' hires". MLB.com. Retrieved October 13, 2015.
January 01, 1970
matt, kinzer, matthew, kinzer, born, june, 1963, american, former, national, football, league, punter, major, league, baseball, pitcher, drafted, louis, cardinals, round, 1984, amateur, draft, during, 1987, strike, served, game, punter, detroit, lions, recorde. Matthew Roy Kinzer born June 17 1963 is an American former National Football League punter and Major League Baseball pitcher He was drafted by the St Louis Cardinals in the 2nd round of the 1984 amateur draft During the 1987 NFL strike he served one game as a punter for the Detroit Lions He recorded seven punts for a 34 0 yard average 1 Matt KinzerPitcherBorn 1963 06 17 June 17 1963 age 60 Indianapolis Indiana U S Batted RightThrew RightMLB debutMay 18 1989 for the St Louis CardinalsLast MLB appearanceMay 26 1990 for the Detroit TigersMLB statisticsWin loss record0 2Earned run average13 20Strikeouts9TeamsSt Louis Cardinals 1989 Detroit Tigers 1990 Kinzer begin his pro baseball career in the minor leagues playing from 1984 to 1989 He played for the Arkansas Travelers of the double A Texas League in 1984 After stops in Springfield with the Cardinals of the class A Midwest League in 1985 and the St Petersburg Cardinals of the class A Florida State League in 1986 he returned to the Arkansas Travelers in 1987 and 1988 But in 1988 Kinzer also saw playing time in the Major Leagues with the St Louis Cardinals In 1989 Kinzer played for triple A Louisville Cardinals of the American Association and also saw time with the St Louis Cardinals 2 3 He had a record of 34 25 He made his MLB debut on May 18 1989 for the St Louis Cardinals pitching 3 1 innings giving up one hit and striking out three versus the Houston Astros He pitched in seven more games one start and gave up 19 earned runs in 13 1 innings to finish with an 0 2 record and a 12 83 ERA On May 26 1990 he pitched his only game of the season for the Detroit Tigers against the Chicago White Sox He pitched 1 2 innings giving up three hits three walks three earned runs and struck out one batter It would be his last game in the major leagues In nine career games he has an 0 2 record and a 13 20 ERA 3 Kinzer is the only person to have played for both the Detroit Lions and the Detroit Tigers 4 After his major league days he served as a scout for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays and worked as a player agent 5 Kinzer returned to scouting in 2010 with the Florida Miami Marlins then joined the Atlanta Braves with the same role in October 2015 6 Head coaching record editStatistics overview Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason IPFW Mastodons Great Lakes Valley Conference 1993 1994 1993 IPFW 5 27 1 15 10th 1994 IPFW 25 15 8 8 6th IPFW 30 43 9 23 Total 30 43 National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament championReferences edit Matt Kinzer NFL Statistics Pro Football Reference com Retrieved July 4 2012 Matt Kinzer League Statistics Baseball Reference com Retrieved July 4 2012 a b Matt Kinzer Statistics and History Baseball Reference com Retrieved July 4 2012 AL Notes USA Today July 13 1990 Topkin Marc December 24 2000 Diamondbacks swipe scout from Tampa Bay St Petersburg Times St Petersburg Florida Retrieved 2010 01 03 Bowman Mark October 12 2015 Former catcher Simmons among Braves hires MLB com Retrieved October 13 2015 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Matt Kinzer amp oldid 1169458922, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
