He was signed by the Phillies as an amateur free agent in 1951, but he did not make his big league debut until many years later – on April 15, 1958, against the Cincinnati Reds. The year prior, he'd gone 12–4 with a 2.64 ERA for the Triple-A Miami Marlins.[1] In his first major league game, he gave up a hit and a walk, struck out two, and earned the win in a three inning relief appearance. Overall, he went 13–11 with a 3.92 ERA in 36 big league games (30 starts) that season. Although he was leading the league in wins at mid-season, his success tapered off and he finished with a winning percentage slightly higher than .500.
Asthmatic, Semproch never lived up to his rookie season's success. In 1959, he went only 3–10 with a 5.40 ERA in 30 games (18 starts). He was traded to the Tigers on December 5, 1959 with Chico Fernandez for Ken Walters, Ted Lepcio, and minor leaguer Alex Cosmidis. In 17 relief appearances for the Tigers in 1960, he had an ERA of 4.00 and a record of 3–0. Despite that moderate success, he was traded on June 15, 1960 to the Los Angeles Dodgers with cash for Clem Labine. He would never play in a Dodgers uniform.
On November 28, 1960, he was drafted by the Washington Senators in the Rule 5 draft (he and John Gabler were the first two player acquired by the "new" Washington Senators of 1961).[2] On April 7, 1961, the Angels purchased him from the Senators. He'd appear in only two games for the Angels, posting a 9.00 ERA. He played his final major league game on May 2, 1961.
Overall, Semproch went 19–21 with a 4.42 ERA in 85 games (48 starts). In 344 innings, he walked 136 batters and struck out 156. He hit .116 at the plate and had a .965 fielding percentage.
Following his big league career, he worked as a bar manager at his brother's Italian restaurant.
Referencesedit
^Bitker, S. (2001). The Original San Francisco Giants: The Giants of '58. Sports Pub. p. 22. ISBN9781582613352. Retrieved August 23, 2015.
^Hinton, C. (2002). My Time at Bat: A Story of Perseverance. Christian Living Books. p. 38. ISBN9781562290030. Retrieved August 23, 2015.
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April 12, 2024
semproch, roman, anthony, semproch, born, january, 1931, also, known, baby, retired, right, handed, major, league, baseball, pitcher, played, from, 1958, 1961, philadelphia, phillies, detroit, tigers, angeles, angels, pitcherborn, 1931, january, 1931, clevelan. Roman Anthony Semproch born January 7 1931 also known as Baby and Ray is a retired right handed Major League Baseball pitcher who played from 1958 to 1961 for the Philadelphia Phillies Detroit Tigers and Los Angeles Angels Ray SemprochPitcherBorn 1931 01 07 January 7 1931 age 93 Cleveland Ohio U S Batted RightThrew RightMLB debutApril 15 1958 for the Philadelphia PhilliesLast MLB appearanceMay 2 1961 for the Los Angeles AngelsMLB statisticsWin loss record19 21Earned run average4 42Strikeouts156TeamsPhiladelphia Phillies 1958 1959 Detroit Tigers 1960 Los Angeles Angels 1961 He was signed by the Phillies as an amateur free agent in 1951 but he did not make his big league debut until many years later on April 15 1958 against the Cincinnati Reds The year prior he d gone 12 4 with a 2 64 ERA for the Triple A Miami Marlins 1 In his first major league game he gave up a hit and a walk struck out two and earned the win in a three inning relief appearance Overall he went 13 11 with a 3 92 ERA in 36 big league games 30 starts that season Although he was leading the league in wins at mid season his success tapered off and he finished with a winning percentage slightly higher than 500 Asthmatic Semproch never lived up to his rookie season s success In 1959 he went only 3 10 with a 5 40 ERA in 30 games 18 starts He was traded to the Tigers on December 5 1959 with Chico Fernandez for Ken Walters Ted Lepcio and minor leaguer Alex Cosmidis In 17 relief appearances for the Tigers in 1960 he had an ERA of 4 00 and a record of 3 0 Despite that moderate success he was traded on June 15 1960 to the Los Angeles Dodgers with cash for Clem Labine He would never play in a Dodgers uniform On November 28 1960 he was drafted by the Washington Senators in the Rule 5 draft he and John Gabler were the first two player acquired by the new Washington Senators of 1961 2 On April 7 1961 the Angels purchased him from the Senators He d appear in only two games for the Angels posting a 9 00 ERA He played his final major league game on May 2 1961 Overall Semproch went 19 21 with a 4 42 ERA in 85 games 48 starts In 344 innings he walked 136 batters and struck out 156 He hit 116 at the plate and had a 965 fielding percentage Following his big league career he worked as a bar manager at his brother s Italian restaurant References edit Bitker S 2001 The Original San Francisco Giants The Giants of 58 Sports Pub p 22 ISBN 9781582613352 Retrieved August 23 2015 Hinton C 2002 My Time at Bat A Story of Perseverance Christian Living Books p 38 ISBN 9781562290030 Retrieved August 23 2015 External links editCareer statistics and player information from MLB or Baseball Reference or Baseball Reference Minors Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ray Semproch amp oldid 1192136619, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
