Arlo Brunsberg
American baseball player (born 1940)
Baseball player
| Arlo Brunsberg | |
|---|---|
| Catcher | |
| Born: (1940-08-15) August 15, 1940 (age 84) Fertile, Minnesota, U.S. | |
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| September 23, 1966, for the Detroit Tigers | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| October 2, 1966, for the Detroit Tigers | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .333 |
| Home runs | 0 |
| Runs batted in | 0 |
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Arlo Adolph Brunsberg (born August 15, 1940) is an American former professional baseball player. A catcher born in Fertile, Minnesota, he appeared in two games in Major League Baseball for the Detroit Tigers in 1966, and forged a nine season (1962–1970) pro career. He batted left-handed, threw right-handed, and was listed as 6 feet (1.8 m) tall and 195 pounds (88 kg). He signed with Detroit after graduating from Concordia College (Moorhead, Minnesota), where he starred in baseball, football and basketball.[1]
Brunsberg's MLB "cup of coffee" occurred at the end of his fifth season in the Tiger farm system. In his second and last big-league game, on the closing day of the Tigers' 1966 campaign, he registered his only hit in the majors, a double off eventual Baseball Hall of Famer Catfish Hunter.[2]
After his playing career, Brunsberg spent three years, 1971–1973, as head baseball coach at North Dakota State University, then three decades as a teacher and high school baseball coach in Blaine, Minnesota.[1]
References
- ^ a b Greisen, David, Arlo Brunsberg, Society for American Baseball Research Biography Project
- ^ Retrosheet box score (2 October 1966): "Kansas City Athletics 7, Detroit Tigers 5"
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
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North Dakota State Bison head baseball coaches
- Arthur Rueber (1909–1913)
- Bert Haskins (1914)
- Howard Wood (1915)
- Unknown (1916)
- No team (1917–1919)
- Stanley Borleske (1920–1921)
- Fenwick Watkins (1922)
- Stanley Borleske (1923–1924)
- No team (1925–1946)
- Stan Kostka (1947)
- No team (1948–1950)
- Packy Shaffer (1951)
- B. C. Bentson (1952–1954)
- Cliff Rothrock (1955–1956)
- B. C. Bentson (1957–1961)
- Ross Fortier (1962)
- Roger Shelstad (1963)
- Vern McKee (1964–1965)
- Ev Kjelbertson (1966–1968)
- Ron Bodine (1969–1970)
- Arlo Brunsberg (1971–1973)
- Bucky Burgau (1974–1977)
- Rolf Kopperud (1978–1979)
- George Ellis (1980–1984)
- Jim Pettersen (1985–1992)
- Mitch McLeod (1993–2007)
- Tod Brown (2008–2021)
- Tyler Oakes (2022– )
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