Dana Kiecker

Dana Kiecker
Dana Kiecker
	Pitcher
	Born: February 25, 1961; Sleepy Eye, Minnesota
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
MLB debut
	April 12, 1990, for the Boston Red Sox
Last MLB appearance
	October 1, 1991, for the Boston Red Sox
MLB statistics
Win-Loss record	10-12
Earned run average	4.68
Strikeouts	114
Teams
	Boston Red Sox (1990–1991);

Dana Ervin Kiecker (born February 25, 1961) is a former starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Boston Red Sox during 1990-1991. He batted and threw right-handed.

Kiecker played college baseball for the St. Cloud State Huskies and was a freshman on the 1980 team which was a rarity among NCAA Division II teams in that it featured two other future Major Leaguers, Jim Eisenreich and Bob Hegman. He was drafted in the eighth round of the 1983 Major League Baseball draft.[1]

In a two-season career, Kiecker posted a 10-12 record with 114 strikeouts and a 4.68 ERA in 192.1 innings pitched. He started a game in the 1990 American League Championship Series but his career was ended the following year by arm injuries.[1]

After being released by the Red Sox in 1991, Kiecker continued to play amateur baseball.[1] In 1993, he turned down a contract offer from the independent St. Paul Saints.[2] He would, however, go on to become a long-serving television analyst for the club.[1]

Kiecker began driving a truck for United Parcel Service in 1988 during his offseasons with the Pawtucket Red Sox. As of August 2004, he had risen to National Accounts Manager.[3] He became a pitching coach at Dakota County Technical College in 2017 and retired from UPS in 2018.[4]

As of 2018, he lived in Eagan, Minnesota.[4] As of August 2004, he lived in Eagan with his wife, Julie, and their children, Paige and Mitchell.[3]

References

Elliott, Tom (January 23, 2015). "Kiecker works for pro comeback". St. Cloud Times. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
"Minor leaguer is the only deaf player in pro paseball". Post-Bulletin. June 5, 1993. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
Goode, Jon (August 20, 2004). "Delivering in the clutch". archive.boston.com. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
Walters, Charley (7 July 2018). "Charley Walters: Joe Mauer and his wife getting ready for Child No. 3". St. Paul Pioneer Press. Retrieved 14 July 2020.

External links

Baseball Reference

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[comeback-1] Elliott, Tom (January 23, 2015). "Kiecker works for pro comeback". St. Cloud Times. Retrieved 14 July 2020.

[deaf-2] "Minor leaguer is the only deaf player in pro paseball". Post-Bulletin. June 5, 1993. Retrieved 14 July 2020.

[goode-3] Goode, Jon (August 20, 2004). "Delivering in the clutch". archive.boston.com. Retrieved 14 July 2020.

[mauer-4] Walters, Charley (7 July 2018). "Charley Walters: Joe Mauer and his wife getting ready for Child No. 3". St. Paul Pioneer Press. Retrieved 14 July 2020.