Don Werner Baseball player

Donald Paul Werner (born March 8, 1953 in Appleton, Wisconsin) is a retired Major League Baseball catcher. He played during seven seasons at the major league level, playing for the Cincinnati Reds and Texas Rangers (baseball). In 1978, the Reds starting catcher, Johnny Bench, sat out 20 plus games with an injury which gave Don a starting role. On June 16 of the same year he caught the only no-hitter of Hall of Famer Tom Seaver's career. He was drafted by the Reds in the 5th round of the 1971 amateur draft. Werner played his first professional season with their Rookie League Gulf Coast Reds in 1971, and his last with Texas' Triple-A club, the Oklahoma RedHawks in 1988.

Personal facts

Birth dateMarch 08, 1953
Birth place
Appleton Wisconsin

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Baseball player

Career startSeptember 02, 1975
Career endSeptember 19, 1982
batting sideRight
former teams
Cincinnati Reds
Texas Rangers (baseball)
position
Catcher
Designated hitter
teams
Cincinnati Reds
Texas Rangers (baseball)
throwing sideRight

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External resources

  1. http://www.baseball-reference.com/w/wernedo01.shtml
  2. http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/W/Donald-Werner.shtml