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Don Newcombe League
9-20-2165
Lute Nippert Relief Pitcher
Retired (1987, Age 35)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
ERA 5.16 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws L/L
W-L 17-10 Status Deceased (2018) Option Years 0  
SV 17 Age at Death 66 Date of Birth 09-01-1952
K 291 Drafted Round 2, Pick 25
(1975)		 Majors Svc Time 6 years
(18 games)
IP 413.2
WHIP 1.47
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R C- Contact vs. L D  Endurance C    Ldrship C 
Power vs. R D- Power vs. L F  Velocity A-   Mentor Val B 
Speed D  Bunt B- Control B-
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range C  WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm C  WS Appearances 1
2B --- CF ---   Health C- LCS Appearances 3
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

 
Year Type OS Age Chances   Active GS Injured  Endurance   Velocity   Control   Total 
1975 Minors 23 55.00 2 / 6 3 / 24 6 / 25 11 / 55
1976 Minors 24 9.00 0 / 0 0 / 7 0 / 2 0 / 9
1976 Majors 24 34.29 120 0 0 1 / 2 7 / 19 2 / 13 10 / 34
1977 Minors 25 4.00 0 / 0 1 / 2 0 / 2 1 / 4
1977 Majors 25 23.08 85 0 60 0 / 0 2 / 9 2 / 14 4 / 23
1978 Majors 26 40.90 162 0 0 2 / 8 3 / 13 1 / 19 6 / 40
1979 Majors 27 42.73 162 0 0 1 / 9 0 / 16 0 / 17 1 / 42
1980 Minors 28 47.00 1 / 4 0 / 16 1 / 27 2 / 47
1980 Majors 28 6.00 24 0 0 0 / 0 0 / 2 0 / 4 0 / 6
1981 Minors 29 50.00 1 / 2 2 / 30 1 / 18 4 / 50
1982 Minors 30 64.00 0 / 0 1 / 41 2 / 23 3 / 64
1983 Minors 31 56.00 0 / 5 3 / 26 1 / 25 4 / 56
1984 Minors 32 21.00 1 / 2 0 / 11 0 / 8 1 / 21
1984 Majors 32 23.70 95 0 17 0 / 0 0 / 8 1 / 15 1 / 23
1985 Majors 33 33.82 162 1 0 0 / 3 1 / 18 0 / 12 1 / 33
1986 Majors 34 28.14 158 1 4 -3 / 1 -6 / 13 -4 / 14 -13 / 28
1987 Majors 35 0.95 12 0 0 -3 / 0 -6 / 0 -5 / 0 -14 / 0
Total 980 2 81 3 / 42 11 / 255 8 / 238 22 / 535
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1987-11-01Lute Nippert has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1987-04-14The Tampa Bay Tschabeaux have waived Lute Nippert.
1986-04-12Lute Nippert of the Tampa Bay Tschabeaux is injured and is expected to be out 5 days.
1984-06-05Lute Nippert of the Tampa Bay Tschabeaux is injured and is expected to be out 20 days.
1984-05-25The Tampa Bay Tschabeaux have promoted Lute Nippert to the major league team. The Tampa Bay Tschabeaux have sent Babe Palmer to the minors.
1980-08-23The Tampa Bay Tschabeaux have sent Lute Nippert to the minors.
1980-07-27The Tampa Bay Tschabeaux have promoted Lute Nippert to the major league team.
1980-03-25The Tampa Bay Tschabeaux have sent Buck Lehman to the minors. The Tampa Bay Tschabeaux have sent Lute Nippert to the minors.
1977-08-18Lute Nippert of the Tampa Bay Tschabeaux is injured and is expected to be out 45 days.
1977-06-23Lute Nippert of the Tampa Bay Tschabeaux is injured and is expected to be out 25 days.
1977-06-03The Tampa Bay Tschabeaux have promoted Lute Nippert to the major league team.
1977-05-15The Tampa Bay Tschabeaux have sent Lute Nippert to the minors.
1976-09-19The Tampa Bay Tschabeaux have promoted Lute Nippert to the major league team. The Tampa Bay Tschabeaux have sent Larry Cantrell to the minors.
1976-08-23The Tampa Bay Tschabeaux have sent Lute Nippert to the minors. The Tampa Bay Tschabeaux have sent George Porter to the minors.
1976-07-27The Tampa Bay Tschabeaux have promoted Lute Nippert to the major league team.
1976-07-05The Tampa Bay Tschabeaux have sent Lute Nippert to the minors.
1976-04-01The Tampa Bay Tschabeaux have promoted Lute Nippert to the major league team. The Tampa Bay Tschabeaux have promoted Larry Cantrell to the major league team. The Tampa Bay Tschabeaux have designated Simon "Says" Criscione for assignment. The Tampa Bay Tschabeaux have sent Ron Valenzuela to the minors.
1975-04-08The Tampa Bay Tschabeaux have acquired Lute Nippert from the waiver wire.
1975-04-01The Cincinnati Tigers have waived Lute Nippert.