Bob Rinker, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Bob Rinker

American baseball player

Date of Birth: 21-Apr-1921

Place of Birth: Audenried, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, United States

Date of Death: 19-Dec-2002

Profession: baseball player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Robert John Rinker (April 21, 1921 – December 19, 2002) was an American professional baseball player who appeared in three Major League games as a pinch hitter and catcher for the 1950 Philadelphia Athletics.
The native of Audenried, Pennsylvania, batted and threw right-handed, stood 6 feet (1.8 m) tall and weighed 190 pounds (86 kg). Rinker's professional career lasted three seasons, beginning in 1948 and ending immediately after his September 1950 audition with the Athletics in the waning days of Connie Mack's 50-year tenure as the team's manager. Rinker was called up to the majors directly from the Class C Middle Atlantic League, where he had batted .381 in 126 at bats.
In his debut game, on September 6, 1950 at Griffith Stadium, he pinch hit for A's pitcher Bobby Shantz in the eighth inning and singled off Sandy Consuegra of the Washington Senators.
However, he was erased on a double play by Philadelphia's next batter, Eddie Joost.
He would appear in two more games, one as a pinch hitter on September 8 and the other as a late-inning replacement for starting catcher Joe Tipton, and go hitless in two at bats, to finish with a Major League average of .333.
He had no runs batted in.