Randy Kramer

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 170lb (188cm, 77kg)

Born: September 20, 1960 in Palo Alto, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 26th round of the 1978 MLB June Amateur Draft from Oak Grove HS (San Jose, CA), the Houston Astros in the 2nd round of the 1982 MLB January Draft-Regular Phase from San Jose City College (San Jose, CA) and the Texas Rangers in the 1st round (10th) of the 1982 MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase from San Jose City College (San Jose, CA).

High School: Oak Grove HS (San Jose, CA)

School: San Jose City College (San Jose, CA)

Debut: September 11, 1988 (Age 27-357d, 15,558th in major league history)
vs. PHI 2.0 IP, 0 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: June 23, 1992 (Age 31-277d)
vs. OAK 2.2 IP, 5 H, 1 SO, 4 BB, 6 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1989 season

Full Name: Randall John Kramer

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.7

ERA

4.51

183.2

WHIP

1.465

Summary of 19 Home Runs Allowed

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 1 walk-off, 5 tying, 7 go ahead

3 Tms
PIT	14
CHC	3
SEA	2

Platoon
vs LHB	10
vs RHB	9

Home/Road
Home	12
Away	7

Outs
0	8
1	7
2	4

12 Opps
NYM	4
SFG	3
ATL	2
LAD	2
PIT	1
STL	1
OAK	1
SDP	1
CHC	1
CIN	1
HOU	1
MIL	1

18 Batters
Kevin Mitchell	2
Mark McGwire	1
Gregg Jefferies	1
Vance Law	1
Andy Van Slyke	1
Chris Sabo	1
Mike Scioscia	1
Howard Johnson	1
Dave Nilsson	1
Pat Sheridan	1
Rob Nelson	1
Dave Magadan	1
Ron Gant	1
Kevin McReynolds	1
Glenn Davis	1
Greg Olson	1
Kal Daniels	1
Ray Lankford	1

8 Parks
3 Rivers Std (PIT)	9
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	3
Atl-Fulton (ATL)	2
RingCentral Col (OAK)	1
Busch Stad (STL)	1
Shea Stad (NYC)	1
3Com Park (SFO)	1
Kingdome (SEA)	1

Where Hit
7	5
89	4
9	4
78	4
8	2

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
3	5
2	5
1	3
4	2
5	2
6	1
Unk	1

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	13
2·HR gms	3

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	9
-2-	5
1--	3
12-	1
1-3	1

31 Runs
RISP	7
0 on	9
1 on	8
2 on	2
Any on	10

Inning
1	1
2	1
3	4
4	5
5	4
6	1
8	1
9	1
Extra	1

1-3	6
4-6	10
7-end	3

RelScore
+4..	1
+2	1
+1	4
Tied	5
-1	5
-2	3

Ahead	6
Tied	5
Behind	8

Before event,
for batter

Count
0-2	3
0-0	3
1-0	3
3-1	2
0-1	2
2-0	2
Unk	1
2-1	1
2-2	1
3-0	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
1B	4
LF	4
CF	3
C	3
3B	2
2B	1
RF	1
SS	1

OrderPos
1st	4
4th	4
3rd	3
7th	3
6th	2
5th	1
9th	1
8th	1

Leverage
High Lev	5
Medium Lev	7
Low Lev	7

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1988	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1988-10-01	Vance Law	CHC		PIT	tied 1-1	b 4	0	1-3	5,(3-1) CBBBX	3	6	5	16%	87%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); A. Dawson Scores; R. Palmeiro Scores
1989	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
2	2	1	1	1989-05-04	Kevin Mitchell	SFG		PIT	tied 1-1	b 3	0	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	4	7	19%	78%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); W. Clark Scores
3	3	2	1	1989-05-27	Glenn Davis	HOU	@	PIT	behind 2-4	t 9	2	1--	3,(2-0) BBX	2	4	3	38%	41%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); G. Young Scores/unER; G. Davis Scores/unER
4	4	3	1	1989-06-02	Dave Magadan	NYM		PIT	behind 1-2	b 11	1	-2-	1,(0-0) X	2	9	3	74%	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); M. Sasser Scores
5	5	4	1	1989-07-04	Pat Sheridan	SFG	@	PIT	behind 0-1	t 2	1	---	2,(0-1) FX	1	7	9	12%	48%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
6	6	5	2	1989-07-04	Kevin Mitchell	SFG	@	PIT	tied 1-1	t 5	2	---	3,(0-2) .SFX	1	4	7	17%	62%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
7	7	6	1	1989-07-09	Rob Nelson	SDP	@	PIT	behind 2-3	t 4	1	-2-	4,(3-0) BBBX	2	7	3	23%	62%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); R. Alomar Scores
8	8	7	1	1989-07-23 (1)	Mike Scioscia	LAD	@	PIT	ahead 1-0	t 4	0	---	5,(3-1) BBBCX	1	6	2	12%	76%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
9	9	8	2	1989-07-23 (1)	Kal Daniels	LAD	@	PIT	tied 2-2	t 5	1	-2-	1,(0-0) X	2	3	7	23%	76%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); W. Randolph Scores
10	10	9	1	1989-09-29 (1)	Kevin McReynolds	NYM	@	PIT	behind 0-2	t 4	1	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	5	7	11%	33%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
11	11	10	2	1989-09-29 (1)	Gregg Jefferies	NYM	@	PIT	behind 1-2	t 5	0	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	1	4	16%	50%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
1990	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
12	12	1	1	1990-05-10	Chris Sabo	CIN	@	PIT	behind 0-1	t 5	2	---	3,(0-2) LLX	1	1	5	15%	45%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
13	13	2	1	1990-05-17	Greg Olson	ATL		PIT	ahead 3-1	b 8	1	12-	2,(1-0) BX	3	8	2	4%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); D. Murphy Scores/unER; A. Thomas Scores
14	14	3	1	1990-05-20	Ron Gant	ATL		PIT	ahead 10-5	b 3	0	---		1	1	8	2%	96%		Home Run (Deep LF-CF)
15	15	4	1	1990-09-15	Ray Lankford	STL		CHC	behind 0-2	b 3	1	-2-	3,(2-0) BBX	2	3	8	19%	53%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); B. Gilkey Scores
16	16	5	1	1990-09-20	Andy Van Slyke	PIT	@	CHC	tied 0-0	t 1	2	---	4,(2-1) CBBX	1	3	8	10%	56%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
17	17	6	1	1990-09-24	Howard Johnson	NYM	@	CHC	ahead 2-1	t 6	0	---	2,(0-1) .FX	1	1	6	12%	78%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
1992	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
18	18	1	1	1992-06-13	Dave Nilsson	MIL	@	SEA	ahead 2-1	t 4	0	1--	6,(2-2) B1CFF111BX	2	7	2	16%	82%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); D. Bichette Scores; D. Nilsson Scores
19	19	2	1	1992-06-23	Mark McGwire	OAK		SEA	ahead 2-1	b 3	0	-2-	3,(0-2) FCX	2	4	3	12%	85%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); H. Baines Scores; M. McGwire Scores