Bob Kipper

Bob Kipper
Relief pitcher
Born: July 8, 1964 (1964-07-08) Aurora, Illinois
Batted: Right	Threw: Left
MLB debut
April 12, 1985 for the California Angels
Last MLB appearance
July 27, 1992 for the Minnesota Twins
Career statistics
W–L	27–37
Earned run average	4.34
Strikeouts	369
Teams
California Angels (1985) Pittsburgh Pirates (1985–1991) Minnesota Twins (1992)

Robert Wayne (Bob) Kipper (born July 8, 1964 in Aurora, Illinois) is a former middle-relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who was the eighth player drafted in the 1982 draft. He had signed to play baseball at Nebraska before his selection. He played from 1985 through 1992 for the California Angels (1985), Pittsburgh Pirates (1985–1991) and Minnesota Twins (1992). He batted right handed and threw left handed. He is currently the pitching coach for the Portland Sea Dogs.

In an eight-season career, Kipper posted a 27–37 with a 4.43 ERA and 11 saves in 271 appearances.

Following his playing retirement, Kipper has worked as a minor league pitching coach in the Boston Red Sox organization for Augusta, Portland and Greenville. He spent the 2002 season as bullpen coach of the MLB Red Sox.

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
• MLB.com historical statistics

Preceded by John Cumberland

Boston Red Sox bullpen coach 2002

Succeeded by Euclides Rojas