Robbie Wine
| Robbie Wine | |
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| Catcher | |
| Born: July 13, 1962 Norristown, Pennsylvania |
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| Batted: Right | Threw: Right |
| MLB debut | |
| September 2, 1986 for the Houston Astros | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| October 3, 1987 for the Houston Astros | |
| Career statistics | |
| Batting average | .146 |
| Home runs | 0 |
| Runs batted in | 0 |
| Teams | |
| Robbie Wine | |
|---|---|
| Sport(s) | Baseball |
| Current position | |
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Penn State |
| Conference | Big Ten |
| Record | 214-226 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | July 13, 1962 Norristown, Pennsylvania |
| Alma mater | Oklahoma State University |
| Playing career | |
| 1981–1983 1983 1984 1985 1986–1987 1986–1987 1988 1988 1988 1988–1989 1989 1990 |
Oklahoma State Cowboys Auburn Astros Daytona Beach Astros Columbus Astros Tucson Toros Houston Astros Greenville Braves Oklahoma City 89ers Columbus Clippers Richmond Braves Indianapolis Indians Canton-Akron Indians |
| Position(s) | Catcher |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1991 1992–1993 1994–1996 1997–2004 2005–present |
Miami Miracle (asst.) Milwaukee Brewers (MLB asst.) Milwaukee Brewers (MiLB asst.) Oklahoma State Cowboys (asst.) Penn State Nittany Lions |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 214-226 |
Robert Paul Wine, Jr. (born July 13, 1962 in Norristown, Pennsylvania) is an American former professional baseball player. A catcher, Wine played parts of two seasons in Major League Baseball for the Houston Astros in 1986 and 1987. He last played professional baseball in 1990. He is currently the head baseball coach at Penn State University.
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Playing career [edit]
Robbie was an All-American catcher for the Oklahoma State Cowboys, where he played from 1981–1983.[1] He was drafted in the first round of the 1983 Major League Baseball Draft by the Astros.
After three seasons of minor league baseball, Wine made his major league debut on September 2, 1986[2] as a September call-up. He played nine games, getting 3 hits in 12 at bats.
In 1987, Wine was called up again in July after both Mark Bailey and Ronn Reynolds had been tried as the backup catcher to Alan Ashby. Wine. He played in 13 games in July and August, but batted just .103. He appeared in one final major league game on October 3. The following spring, he was traded to the Texas Rangers for pitcher Mike Loynd, and from 1988-90 he played in five different organizations without returning to the majors.
Coaching career [edit]
After his playing career ended following the 1990 season, Wine served as an assistant coach in professional baseball from 1991–1996. Prior to the 1997 season, he accepted an assistant coaching position at his alma mater Oklahoma State. Prior to the 2005 season, he was hired as the head baseball coach at Penn State.[3]
Head coaching record [edit]
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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| Penn State Nittany Lions (Big Ten Conference) (2005–present) | |||||||||
| 2005 | Penn State | 28-27 | 13-19 | 8th | |||||
| 2006 | Penn State | 20-36 | 13-19 | T–7th | |||||
| 2007 | Penn State | 31-26 | 20-10 | 3rd | Big Ten Tournament | ||||
| 2008 | Penn State | 27-31 | 17-15 | 3rd | Big Ten Tournament | ||||
| 2009 | Penn State | 25-26 | 8-16 | 8th | |||||
| 2010 | Penn State | 22-30 | 9-15 | 10th | |||||
| 2011 | Penn State | 32-22 | 12-12 | 6th | Big Ten Tournament | ||||
| 2012 | Penn State | 29-27 | 15-9 | 3rd | Big Ten Tournament | ||||
| Total: | 214-226 | ||||||||
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National champion Conference regular season champion Conference tournament champion |
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Personal [edit]
Wine is the son of Philadelphia Phillies and Montreal Expos infielder Bobby Wine.[7]
See also [edit]
References [edit]
- ^ "2012 Oklahoma State Baseball Media Guide". OKState.com. Oklahoma State Sports Information. Archived from the original on 2012-06-27. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
- ^ "Robbie Wine". Retrosheet.org. Archived from the original on 2012-06-27. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
- ^ "#77 Robbie Wine". GoPSUSports.com. Penn State Sports Information. Archived from the original on 2012-06-27. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
- ^ "2012 Penn State Baseball Yearbook". Penn State Sports Information. pp. 62–64. Archived from the original on 2012-06-27. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
- ^ "2012 Big Ten Baseball Record Book". Archived from the original on 2012-06-27. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
- ^ "2012 Big Ten Standings". D1Baseball.com. Archived from the original on 2012-06-27. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
- ^ "Robbie Wine". AstrosDaily.com. Archived from the original on 2012-06-27. Retrieved 27 June 2012. "Drafted eighth overall in 1983 out of Oklahoma State, the son of big leaguer Bobby Wine was supposed to be the answer for Houston's catching woes but Robbie had trouble cracking the lineup in the majors."
External links [edit]
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
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- Major League Baseball catchers
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