Tom Niedenfuer

Tom Niedenfuer
Pitcher
Born: August 13, 1959 (1959-08-13) St. Louis Park, Minnesota
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
MLB debut
August 15, 1981 for the Los Angeles Dodgers
Last MLB appearance
September 20, 1990 for the St. Louis Cardinals
Career statistics
Win–loss record	36–46
Earned run average	3.29
Strikeouts	474
Saves	97
Teams
Los Angeles Dodgers (1981–1987) Baltimore Orioles (1987–1988) Seattle Mariners (1989) St. Louis Cardinals (1990)
Career highlights and awards
World Series champion (1981)

Thomas Edward Niedenfuer (born August 13, 1959), is a retired American Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher. He attended high school in Redmond, Washington and was a standout pitcher in college for Washington State University under coach Bobo Brayton. He left school before completing his senior season. He is a native of St. Louis Park, Minnesota.

Playing career

Niedenfuer played for the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Baltimore Orioles, the Seattle Mariners and the St. Louis Cardinals and was primarily used as a reliever during his ten-year career, which began in the strike-shortened 1981 season and ended after the 1990 season. He is best remembered for giving up Ozzie Smith's game-winning home run during Game 5 of the 1985 National League Championship Series prompting broadcaster Jack Buck's "Go crazy, folks!" play-by-play call.

Personal life

Tom Niedenfuer is currently married to actress Judy Landers and resides in Florida.

See also

• List of Major League Baseball all-time saves leaders

References

Bell, Christopher - Scapegoats: Baseballers Whose Careers Are Marked By One Fateful Play. (c) 2002 McFarland and Company.

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference

Bell, Christopher, Scapegoats: Baseballers Whose Careers Are Marked By One Fateful Play (c) 2002 McFarland and Company