Bob Kammeyer

Robert Lynn Kammeyer (December 2, 1950 – January 27, 2003) was a professional baseball pitcher. He played parts of two seasons, 1978 and 1979, in Major League Baseball for the New York Yankees.

Bob Kammeyer
Pitcher
Born: (1950-12-02)December 2, 1950 Kansas City, Kansas
Died: January 27, 2003(2003-01-27) (aged 52) Sacramento, California
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
July 3, 1978, for the New York Yankees
Last MLB appearance
September 18, 1979, for the New York Yankees
MLB statistics
Win–loss record	0–0
Earned run average	9.14
Strikeouts	11
Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
New York Yankees (1978–1979)

Kammeyer pitched in seven games for the Yankees in 1978, posting an earned run average of 5.82 with 11 strikeouts in 21.2 innings pitched. In 1979, he appeared in just one major league game, in which he gave up eight earned runs without recording an out, a single-season record.^[1]

In 1980, Kammeyer was named the Pitcher of the Year for the International League while pitching for the Columbus Clippers. Despite this, he chose to retire at the end of the season.

Kammeyer died of a pulmonary embolism in Sacramento, California on January 27, 2003.^[2]