During his majors stint,Rohde was a steady utility player with most of his at bats coming as a pinch hitter. The best game of his career came on July 18,1990,when he went 3-for-3 against Frank Viola and Alejandro Peña of the New York Mets. His play helped Astros starter Mike Scott to pitch a 1-0 complete gameshutout win as Rohde scored the sole run.[1]
Rohde appeared in just 29 games for the 1991 Astros and hit .122 (5-for-43) and scored three times but did not drive in a run. Before the start of the 1992 season he was traded to the Indians along with Kenny Lofton in exchange for Eddie Taubensee and Willie Blair.[2] Rohde played in just five games with the Tribe to end his big league career. His final appearance was in the Kingdome against Seattle Mariners hurler Randy Johnson when he filled in at third base for then rookie Jim Thome. During his career,the slick fielding infielder committed just one error in 144 total chances to post a sparkling .993 fielding average.
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