| Mike Bruhert | |
|---|---|
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| Pitcher | |
| Born:June 24, 1951 Jamaica, New York, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| April 9, 1978, for the New York Mets | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 29, 1978, for the New York Mets | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 4–11 |
| Earned run average | 4.78 |
| Strikeouts | 56 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
Michael Edwin Bruhert (born June 21,1951) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He is the former son-in-law of former New York Mets manager Gil Hodges. [1]
Bruhert attended Christ the King Regional High School in Middle Village,Queens where he won only one game as a pitcher in four seasons. [2] After high school,he worked scooping ice cream at a local Carvel and played for a local sandlot team. Bruhert found enough success in the Queens-Nassau Summer League [3] to land a tryout at Shea Stadium,after which he signed with the New York Mets. [4]
Shortly after joining the Mets,he began dating Gil Hodges' daughter,Irene. The two were engaged by the time Bruhert was selected by the Philadelphia Phillies in the Rule 5 draft on November 27,1972. [5] Following Spring training 1973,he was returned to the Mets.
After seven seasons in the Mets' farm system,in which he went 38–51 with a 3.69 earned run average,Bruhert made his major league debut in the second game of a doubleheader with the Montreal Expos on April 9,1978. He pitched six strong innings,allowing only one earned run (two unearned),however,he took the loss. [6] He earned his first win in his next start against the St. Louis Cardinals. [7] His finest performance was a complete game shutout of the Phillies on September 17,in which he struck out five and allowed just four hits.
For the season,Bruhert went 4–11 with a 4.78 ERA and 56 strikeouts. He was traded to the Texas Rangers in 1979 along with Bob Myrick for star pitcher Dock Ellis. Bruhert went 9–10 with a 5.58 ERA in the Rangers' farm system,but never reached the majors.
He spent the 1981 and 1982 seasons with the New York Yankees' International League affiliate,the Columbus Clippers,going 11–7 with a 3.69 ERA,before retiring. Shortly afterwards,he became pitching coach at Fordham University.
He served in the United States Army Reserve in the early 1970s. [2]