Robert Paul Wine,Jr. (born July 13,1962) is an American former professional baseball player and coach. 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 was the head baseball coach of the Penn State Nittany Lions from 2005 to 2013. He then managed in the San Diego Padres organization for two seasons.
After three seasons of minor league baseball,Wine made his major league debut on September 2,1986[5] as a September call-up. He played nine games,getting 3 hits in 12 at bats.[6]
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 played in 13 games in July and August,but batted just .103. He appeared in one final major league game on October 3. He was traded from the Astros to the Texas Rangers for Mike Loynd during spring training on March 25,1988.[7] He played in five different organizations from 1988 to 1990 without returning to the majors.
Coaching career
After his playing career ended following the 1990 season,Wine served as an assistant coach in professional baseball from 1991 to 1996. In 1995,while coaching for the Milwaukee Brewers,he also was a spring training replacement player during the ongoing strike.[8][9] 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.[10] Following the 2013 season,he resigned the position. His career record was 228–262.[11]
National championPostseason invitational champion Conference regular season championConference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season championDivision regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion
↑ "Robbie Wine". AstrosDaily.com. Archived from the original on September 24, 2012. Retrieved June 27, 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.
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