Daniel George Neumeier (born March 9, 1948) is a retired American
professional baseball
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Mod ...
pitcher
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who appeared in three
games
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in
Major League Baseball
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, all in
relief
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, for the
Chicago White Sox
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. Born in
Shawano, Wisconsin
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, he graduated from
Gresham High School and attended the
University of Wisconsin at Oshkosh. He threw and batted right-handed, and was listed as tall and .
Neumeier's seven-year pro baseball career began when the White Sox selected him in the third round of the
1968 Major League Baseball Draft
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First round selections
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. Previously, he was drafted by the
Washington Senators, but did not sign with them.
Neumeier was recalled by Chicago after the 1972
minor-league
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season and worked a total of three
innings
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, allowing three
hits
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, three
bases on balls
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and three
earned runs
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. He did not get a
decision or a
save.
The following year, on December 4, he was traded to the
Houston Astros
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for
infielder
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Standard arrangement of positions
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Héctor Torres
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, and he split 1974 between the
Triple-A affiliates of the Astros and
San Diego Padres
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before leaving the game.
References
1948 births
Living people
Appleton Foxes players
Asheville Tourists players
Baseball players from Wisconsin
Chicago White Sox players
Denver Bears players
Duluth-Superior Dukes players
Hawaii Islanders players
Iowa Oaks players
Knoxville Sox players
Major League Baseball pitchers
Mobile White Sox players
People from Shawano, Wisconsin
Wisconsin–Oshkosh Titans baseball players
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