Jeffrey Patrick Kaiser (born July 24, 1960) is an American former
Major League Baseball
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pitcher
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. Kaiser attended
Aquinas High School in
Southgate, Michigan
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where he was teammates with
Paul Assenmacher
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. He played
college baseball
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at
Western Michigan University
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, winning a school record 25 games.
[1991 Topps baseball card # 576] He pitched parts of seven seasons in the majors for five teams between and . He never pitched more than 15 games or 16.2 innings in a major league season. He finished his career with an ERA of 9.17 in 50 games.
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1960 births
Living people
People from Wyandotte, Michigan
Major League Baseball pitchers
Oakland Athletics players
Cleveland Indians players
Detroit Tigers players
Cincinnati Reds players
New York Mets players
Medford A's players
Modesto A's players
Albany-Colonie A's players
Tacoma Tigers players
Buffalo Bisons (minor league) players
Colorado Springs Sky Sox players
Toledo Mud Hens players
Denver Zephyrs players
Norfolk Tides players
Indianapolis Indians players
Western Michigan Broncos baseball players
Baseball players from Michigan
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