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Paul Andre Assenmacher (born December 10, 1960) is a former left-handed relief pitcher in 
In his career, Assenmacher compiled a record of 61–44 with a 3.51 ERA, saving 56 games and making one career start in 884 games. He is tied with Mike Jackson for most games pitched in the 1990s (644).
Although only a .083 hitter (3-for-36), Assenmacher was a very good fielding pitcher. He recorded a .986
Aquinas College Athletics Hall of Fame
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Major League Baseball
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who played for fourteen seasons. Assenmacher pitched for the Atlanta Braves
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(1986–1989), Chicago Cubs
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(1989–1993), New York Yankees
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(1993), Chicago White Sox
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(1994) and the Cleveland Indians
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(1995–1999).
Assenmacher attended Aquinas High School where he was teammates with Jeff Kaiser. He played college baseball at Aquinas College in Grand Rapids, Michigan
Grand Rapids is a city and county seat of Kent County, Michigan, Kent County in the U.S. state of Michigan. At the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the city had a population of 198,917 which ranks it as the List of municipalities in Mi ...
. He signed as an amateur free agent with the Atlanta Braves in 1983, making his major league debut with them on April 12, 1986.
In his career, Assenmacher compiled a record of 61–44 with a 3.51 ERA, saving 56 games and making one career start in 884 games. He is tied with Mike Jackson for most games pitched in the 1990s (644).
Although only a .083 hitter (3-for-36), Assenmacher was a very good fielding pitcher. He recorded a .986 fielding percentage
In baseball statistics, fielding percentage, also known as fielding average, is a measure that reflects the percentage of times a defensive player properly handles a batted or thrown ball. It is calculated by the sum of putouts and assists, div ...
with only two errors in 146 total chances
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in 855.2 innings pitched
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.
Assenmacher has spent nine seasons as the pitching coach for the baseball team at St. Pius X Catholic High School in Atlanta.
See also
*List of Major League Baseball single-inning strikeout leaders
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Aquinas College Athletics Hall of Fame
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