Bryan Oelkers

{{short description|Spanish baseball player (born 1961)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}

{{Infobox baseball biography

|name=Bryan Oelkers

|position=Pitcher

|bats=Left

|throws=Left

|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1961|3|11}}

|birth_place=Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain

|debutleague = MLB

|debutdate=April 9

|debutyear=1983

|debutteam=Minnesota Twins

|finalleague = MLB

|finaldate=October 3

|finalyear=1986

|finalteam=Cleveland Indians

|statleague = MLB

|stat1label=Win–loss record

|stat1value=3-8

|stat2label=Earned run average

|stat2value=6.01

|stat3label=Strikeouts

|stat3value=46

|teams =

• Minnesota Twins ({{Baseball year|1983}})
• Cleveland Indians ({{Baseball year|1986}})

}}

Bryan Alois Oelkers (born March 11, 1961) is a Spanish-born American former Major League Baseball pitcher. He attended Pattonville High School in Maryland Heights, Missouri and college at Wichita State. He batted and threw left-handed. He was drafted in the first round (4th pick overall) by the Minnesota Twins, one spot ahead of Dwight Gooden. Oelkers played two years in the majors — 1983 with the Minnesota Twins and 1986 with the Cleveland Indians. In 45 career games, he had a 3–8 record. In 103.1 innings, he allowed 126 hits with an ERA of 6.01. On August 16, 1986, Oelkers notched his only major league save in a 2–1 victory over the Orioles. He went {{frac|1|3}} of an inning, retiring Jim Traber to preserve the victory. Oelkers preserved the win for Hall of Famer Phil Niekro.{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CLE/CLE198608160.shtml|title=Baltimore Orioles at Cleveland Indians Box Score, August 16, 1986}}

He is the second of four Major Leaguers from Spain in history, along with Al Cabrera, Al Pardo, and Danny Rios.