Dan Rohrmeier

{{short description|American baseball player (born 1965)}}

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

{{Infobox baseball biography

|name=Dan Rohrmeier

|image=

|position=First baseman

|bats=Right

|throws=Right

|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1965|9|27}}

|birth_place=Cincinnati, Ohio

|death_date=

|debutleague = MLB

|debutdate=September 3

|debutyear=1997

|debutteam=Seattle Mariners

|finalleague = MLB

|finaldate=September 28

|finalyear=1997

|finalteam=Seattle Mariners

|debut2league = KBO

|debut2date=April 4

|debut2year=1999

|debut2team=Hanwha Eagles

|final2league = KBO

|final2date=July 11

|final2year=2001

|final2team=LG Twins

|statleague = MLB

|stat1label=Batting average

|stat1value=.333

|stat2label=Home runs

|stat2value=0

|stat3label=Runs batted in

|stat3value=2

|stat2league = KBO

|stat21label=Batting average

|stat21value=.289

|stat22label=Home runs

|stat22value=85

|stat23label=Runs batted in

|stat23value=252

|teams=

• Seattle Mariners ({{mlby|1997}})
• Hanwha Eagles ({{by|1999}}–{{by|2000}})
• LG Twins ({{by|2001}})

| highlights =

• KBO Golden Glove Award (1999)

}}

Daniel Rohrmeier (born September 27, 1965) is a former professional baseball first baseman. He played in Major League Baseball for the Seattle Mariners in {{mlby|1997}}, and in the Korea Baseball Organization from {{by|1999}} to {{by|2001}} for the Hanwha Eagles and LG Twins.

Rohrmeier attended St. Thomas University, and in 1986 he played collegiate summer baseball with the Hyannis Mets of the Cape Cod Baseball League.{{cite web|author= |url=http://capecodbaseball.org.ismmedia.com/ISM3/std-content/repos/Top/2012website/archives/Current%20Year/All_Time_MLB_CCBL_Alumni.pdf |title=Major League Baseball Players From the Cape Cod League |publisher=capecodbaseball.org |date= |accessdate=September 25, 2019}} He was selected by the Chicago White Sox in the 5th round of the 1987 Major League Baseball Draft.

In his first professional season, he batted .329 as a third baseman for the High-A Peninsula White Sox. In both {{By|1988}} and {{By|1989}}, he batted .259 and was sent as part of a conditional deal to the Texas Rangers. While in the Rangers organization, he played three seasons for Double-A Tulsa. Despite having reasonable success, he was released by the Rangers in {{By|1992}}.

On February 23, 1992, Rohrmeier signed with the Kansas City Royals. Rohrmeier began playing for the Double-A Southern League's Memphis in 1992. Late in the 1994 season, while still playing for the Chicks under manager Ron Johnson, Rohrmeier was approaching Johnson's own single-season Southern League record for doubles. Rohrmeier was released on August 10 by the Royals because, according to the club, he had a physical and verbal altercation with Johnson stemming from his argument with an umpire. According to what The Cincinnati Post called "[o]thers in the Southern League," however, Rohrmeier was let go because he was closing in on Johnson's record.{{cite news |last1=Horrigan |first1=Jeff |title=Discount Dan |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/110257776/discount-dan/ |access-date=26 September 2022 |work=The Cincinnati Post |date=23 March 1995 |pages=26}} After making some calls, Rohrmeier was offered a roster spot with the Cincinnati Reds' Southern League affiliate within 24 hours of his release.{{cite news |last1=McCoy |first1=Hal |title=Ejections, releases not end of road in minors |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/110257277/ejections-releases-not-end-of-road-in/ |access-date=26 September 2022 |work=Dayton Daily News |date=1 September 1994 |pages=6}} He would end up setting a new Southern League single-season doubles record with 41.

Playing in their minor leagues through {{By|1995}} and the Padres minor leagues in {{By|1996}}, he signed with the Seattle Mariners on December 12, 1996. Rohrmeier had a career year in {{By|1997}} with Triple-A Tacoma. He batted .297 with 33 home runs and 120 RBI and earned a September promotion to the majors, going 3 for 9. In {{By|1998}}, he again played for Triple-A Tacoma and again had a strong season, batting .286 with 25 home runs and 104 RBI.

In 1999, Rohrmeier signed with the Hanwha Eagles, a team in South Korea's KBO League. He and fellow American import Jay Davis, as well as Koreans Song Ji-man and Chang Jong-hoon, led the Eagles to the 1999 Korean Series championship; the team had a slugging percentage of .487, the highest team total in KBO League history.Viquez, Marc. [https://news.sportslogos.net/2020/06/19/getting-to-know-korean-baseball-teams-uniforms-and-logos/ "Getting to Know Korean Baseball Teams, Uniforms, and Logos,"] Chris Creamer's SportsLogos.net (June 19, 2020). Rohrmeier contributed with 45 home runs and 109 RBI to go with a slash line of .292/.388/.643.

He played two seasons for the Eagles, then one season for the LG Twins, before retiring after the 2001 season.