Robbie Weinhardt

{{Infobox baseball biography

| name = Robbie Weinhardt

| image = Robbie Weinhardt.JPG

| caption = Throwing his first career strikeout

| position = Pitcher

| bats = Right

| throws = Right

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1985|12|8}}

| birth_place = Chicago, Illinois, U.S.

|debutleague = MLB

| debutdate = July 7

| debutyear = 2010

| debutteam = Detroit Tigers

|finalleague = MLB

| finaldate = April 10

| finalyear = 2011

| finalteam = Detroit Tigers

|statleague = MLB

| stat1label = Win–loss record

| stat1value = 2–2

| stat2label = Earned run average

| stat2value = 6.39

| stat3label = Strikeouts

| stat3value = 22

| teams =

Detroit Tigers ({{mlby|2010}}–{{mlby|2011}})

}}

Robert Douglas Weinhardt (born December 8, 1985) is a former professional baseball relief pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Detroit Tigers. He went to college at Oklahoma State.

Career

=Detroit Tigers=

He was called up to the majors for the first time on July 7, 2010.{{cite web |url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20100706&content_id=11988334¬ebook_id=12020040&vkey=notebook_det&fext=.jsp&c_id=det |title=Galarraga to Triple-A, Weinhardt called up |work=MLB.com |date=July 7, 2010 |first1=Jason |last1=Beck |first2=Alex |last2=DiFilippo |access-date=May 19, 2014}} Weinhardt pitched an inning, giving up one run in his first career outing against the Baltimore Orioles. On July 9, 2010, he entered the game for Justin Verlander with the bases loaded, and induced a double play to get out of the inning. The next inning he got his first career strikeouts, finishing the day with 1{{frac|2|3}} innings pitched and two strikeouts. On July 30, he earned his first career win against the Boston Red Sox.

On May 24, 2011, Weinhardt was designated for assignment.{{cite web |url=http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2011/05/tigers-designate-robbie-weinhardt-for-assignment.html |title=Tigers Designate Robbie Weinhardt For Assignment |publisher=MLBTradeRumors.com |date=May 24, 2011 |access-date=May 19, 2014 |first=Tim |last=Dierkes}}

Weinhardt ultimately remained in the Tigers organization, finishing the 2011 season with the Triple-A Toledo Mud Hens. Weinhardt began the 2012 season with the Double-A Erie SeaWolves.