Tim Mauser

{{Infobox baseball biography

|name=Tim Mauser

|position=Pitcher

|image=

|bats=Right

|throws=Right

|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1966|10|4}}

|birth_place=Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.

|debutleague = MLB

|debutdate=July 7

|debutyear=1991

|debutteam=Philadelphia Phillies

|finalleague = MLB

|finaldate=May 5

|finalyear=1995

|finalteam=San Diego Padres

|statleague = MLB

|stat1label=Win–loss record

|stat1value=2–6

|stat2label=Earned run average

|stat2value=4.37

|stat3label=Strikeouts

|stat3value=93

|teams=

Philadelphia Phillies ({{mlby|1991}}, {{mlby|1993}})
San Diego Padres ({{mlby|1993}}–{{mlby|1995}})

}}

Timothy Edward Mauser (born October 4, 1966) is an American former professional baseball pitcher.

Career

Mauser graduated from Arlington Heights High School in Fort Worth, Texas in 1985 before playing college baseball at Texas Christian. He set a school record with 120 strikeouts in a season and was named all-Southwest Conference in 1988.{{cite news |title=Five to be Inducted Into TCU Lettermen's Hall of Fame |url=https://gofrogs.com/news/2005/8/17/Five_to_be_Inducted_Into_TCU_Lettermen_s_Hall_of_Fame |access-date=9 June 2021 |publisher=TCU Athletics |date=August 17, 2005 |language=en}} He was one of the last players cut from the United States national baseball team before the 1988 Summer Olympics.{{cite news |title=Football Expert Says Buoniconti Treated for Wrong Injury |url=https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-1988-06-22-8802060372-story.html |access-date=9 June 2021 |work=Sun-Sentinel |date=June 22, 1988}}

Mauser was selected in the third round of the 1988 Major League Baseball draft by the Philadelphia Phillies.{{cite web |title=3rd Round of the 1988 MLB June Amateur Draft |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/?year_ID=1988&draft_round=3&draft_type=junreg&query_type=year_round |website=Baseball-Reference.com |publisher=Sports Reference |access-date=9 June 2021 |language=en}} He was assigned to the Spartanburg Phillies of the South Atlantic League to start his professional career.{{cite web |title=Tim Mauser Minor & Mexican Leagues Statistics & History |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=mauser001tim |website=Baseball-Reference.com |publisher=Sports Reference |access-date=9 June 2021 |language=en}} In 1989, Baseball America ranked him the best prospect in the Phillies farm system.{{cite news |last1=Cooper |first1=J. J. |title=1983-2000 Top 10 Prospects Rankings Archive |url=https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/1983-2000-top-10-prospects-rankings-archive/ |access-date=9 June 2021 |work=Baseball America |date=January 22, 2019}}

On July 3, 1991, the Phillies demoted Darrel Akerfelds and promoted Mauser to the big leagues.{{cite news |last1=Bostrom |first1=Don |title=GUERRERO'S HR PACES CARDS PAST PHILS 4-3 |url=https://www.mcall.com/news/mc-xpm-1991-07-04-2819355-story.html |access-date=9 June 2021 |work=The Morning Call |date=July 4, 1991}} He made his Major League debut on July 7 against the New York Mets at Veterans Stadium in relief of Amalio Carreño.{{cite web |title=Tim Mauser Stats |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/mauseti01.shtml |website=Baseball-Reference.com |publisher=Sports Reference |access-date=9 June 2021 |language=en}}{{cite web |title=New York Mets at Philadelphia Phillies Box Score, July 7, 1991 |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PHI/PHI199107070.shtml |website=Baseball-Reference.com |publisher=Sports Reference |access-date=9 June 2021 |language=en}} He gave up a home run to Daryl Boston in three innings of work. He appeared in only three games that season, all out of the bullpen. According to Mauser, he struggled in moving up a level and transitioning from starting to relieving mid-season. It was not until the 1992 season that Mauser began working primarily out of the bullpen for the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons after relief pitchers Bob Ayrault and Jay Baller were called up to the Major League roster.{{cite news |last1=Savage |first1=Bill |title=Phillies Oblivious To Mauser's Impressive Start |url=https://www.timesleader.com/archive/827626/phillies-oblivious-to-mausers-impressive-start |access-date=9 June 2021 |work=Times Leader |date=May 2, 1993}}

On July 3, 1993, the Phillies traded Mauser to the San Diego Padres for Roger Mason.{{cite book |last1=Westcott |first1=Rich |title=Phillies '93: An Incredible Season |date=1994 |publisher=Temple University Press |isbn=978-1-56639-231-0 |page=17 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=l_sK8igVkBUC&pg=PA17 |access-date=9 June 2021 |language=en}} Mauser saw regular use in the San Diego bullpen for the remainder of the 1993 season.{{cite web |title=Tim Mauser 1993 Pitching Game Logs |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/gl.fcgi?id=mauseti01&t=p&year=1993 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |publisher=Sports Reference |access-date=9 June 2021 |language=en}} In 1994, he was used as the setup man for future Hall of Fame closer Trevor Hoffman.{{cite news |last1=Sokoloski |first1=Paul |title=Pitcher Mauser A Confident Padre |url=https://www.timesleader.com/archive/845864/pitcher-mauser-a-confident-padre-7-4-94 |access-date=9 June 2021 |work=Times Leader |date=July 4, 1994}} Mauser appeared in the final five games of his big league career in 1995 and spent most of the season in the minors with the Las Vegas Stars. In 1996, his final season in professional baseball, he played in the Texas Rangers system and in the Mexican League for the Olmecas de Tabasco.

Personal life

Mauser's wife, Karen, gave birth to their first child, a daughter named Mallory, in early 1993. He was described in the Times Leader in 1993 as a "country music enthusiast."{{cite news |last1=Sokoloski |first1=Paul |title=Mauser Warmed Up For Phils' Mound |url=https://www.timesleader.com/archive/828479/sports-mauser-warmed-up-for-phils-mound |access-date=9 June 2021 |work=Times Leader |date=May 24, 1993}}