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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
Jeffrey Patrick Kaiser (born July 24, 1960) is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher. Kaiser attended Aquinas High School in Southgate, Michigan where he was teammates with Paul Assenmacher. He played college baseball at Western Mic ...
. He played college baseball at Aquinas College in Grand Rapids, Michigan
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. 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
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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
1960 births Living people Major League Baseball pitchers Aquinas Saints baseball players Atlanta Braves players Chicago Cubs players New York Yankees players Chicago White Sox players Cleveland Indians players Baseball players from Detroit Gulf Coast Braves players Durham Bulls players Greenville Braves players Richmond Braves players 20th-century American sportsmen {{US-baseball-pitcher-1960s-stub