Arlo Adolph Brunsberg (born August 15, 1940) is an American former professional baseball player. A catcher born in Fertile, Minnesota, he appeared in two games in Major League Baseball for the Detroit Tigers in 1966, and forged a nine season (1962–1970) pro career. He batted left-handed, threw right-handed, and was listed as 6 feet (1.8 m) tall and 195 pounds (88 kg). He signed with Detroit after graduating from Concordia College (Moorhead, Minnesota), where he starred in baseball, football and basketball.[1]
| Arlo Brunsberg | |
|---|---|
| Catcher | |
| Born: August 15, 1940 Fertile, Minnesota, U.S. | |
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| September 23, 1966, for the Detroit Tigers | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| October 2, 1966, for the Detroit Tigers | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .333 |
| Home runs | 0 |
| Runs batted in | 0 |
| Teams | |
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Brunsberg's MLB "cup of coffee" occurred at the end of his fifth season in the Tiger farm system. In his second and last big-league game, on the closing day of the Tigers' 1966 campaign, he registered his only hit in the majors, a double off eventual Baseball Hall of Famer Catfish Hunter.[2]
After his playing career, Brunsberg spent three years, 1971–1973, as head baseball coach at North Dakota State University, then three decades as a teacher and high school baseball coach in Blaine, Minnesota.[1]
References
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