| John Stuper | |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | |
| Born: (1957-05-09)May 9, 1957 (age 67) Butler, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| June 1, 1982, for the St. Louis Cardinals | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| October 4, 1985, for the Cincinnati Reds | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 32–28 |
| Earned run average | 3.96 |
| Strikeouts | 191 |
| Teams | |
| As player As coach | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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John Anton Stuper (born May 9, 1957) is an American formerbaseball coach andpitcher. He attendedPoint Park University before playing professionally from 1982 to 1985 for theSt. Louis Cardinals and theCincinnati Reds. He then served as the head coach of theYale Bulldogs (1993–2022).
Stuper was originally drafted by thePittsburgh Pirates on June 6, 1978. He was traded on January 25, 1979, to the St. Louis Cardinals forTommy Sandt before making it to the majors.
He was 25 years old when he broke intoMajor League Baseball on June 1, 1982, for theSt. Louis Cardinals. In his debut he pitched 8 innings against theSan Francisco Giants but ended with ano-decision asJack Clark singled inDarrell Evans in the top of the 11th and the Giants beat the Cardinals 4–3 in St. Louis.
On October 19, 1982, Stuper pitched a complete game as the Cardinals defeated theMilwaukee Brewers, 13–1, in the sixth game of the1982 World Series to tie the series at three games each. Stuper retired thirteen batters in a row, tying a rookie record set byDickey Kerr for the White Sox in 1919. The Cardinals won the seventh game the following day by a score of 6–3.
On September 9, 1984, he was traded by the St. Louis Cardinals to theCincinnati Reds forPaul Householder.[1]
On December 19, 1985, he was traded withDann Bilardello,Andy McGaffigan, andJay Tibbs to theMontreal Expos forBill Gullickson andSal Butera, but never played a game for the Expos.
Stuper was listed bySports Illustrated as among the ten best performances by a rookie pitcher in the history of post-season play[2] for his Game 6 complete game.
| W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | IP | H | ER | SO | ERA | WHIP | WP |
| 32 | 28 | 111 | 76 | 9 | 1 | 495 | 528 | 218 | 191 | 3.96 | 1.436 | 14 |
162-game averages
| W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | IP | H | ER | SO | ERA | WHIP | WP |
| 11 | 10 | 40 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 180 | 192 | 79 | 69 | 3.96 | 1.436 | 5 |
In 1983 Stuper finished 9th in theNational League with 8wild pitches.[3]His lifetimebatting average was .112 (15/134).
A month after being released by the Expos in 1986, Stuper was hired as the head baseball coach atButler County Community College. He said he intended to coach at BCCC while working on his master's degree atSlippery Rock University.[4] Stuper implemented lessons from his former Cardinals manager,Whitey Herzog, and oversaw aggressive Butler teams that set school records in runs andstolen bases. He led the school to a record of 92–68.[5]
Stuper served as apitching coach in the Cardinals farm system in 1991 and 1992. He spent the first year in theFlorida State League and the second year in theSouth Atlantic League.[5]
Stuper served as the 13th head coach for theYale Bulldogs baseball team. Stuper led the Elis to three Red Rolfe Division titles and two league championships. His 2017 squad was his best, winning a school-record 34 games, earning an NCAA Regional appearance, and setting numerous school records, including 160 stolen bases in 44 games. He earned 1993 New England Division I Coach of the Year and Northeast Region Division I Coach of the Year honors. He finished his Yale career with an Ivy League conference record of 237–261, and he is the winningest coach in school history with an overall record of 535–610.[2]
The following is a table of Stuper's yearly records as anNCAA Division I head baseball coach.[6][7][8]
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yale Bulldogs(Ivy League)(1993–2022) | |||||||||
| 1993 | Yale | 33–11 | 16–4 | 1st(Rolfe) | Central I Regional | ||||
| 1994 | Yale | 24–19 | 14–6 | 1st(Rolfe) | Ivy League Championship Series | ||||
| 1995 | Yale | 23–20 | 13–7 | 1st(Rolfe) | Ivy League Championship Series | ||||
| 1996 | Yale | 24–18 | 11–9 | 2nd(Rolfe) | |||||
| 1997 | Yale | 24–19 | 16–4 | 2nd(Rolfe) | |||||
| 1998 | Yale | 21–21 | 11–9 | 2nd(Rolfe) | |||||
| 1999 | Yale | 16–29 | 6–14 | 4th(Rolfe) | |||||
| 2000 | Yale | 13–31 | 3–17 | 4th(Rolfe) | |||||
| 2001 | Yale | 12–22 | 6–14 | 4th(Rolfe) | |||||
| 2002 | Yale | 12–27 | 5–15 | 4th(Rolfe) | |||||
| 2003 | Yale | 16–24 | 6–14 | 4th(Rolfe) | |||||
| 2004 | Yale | 19–20 | 11–9 | 3rd(Rolfe) | |||||
| 2005 | Yale | 23–17 | 10–10 | 3rd(Rolfe) | |||||
| 2006 | Yale | 26–19 | 11–9 | 4th(Rolfe) | |||||
| 2007 | Yale | 16–27 | 8–12 | 3rd(Rolfe) | |||||
| 2008 | Yale | 20–24–1 | 9–10–1 | 2nd(Rolfe) | |||||
| 2009 | Yale | 13–24 | 7–13 | 4th(Rolfe) | |||||
| 2010 | Yale | 21–22–1 | 8–12 | 4th(Rolfe) | |||||
| 2011 | Yale | 23–19 | 11–9 | 2nd(Rolfe) | |||||
| 2012 | Yale | 13–31 | 5–15 | 4th(Rolfe) | |||||
| 2013 | Yale | 13–25 | 10–10 | 2nd(Rolfe) | |||||
| 2014 | Yale | 19–22 | 11–9 | T-1st(Rolfe) | Rolfe Division Playoff | ||||
| 2015 | Yale | 15–23 | 6–14 | T-3rd(Rolfe) | |||||
| 2016 | Yale | 19–28–1 | 11–9 | T-1st(Rolfe) | Ivy League Championship Series | ||||
| 2017 | Yale | 34–18 | 16–4 | 1st(Rolfe) | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2018 | Yale | 22–20 | 15–6 | 1st | Ivy League Championship Series | ||||
| 2019 | Yale | 18–23 | 12–8 | 3rd | |||||
| 2020 | Yale | 3–7 | 0–0 | Season canceled due toCOVID-19 | |||||
| 2021 | Yale | 0–0 | 0–0 | Ivy League opted-out of the season | |||||
| 2022 | Yale | 20–18 | 10–11 | T-4th | |||||
| Yale: | 555–628–2 | 278–283–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 555–628–2 | ||||||||
National champion Postseason invitational champion | |||||||||