Eric Rasmussen
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Eric Ralph Rasmussen Born Harold Ralph Rasmussen
- Bats Right, Throws Right
- Height 6' 3", Weight 205 lb.
- School Indian Hills Community College, University of New Orleans
- Debut July 21, 1975
- Final Game October 2, 1983
- Born March 22, 1952 in Racine, WI USA
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Pitcher Eric Rasmussen pitched a shutout in his first National League game (July 21, 1975 with the St. Louis Cardinals) and his first American League game (August 6, 1983 with the Kansas City Royals). He spent all of 1981 and part of the 1982 season in the Mexican League.
In 1989, he played for the Fort Myers Sun Sox of the Senior Professional Baseball Association and went 1-3 with a 4.04 ERA for the club. Returning to Fort Myers in 1990, Rasmussen had a 0-1, 3.07 line in five games before the league folded.
- 1988 Coach Waterloo Indians
- 1996-1997 Pitching coach Fort Myers Miracle
- 1998 Pitching coach New Britain Rock Cats
- 1999-2008 Pitching coach Fort Myers Miracle
- 2009 Minor League Pitching Coordinator Minnesota Twins
