Michael de Gelmini

• Bats Right, Throws Right

• Born January 24, 1969 in Berlin Germany

Biographical Information

Michael de Gelmini played in the Bundesliga and for the German national team.

He was 1-0 with a 1.80 ERA in the 1990 B-Level European Championship and went 1 for 4 with run and two RBI. In the 1992 B-Level European Championship, he had a 4.50 ERA as the Germans won to advance to the 1993 European Championship. In the 1993 Euros, he was roughed up for 10 runs (5 earned) in 3 2/3 IP; only Martin Helmig and Andreas Becker had higher ERAs for them. Bundesliga stats are unavailable online for seasons prior to 1994 (as of 6/5/2026). He went 6-7 with a 4.66 ERA for the '94 Berlin Challengers. In a high-scoring aluminum bat league, he was third in the Bundesliga-1 in ERA (after Gavin Marshall and Michael Wäller), 4th in K (80, between Wäller and Heino von Bargen), tied Andrew Kohlar for 6th in wins, tied for 2nd in losses (one behind van Bargen), 4th in IP (83, between von Bargen and Niels Buschke), 4th in walks (54) and 3rd in WHIP (behind Marshall and Wäller). He hit .219/.359/.281 that season.

In 1995, he had a 5-7, 4.96 record with a save and batted .176/.300/.196. He fell to 10th in ERA (between Matthias Klünder and Kohlar), was second in K (77, 15 behind Wäller), tied for 8th in wins, tied for second in losses (3 behind Lutz Denckert), was 2nd in IP (85 1/3, 12 2/3 shy of Wäller) and was 3rd in walks (61) and wild pitches (11). At the 1995 European Championship, he struck out 8 and walked 8 in 5 shutout innings, giving up only one hit; he beat Domen Rotar and Slovenia. He led the event in ERA (.77 ahead of Frank Stattler), opponent average (.067, .052 ahead of Erik Lommerde) and K/IP (.9 ahead of Rob Cordemans). That was his final performance for the national team.

De Gelmini was 7-5 with a 5.48 ERA for the 1996 Berlin Banshees, eking out a .159/.185/.190 line. He made leaderboards for ERA (8th), strikeouts (74, 4th, between Wäller and Denckert), wins (tied Hidalgo Lavidou and Denckert for 4th), IP (85 1/3, 3rd, after Wäller and Denckert) and walks (63, 1st, 4 more than Becker). Despite his wildness, he was still 4th in K:BB ratio. In 1997, he had a 5-8, 5.59 record for the Berlin Phoenix and was no longer batting regularly. He was 6th in ERA, 2nd with 87 strikeouts (two shy of Becker), 7th in wins, second in losses, 1st in IP (96 2/3), 3rd in walks (47, after Becker and Dirk Günther) and 4th in WHIP (between René Herlitzius and Günther). His final Bundesliga-1 season was 1998, when he was 3-6 with a 5.20 ERA for the Phoenix. He was 10th in ERA, tied Mirko Heid for 8th in losses and 10th in WHIP. He had gone 26-33 with a save and a 5.19 ERA in 421 1/3 IP in the Bundesliga-1 from 1994-1998 with 360 K and 264 BB.

Primary source: German Baseball Federation