Rich Krivda

Richard Michael Krivda (born January 19, 1970) is an American former baseball pitcher. Krivda pitched 12 years in professional baseball and won a gold medal in the 2000 Olympics. Krivda graduated from McKeesport High School in 1988. He then went on to California University of Pennsylvania. After college, he was picked in the 23rd round of the 1991 amateur draft by the Baltimore Orioles.

Basics

• Positions
  • Pitcher
• Major League Debut
  • July 7, 1995
  • Krivda got the start on the road visiting the Chicago White Sox at Comiskey Park for the Baltimore Orioles. He pitched 5.2 innings, giving up 2 earned runs on 7 hits and 2 walks. He struck out 7 of the 25 batsmen he faced. He wound up with a no decision as the Orioles would go on to win the match. ¹
• Last MLB Appearance
  • September 8, 1998
  • Krivida entered the game in the 2nd inning for the Cincinnati Reds visiting the Houston Astros at the Astrodome, He pitched three innings of relief work, coming in with the Reds already down 6-1. He gave up 6 earned runs on 6 hits including a grand slam home run to Jeff Bagwell and 4 walks. He did strike out 1, and hit another. He was replaced by Keith Glauber, who was making his MLB debut.²

Club Teams Played for

• Bluefield Orioles – Appalachian League (Rookie)
• Kane County Cougars – Midwest (A)
• Frederick Keys – Carolina League (A+)
• Bowie Baysox – Eastern League (AA)
• Rochester Red Wings – International League (AAA)
• Baltimore Orioles – American League
• Cleveland Indians – American League
• Cincinnati Reds – National League
• Omaha Golden Spikes – Pacific Coast League (AAA)
• Rochester Red Wings – International League (AAA)
• Memphis Redbirds – Pacific Coast League (AAA)
• San Angelo Colts – Central League (Independent)
• Somerset Patriots – Atlantic League (Independent)³

International Baseball

• Representing   United States
• Olympics
  • 2000 Sydney

Career MLB Stat Line

• W: 11
• L: 16
• ERA: 5.57
• Games: 72
• Starts: 36
• Innings Pitched: 258.1
• Strike Outs: 165
• WHIP: 1.603

Transfers

• June 6, 1991
  • Signed out of draft
• March 24, 1998
  • Claimed on Waivers by Cleveland Indians from Baltimore Orioles
• June 16, 1998
  • Traded from Cleveland Indians to Cincinnati Reds
  • Indians received Eddie Priest and Christian Rojas
• November 10, 1998
  • Released by Reds
• December 17, 1998
  • Signed to minor league contract by Kansas City Royals

Injured List

1. https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1995/B07070CHA1995.htm ↩︎
2. https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1998/B09080HOU1998.htm ↩︎
3. https://www.thebaseballcube.com/content/player/13955/ ↩︎