Richard Monteleone (born March 22, 1963) is an American former professional baseball pitcher and coach. He was the Detroit Tigers first round draft pick in 1982. He played in both the Major League Baseball and the Central League of the Nippon Professional Baseball.
Collected via trade July 22, 2024
Basics
- Positions
- Right Handed Pitcher
- Major League Debut
- April 15, 1987
- Monteleone entered the game in the 9th inning pitching in relief. He faced 4 total batters, allowing 1 hit and 1 walk. He got Gary Pettis to ground into a double play to end the game.1
- Last MLB Appearance
- July 11, 1996
- He entered the game in the bottom of the 11th for the California Angels while visiting the Seattle Mariners. In the 11th, he faced 3 batsmen and sat them all down. In the 12th, Paul Sorrento hit a single, he advanced to second base on a balk by Monteleone, and to third on a ground out. Mike Holtz replaced Monteleone making his major league debut. Sorrento would score on a wild pitch by Holtz, which was credited to Monteleone who suffered the loss.2
Teams Played for
- Bristol Tigers – Appalachian League (Rookie)
- Birmingham Barons – Southern League (AA)
- Lakeland Tigers – Florida State League (A)
- Evansville Triplets – American Association (AAA)
- Birmingham Barons – Southern League (AA)
- Nashville Sounds – American Association (AAA)
- Calgary Cannons – Pacific Coast League (AAA)
- Seattle Mariners – American League
- Edmonton Trappers – Pacific Coast League (AAA)
- California Angels – American League
- Columbus Clippers – International League (AAA)
- New York Yankees – American League
- San Francisco Giants – National League
- Chunichi Dragons – Central League (Nippon Professional Baseball)
- Vancouver Canadians – Pacific Coast League (AAA)3
Career Stat Line
- ERA: 3.87
- W-L: 24-17
- Games: 210
- IP: 353.1
- Strike Outs: 212
Club Baseball Jobs
- New York Yankees Organization
- Gulf Coast Yankees – Gulf Coast League (Rookie)
- Pitching Coach (1997-’98)
- Tampa Yankees – Florida State League (A+)
- Pitching Coach (1999-2000)
- New York Yankees – American League
- Bullpen Coach (2002-’04)
- Special Pitching Instructor (2004-’08)
- Gulf Coast Yankees – Gulf Coast League (Rookie)
Transfers
- June 7, 1982
- Signed by Detroit Tigers out of draft from Tampa Catholic HS, Tampa Florida
- December 12, 1985
- Traded from Detroit Tigers to Seattle Mariners
- Tigers received Darnell Coles
- Traded from Detroit Tigers to Seattle Mariners
- May 9, 1988
- Released by the Seattle Mariners
- May 13, 1988
- Signed to Minor League contract by California Angels
- April 29, 1990
- Traded from California Angels to New York Yankees
- Yankees received Claudell Washington and Monteleone
- Angles received Luis Polonia
- Traded from California Angels to New York Yankees
- October 15, 1993
- Granted free-agency
- November 11, 1993
- Signed to 1 year contract by San Francisco Giants
- November 11, 1994
- Released by Giants
- Prior to April 11, 1995
- Signed by Chunichi Dragons of the Central League of Nippon Professional Baseball4
- August 8, 1995
- Signed to minor league contract by California Angels
- December 21, 1995
- Granted free-agency
- February 7, 1996
- Signed to minor league contract by New York Yankees
- June 12, 1996
- Traded from New York Yankees to California Angels
- Angels received Mike Aldrete
- Traded from New York Yankees to California Angels
- September 2, 1996
- Released by California Angels5
Injured List
- May 16 – June 18, 1994
- Stress fracture in right foot
- July 12 – September 2, 1996
- Lower back spasms6
- https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1987/B04150SEA1987.htm ↩︎
- https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1996/B07110SEA1996.htm ↩︎
- https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=montel001ric#all_standard_roster ↩︎
- Extrapolated from his first appearance in the NPB on April 11, 1995 as reported on his wikipedia page. ↩︎
- https://www.thebaseballcube.com/content/player/15550/tranx/ ↩︎
- https://www.thebaseballcube.com/content/player/15550/tranx/ ↩︎