Dave Wehrmeister


David Thomas Wehrmeister is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. Wehrmeister pitched parts of six seasons in the majors from to, never pitching in more than 30 games.
Wehrmeister attended Lyons Township High School where he was a varsity Letter winner in baseball. He was the San Diego Padres' first-round pick, and third overall, in the January regular phase of the 1973 Major League Baseball Draft. He made his major league debut with the Padres in, and split the next three seasons between the Padres and their minor league system.
In June of, Wehrmeister was traded to the New York Yankees for outfielder Jay Johnstone, but did not play for the Yankees until, when he appeared in four games in relief.
In June of, the Yankees sent Wehrmeister to the Philadelphia Phillies in a minor league deal. In, Wehrmeister got another brief chance at the majors, this time appearing in seven games in June and July before returning to the minors.
Wehrmeister became a free agent at the end of the season, and in January he signed with the Chicago White Sox, for whom he had his best season statistically, recording his only ERA below 5.00 at 3.43, earning two of his four major league wins, and his only two major league saves. He pitched one more season for the minor league Buffalo Bisons in before retiring.