Robbie Wine

Robbie Wine
Biographical details
Alma mater	Oklahoma State University
Playing career
1981–1983	Oklahoma State Cowboys
1983	Auburn Astros
1984	Daytona Beach Astros
1985	Columbus Astros
1986–1987	Tucson Toros
1986–1987	Houston Astros
1988	Greenville Braves
1988	Oklahoma City 89ers
1988	Columbus Clippers
1988–1989	Richmond Braves
1989	Indianapolis Indians
1990	Canton–Akron Indians
Position(s)	Catcher
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1991	Miami Miracle (asst.)
1992–1993	Milwaukee Brewers (MLB asst.)
1994–1996	Milwaukee Brewers (MiLB asst.)
1997–2004	Oklahoma State Cowboys (asst.)
2005–2013	Penn State Nittany Lions
2014–present	San Diego Padres (MiLB)
Head coaching record
Overall	228-262

Robbie Wine
Robbie Wine
	Catcher
	Born: July 13, 1962 (age 62); Norristown, Pennsylvania, U.S.
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
	September 2, 1986, for the Houston Astros
Last MLB appearance
	October 3, 1987, for the Houston Astros
MLB statistics
Batting average	.146
Home runs	0
Runs batted in	0
Teams
	Houston Astros (1986–1987);

Robert Paul Wine, Jr. (born July 13, 1962) is an American former professional baseball player. A catcher, Wine played parts of two seasons in Major League Baseball for the Houston Astros in 1986 and 1987. He last played professional baseball in 1990. He was the head baseball coach of the Penn State Nittany Lions from 2005 to 2013. In 2014, Wine managed the Eugene Emeralds, a minor league team in the San Diego Padres organization.

Early years

Wine graduated from Methacton High School in Norristown, PA in 1980 where he was a stand-out catcher.^{[citation needed]}

Playing career

Wine was an All-American catcher for the Oklahoma State Cowboys, where he played from 1981 to 1983.^[1] In 1982, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Wareham Gatemen of the Cape Cod Baseball League and was named a league all-star.^[2]^[3] He was drafted in the first round (8th overall) of the 1983 Major League Baseball draft by the Astros.

After three seasons of minor league baseball, Wine made his major league debut on September 2, 1986^[4] as a September call-up. He played nine games, getting 3 hits in 12 at bats.

In 1987, Wine was called up again in July after both Mark Bailey and Ronn Reynolds had been tried as the backup catcher to Alan Ashby. Wine played in 13 games in July and August, but batted just .103. He appeared in one final major league game on October 3. He was traded from the Astros to the Texas Rangers for Mike Loynd during spring training on March 25, 1988.^[5] He played in five different organizations from 1988 to 1990 without returning to the majors.

Coaching career

After his playing career ended following the 1990 season, Wine served as an assistant coach in professional baseball from 1991 to 1996. Prior to the 1997 season, he accepted an assistant coaching position at his alma mater Oklahoma State. Prior to the 2005 season, he was hired as the head baseball coach at Penn State.^[6] Following the 2013 season, he resigned the position. His career record was 228–262.^[7]

Head coaching record

Below is a table of Wine's yearly records as an NCAA head baseball coach.^[8]^[9]^[10]^[11]

Statistics overview
Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Penn State Nittany Lions (Big Ten Conference) (2005–2013)
2005	Penn State	28-27	13-19	8th
2006	Penn State	20-36	13-19	T–7th
2007	Penn State	31-26	20-10	3rd	Big Ten Tournament
2008	Penn State	27-31	17-15	3rd	Big Ten Tournament
2009	Penn State	25-26	8-16	8th
2010	Penn State	22-30	9-15	10th
2011	Penn State	32-22	12-12	6th	Big Ten Tournament
2012	Penn State	29-27	15-9	3rd	Big Ten Tournament
2013	Penn State	14-36	4-20	11th
Total:		228-262
National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion

Personal

Wine is the son of Philadelphia Phillies and Montreal Expos infielder Bobby Wine.^[12]

References

^ "2012 Oklahoma State Baseball Media Guide". OKState.com. Oklahoma State Sports Information. Archived from the original on July 4, 2012. Retrieved June 27, 2012.
^ "Major League Baseball Players From the Cape Cod League" (PDF). capecodbaseball.org. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
^ Gray, John (July 23, 1982). "Sports Chatter". The Cape Codder. Orleans, MA. p. 31.
^ "Robbie Wine". Retrosheet.org. Archived from the original on June 22, 2022. Retrieved June 27, 2012.
^ "The Texas Rangers Friday traded minor-league right-hander Mike Loynd...," United Press International (UPI), Friday, March 25, 1988. Retrieved September 6, 2022.
^ "#77 Robbie Wine". GoPSUSports.com. Penn State Sports Information. Archived from the original on June 22, 2012. Retrieved June 27, 2012.
^ Pickel, Greg (June 18, 2013). "Penn State Baseball Coach Robbie Wine Announces Resignation". PennLive.com. The Patriot-News. Archived from the original on June 20, 2013. Retrieved June 18, 2013.
^ "2012 Penn State Baseball Yearbook". Penn State Sports Information. pp. 62–64. Archived from the original on June 1, 2012. Retrieved June 27, 2012.
^ "2012 Big Ten Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on June 2, 2012. Retrieved June 27, 2012.
^ "2012 Big Ten Standings". D1Baseball.com. Archived from the original on May 15, 2013. Retrieved June 27, 2012.
^ "2013 Big Ten Conference Baseball Standings". D1Baseball.com. Jeremy Mills. Archived from the original on May 15, 2013. Retrieved May 20, 2013.
^ "Robbie Wine". AstrosDaily.com. Archived from the original on September 24, 2012. Retrieved June 27, 2012. Drafted eighth overall in 1983 out of Oklahoma State, the son of big leaguer Bobby Wine was supposed to be the answer for Houston's catching woes but Robbie had trouble cracking the lineup in the majors.

External links

Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet

[osumg2012-1] "2012 Oklahoma State Baseball Media Guide". OKState.com. Oklahoma State Sports Information. Archived from the original on July 4, 2012. Retrieved June 27, 2012.

[2] "Major League Baseball Players From the Cape Cod League" (PDF). capecodbaseball.org. Retrieved May 6, 2020.

[3] Gray, John (July 23, 1982). "Sports Chatter". The Cape Codder. Orleans, MA. p. 31.

[retrosheet-4] "Robbie Wine". Retrosheet.org. Archived from the original on June 22, 2022. Retrieved June 27, 2012.

[5] "The Texas Rangers Friday traded minor-league right-hander Mike Loynd...," United Press International (UPI), Friday, March 25, 1988. Retrieved September 6, 2022.

[psubio-6] "#77 Robbie Wine". GoPSUSports.com. Penn State Sports Information. Archived from the original on June 22, 2012. Retrieved June 27, 2012.

[pennstate-7] Pickel, Greg (June 18, 2013). "Penn State Baseball Coach Robbie Wine Announces Resignation". PennLive.com. The Patriot-News. Archived from the original on June 20, 2013. Retrieved June 18, 2013.

[psumg2012-8] "2012 Penn State Baseball Yearbook". Penn State Sports Information. pp. 62–64. Archived from the original on June 1, 2012. Retrieved June 27, 2012.

[bigtenrb2012-9] "2012 Big Ten Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on June 2, 2012. Retrieved June 27, 2012.

[standings2012-10] "2012 Big Ten Standings". D1Baseball.com. Archived from the original on May 15, 2013. Retrieved June 27, 2012.

[big10st13-11] "2013 Big Ten Conference Baseball Standings". D1Baseball.com. Jeremy Mills. Archived from the original on May 15, 2013. Retrieved May 20, 2013.

[adaily-12] "Robbie Wine". AstrosDaily.com. Archived from the original on September 24, 2012. Retrieved June 27, 2012. Drafted eighth overall in 1983 out of Oklahoma State, the son of big leaguer Bobby Wine was supposed to be the answer for Houston's catching woes but Robbie had trouble cracking the lineup in the majors.

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