# Rick Wrona > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Rick_Wrona > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Rick_Wrona.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Wrona > Source revision: 1335138093 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|American baseball player (born 1963)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox baseball biography |name=Rick Wrona |position=[Catcher](/source/Catcher) |image= |bats=Right |throws=Right |birth_date={{Birth date and age|1963|12|10}} |birth_place=[Tulsa, Oklahoma](/source/Tulsa%2C_Oklahoma), U.S. |death_date= |death_place= |debutleague = MLB |debutdate=September 3 |debutyear=1988 |debutteam=Chicago Cubs |finalleague = MLB |finaldate=July 22 |finalyear=1994 |finalteam=Milwaukee Brewers |statleague = MLB |stat1label=[Batting average](/source/Batting_average_(baseball)) |stat1value=.244 |stat2label=[Home run](/source/Home_run)s |stat2value=3 |stat3label=[Runs batted in](/source/Run_batted_in) |stat3value=18 |teams= * [Chicago Cubs](/source/Chicago_Cubs) ({{by|1988}}–{{by|1990}}) * [Cincinnati Reds](/source/Cincinnati_Reds) ({{by|1992}}) * [Chicago White Sox](/source/Chicago_White_Sox) ({{by|1993}}) * [Milwaukee Brewers](/source/Milwaukee_Brewers) ({{by|1994}}) }} '''Richard James Wrona''' (born December 10, 1963) is an American former professional [baseball](/source/baseball) player. He played parts of six seasons in [Major League Baseball](/source/Major_League_Baseball), between 1988 and 1994, for the [Chicago Cubs](/source/Chicago_Cubs), [Cincinnati Reds](/source/Cincinnati_Reds), [Chicago White Sox](/source/Chicago_White_Sox), and [Milwaukee Brewers](/source/Milwaukee_Brewers), primarily as a [catcher](/source/catcher). ==Baseball career== Wrona played high school baseball at [Bishop Kelley High School](/source/Bishop_Kelley_High_School) and college ball for [Wichita State University](/source/Wichita_State_University).{{cite web |title=Rick Wrona |url=http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/profile.asp?ID=19958 |website=Baseball Cube Reference |accessdate=30 July 2019}} After being drafted by the Cubs in the 5th round of the [1985 Major League Baseball draft](/source/1985_Major_League_Baseball_draft), he spent several seasons in the minor leagues before making his major league debut on September 3, 1988, as a [pinch hitter](/source/pinch_hitter) against the Reds. The next year, with [Joe Girardi](/source/Joe_Girardi) and [Damon Berryhill](/source/Damon_Berryhill), the Cubs two primary catchers, both spending time in the minor leagues, Wrona found himself spending a good part of the season in the majors as well. The Cubs carried all three catchers for the [National League Championship Series](/source/National_League_Championship_Series) against the [San Francisco Giants](/source/San_Francisco_Giants). The Giants won the series 4 games to 1. Wrona enjoyed no success in the series, going 0-for-5 with 3 strikeouts while appearing in two games. Wrona never played a full season in the major leagues. A career backup, he played no more than 38 games, nor had more than 92 [at bat](/source/at_bat)s, in any one season. Only in 1989 did Wrona play more than 16 games or log more than 29 at bats in the majors. He played his final major league game as a member of the Brewers on July 22, 1994, although he continued to play in the minor leagues until 1998. ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== {{baseballstats | br=w/wronari01 | brm=wrona-000ric }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Wrona, Rick}} Category:Major League Baseball catchers Category:Chicago Cubs players Category:Cincinnati Reds players Category:Chicago White Sox players Category:Milwaukee Brewers players Category:Peoria Chiefs players Category:Winston-Salem Spirits players Category:Pittsfield Cubs players Category:Iowa Cubs players Category:Tulsa Drillers players Category:Nashville Sounds players Category:Indianapolis Indians players Category:New Orleans Zephyrs players Category:Buffalo Bisons (minor league) players Category:Louisville Redbirds players Category:Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons players Category:Birmingham Barons players Category:Oklahoma RedHawks players Category:Wichita State Shockers baseball players Category:Baseball players from Tulsa, Oklahoma Category:1963 births Category:Living people Category:20th-century American sportsmen --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Rick Wrona](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Wrona) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Wrona?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.