Keith Weber

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Keith Weber from the Missouri Tigers

Anthony "Keith" Weber (April 27, 1942 – February 18, 2011) was a quarterback and pitcher for the University of Missouri, most notable for holding the NCAA record for lowest earned run average (ERA), at 0.56 for his college career.[1][2]

Biography[]

Weber played college football and college baseball for the Missouri Tigers. As a junior, Weber helped lead Missouri to the 1963 College World Series, where they were eliminated by eventual champion Southern California. In 1964, Weber earned First-team All-American honors while anchoring a Missouri pitching staff that still holds the NCAA record for lowest single-season team ERA, surrendering just 19 earned runs in 264 innings for an ERA of 0.65.[1][3] Weber and Missouri returned to the 1964 College World Series, falling to Minnesota in the championship game.

In his two trips to the College World Series, Weber pitched 24+1⁄3 innings while giving up zero earned runs, which remains the most innings pitched by anyone in the College World Series without giving up an earned run.[4]

Upon his graduation from Missouri in 1964, Weber played collegiate summer baseball for the Cotuit Kettleers of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[5][6][7] He represented the United States in baseball at the 1964 Summer Olympics as a demonstration sport, one of seven pitchers on the team.[8] Weber then played a single season of minor league baseball in 1965 with the Williamsport Mets,[9] before returning to Missouri to attend law school while working as an assistant football coach under Dan Devine.[2]

After a career in real estate, Weber died of kidney cancer on February 18, 2011.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "2012 NCAA Baseball Record Book" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
  2. ^ a b c "Anthony Weber". Jefferson City News Tribune. 23 February 2011. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
  3. ^ "NCAA Baseball Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
  4. ^ "2012 College World Series Record Book" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
  5. ^ "Kettleers Win Five Straight". Barnstable Patriot. Barnstable, MA. June 25, 1964. p. 2.
  6. ^ "Winningest Team". Barnstable Patriot. Barnstable, MA. July 23, 1964. p. 6.
  7. ^ "Kettleer Notes". Barnstable Patriot. Barnstable, MA. November 12, 1964. p. 5.
  8. ^ Pete, Cava (1991). "Baseball at the Olympics" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on August 9, 2017. Retrieved May 3, 2018.
  9. ^ "Keith Weber". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 24 February 2013.

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