Robert Allen Madritsch...resides in Oak Lawn, Ill...graduated from Reavis High School in Burbank, Ill. in 1994...Reavis retired his baseball jersey in a halftime ceremony on Oct. 8, 2004...attended Moraine Valley Junior College and Point Park College in Pittsburgh, Pa...Originally drafted by Cincinnati in the 6th round of the 1998 June Free Agent Draft, but played for four Independent League teams prior to signing with Seattle on Sept. 23, 2002.
2005
Began the season as the Mariners' No. 3 starter...only appearance of the season
came on April 6 vs. Minnesota...retired the 1st 10 batters he faced before leaving
the game with a strained left shoulder (4.1 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 HR)...Underwent 2 MRIs which confi rmed the strain in his shoulder and was placed on the 15-Day D.L. April 8 (retroactive to April 7)...Transferred to the 60-Day D.L. on May 20 and missed the remainder of the
season.
2004
Started season with AAA Tacoma, making 12 starts, going 5-2 with a 3.75 ERA...Was 3-0 with a 2.59 on May 11 (7 starts), but did not pitch again until May 30...lasted 4.0 innings May 30 and was placed on the D.L. the following day...missed most of June with a strained right oblique muscle...Was recalled from Tacoma (AAA) July 21, made his M.L. debut that night and was the winning
pitcher in a 6-5 win vs. Oakland, pitching a scoreless 10th inning...Limited opposing hitters to a .232 batting average...Pitched 7-plus innings in 9 of 11 starts and 6-plus in 10 of 11...allowed 3 ER or less in 8 of 11 starts...Made 4 relief appearances and allowed runs in only 1 game (2-0, 3.00; 4G, 9.0 IP, 10 H, 3 ER)...Made 1st M.L. start Aug. 5 at Tampa Bay and had no-decision in a 4-2, 11-inning win (8.0 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 6 SO)...His 6 wins were the most by a Mariners rookie pitcher since Freddy Garcia won 17 in 1999...Collected 1st win as starter Aug. 17 at KC to run record to 3-0 (7.0 IP, 1 ER)...Held the Boston Red Sox scoreless for 8.0 IP in a 7-1 Seattle win Sept. 9...Had a 16.0 IP scoreless innings streak Sept. 9-14...Fired his 1st career complete game Sept. 29 at Oakland, beating the A's 4-2 (9.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 4 BB, 4 SO).
2003
Was 13-7 with a 3.63 ERA in 27 starts with San Antonio in 2003...Led the league with 67 walks, finished second in wins (13), and strikeouts (154), fifth in
innings pitched (158.2) and sixth in ERA (3.63)...Won five consecutive decision from June 5-July 14...Struck out a season-high 11 batters (7.2 IP) on July 14 at Arkansas...Tossed a complete game shutout, allowing two hits while striking out nine on July 29 vs.
Midland...Selected to the Texas League All-Star Team and the Postseason All-Star Team.
2002
Set Northern League record with 153 strikeouts in 19 games, 18 starts, with Winnipeg ... set career highs in strikeouts, starts and innings pitched (125.1) ... followed a three-game losing streak over his first four starts by winning nine of his next 10 starts, and ended the season with a seven-game winning streak ... tossed complete game vs. Lincoln June 18 (9.0, 3, 2, 2, 0, 5) to start four-game win streak ... fired second CG June 29 at Gary Southshore (9.0, 7, 1, 15, 9) ... was 4-1 with a 2.70 ERA (36.2 IP, 11 ER) in five July starts ... went 7-0 with a 1.15 ERA (62.2 IP, 8 ER) in final 9 starts of the season, and pitched into the 7th inning in 7 of those starts ... struck out a season-high 15 batters Aug. 1 at Fargo-Moorehead, marking one of his six double-digit strikeout games.
Acquired:
Signed as a minor league free agent Sept. 23, 2002.
2001
Pitched with three independent league clubs, going 3-7, 3.50 (93.2 IP, 36 ER) in 18 games, 12 starts ... was 3-4 in 10 games with Rio Grande and tossed three complete games and one shutout before moving on to San Angelo and Chico later in the year.
2000...
Returned to action, appearing in eight games between the GCL Reds and Dayton, going a combined 1-1 with a 1.67 ERA (32.1, 6 ER) in 8 games, 6 starts.
1999...
Missed the entire season with a left shoulder injury.
1998...
Began pro career with Billings, going 7-3 with a 2.80 ERA in 14 games, 13 starts ... led Pioneer League with 87 strikeouts while his ERA was third in the league ... named league's Pitcher of the Week for July 6-12.
