New Ulm HALL OF FAME Member

Ronald (Ron) Hauer

Pitcher

Selected 1993

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          Ron Hauer was one of the great, locally-developed pitchers who compiled a fine record before leaving the New Ulm community for his life's vocation in Wisconsin. Hauer was a dedicated and enthusiastic player, and he also filled-in as an outfielder as needed when he was not on the mound.

          Ron played six years with the Brewers and one with the Millers and compiled some strong pitching records along the way. He was especially noted for being a consistent pitcher, and he pitched 404 innings in his career with a career earned run average of 2.65. His career included 27 wins in 58 appearances, 326 strikeouts, and only 134 walks.

          In 1961 Hauer won 10 games, one of only 22 seasons in which an amateur pitcher has broken into double figures in a season. Four of those wins came in the playoffs, even though he lost to Springfield in the finals. He was drafted for state tournament play that year by St. Peter. In that 1961 season, Ron worked 138 innings, which was a single-season total that was surpassed by only 15 others in New Ulm's first 50 years of organized baseball.

          Ron only had one season in which his ERA was above 3.00, and that came against the tough competition of the 1959 season in which he still posted a 4-1 record.

          Previously, Ron pitched for Dr. Martin Luther High School and College in New Ulm, and he was 3-1 as a Legion pitcher in 1955-56. In those two Legion seasons, he sported a 0.48 ERA in 29 innings and struck out 46 batters.

          Hauer currently resides in Hales Corners, WI. He is employed in sales work, after an early stint as a parochial school teacher in the Wisconsin Synod.