Pat Listach

Patrick Alan Listach was born in 1967 in Natchitoches, Louisiana. Listach played junior college ball in Texas and was drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 23rd round of the 1987 MLB Amateur Draft. He chose not to sign and instead played a year at Arizona State. After his junior year, he was picked by the Brewers in the fifth round of the 1988 draft.

Listach stole 172 bases in his first four minor league seasons and that speed earned him a promotion to Milwaukee in 1992. The switch-hitting shortstop earned the AL ROY award based on his 54 steals and .290/.352/.349 slash line. His 4.5 bWAR was fourth best on the team.

A strained right hamstring caused Listach to miss seven weeks in June 1993 and early July, and then he missed the last two weeks of the year with a strained left hamstring. In 1994, tendinitis in his left knee and the player strike limited him to 16 games.

The 1995 season was a little better as Listach played in 101 games as a utility player while generating a weak OPS+ of 37 and only 13 stolen bases. Listach began the 1996 season at second base but moved to center field after the David Hulse experiment failed. Listach missed a couple weeks in July and then was traded in late August to the New York Yankees. Listach was returned to the Brewers when it was found he had a broken right foot. He did not play again that season.

Listach signed as a free agent after the season with the Houston Astros. After batting just .182/.247/.227 through June, was given his release. After playing in the minors for the Phillies and Indians in 1998, he retired. Listach has managed and coached in the minors and has also been on the bench in the bigs for the Nationals, Cubs, and Astros.