Donald Paul Werner (born March 8, 1953, in Appleton, Wisconsin) is a retired Major League Baseball catcher. He played during seven seasons at the major league level, playing for the Cincinnati Reds and Texas Rangers (baseball). In 1978, the Reds starting catcher, Johnny Bench, sat out 20 plus games with an injury which gave Don a starting role. On June 16 of the same year he caught the only no-hitter of Hall of Famer Tom Seaver's career. He was drafted by the Reds in the 5th round of the 1971 amateur draft after graduating from Appleton East High School. Werner played his first professional season with their Rookie League Gulf Coast Reds in 1971, and his last with Texas' Triple-A club, the Oklahoma RedHawks in 1988.

Don Werner
Werner with the Nashville Sounds in 1985
Catcher / Designated Hitter
Born: (1953-03-08) March 8, 1953 (age 69) Appleton, Wisconsin
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 2, 1975, for the Cincinnati Reds
Last MLB appearance
September 19, 1982, for the Texas Rangers
MLB statistics
Batting average	.176
Runs	17
Hits	49
Teams
Cincinnati Reds (1975–1978, 1980) Texas Rangers (1981–1982)
Career highlights and awards
2× World Series champion (1975–1976)

Coaching

Since retiring as a player, he has been a minor league manager and coach. Werner was in the San Diego Padres chain for seven seasons. He joined the Baltimore Orioles organization as coach of the Delmarva Shorebirds in 2003–2004. He was the skipper of the Bowie Baysox in 2005–2006. After the 2006 season he was named minor league catching instructor for the Orioles. On June 20, 2011, he was named bullpen coach for the Baltimore Orioles, replacing Rick Adair, who had been promoted to interim pitching coach following the resignation of then pitching coach Mark Connor.

Werner then resumed his former post of minor league catching instructor for Baltimore in 2012.

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet, or Pura Pelota