Bryan Alois Oelkers is a former a Major League Baseball

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 pitcher. He attended college at Wichita State. He batted and threw left-handed. Oelkers played two years in the majors — 1983 with the Minnesota Twins

Minnesota Twins

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 and 1986 with the Cleveland Indians

Cleveland Indians

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. In 45 career games, he had a 3-8 record. In 103.1 innings, he allowed 126 hits with an ERA of 6.01.

He is the first of four Major Leaguers from Spain

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 in history, along with Al Cabrera

Al Cabrera

Alfredo A. Cabrera was a major league shortstop. His nickname was Pájaro, which is Spanish for "Bird."...

, Al Pardo

Al Pardo

Alberto Judas Pardo is an Spanish former catcher in Major League Baseball for the Baltimore Orioles and the Philadelphia Phillies. He is one of only four players in Major League history to be born in Spain....

, and Danny Rios

Danny Rios

Daniel Rios is a former Major League Baseball and Korea Baseball Organization player. Rios's repertoire included a sharp slider, change-up and fastball around 90 mph.-Youth:...

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