Richard James Wrona is a former Major League Baseball

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 catcher. He played college ball at Wichita State University

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. Wrona never managed to hold a starting job in the major leagues, playing no more than 38 games or managing more than 92 at-bats in any one season. During his career, Wrona played for the Chicago Cubs

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, Cincinnati Reds

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, Chicago White Sox

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, and Milwaukee Brewers

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.

Wrona made his major league debut on September 3, 1988, as a pinch-hitter versus the Reds. The next year, he maintained a role as a backup catcher for the division-winning Cubs behind both Joe Girardi

Joe Girardi

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 and Damon Berryhill

Damon Berryhill

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 on the depth chart. The Cubs carried all three catchers for the National League Championship Series

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 against the San Francisco Giants

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. The Giants won the series 4 games to 1. Wrona enjoyed no success in the series, going 0-for-5 with 3 strikeouts while appearing in two games.

After 1989, Wrona couldn't seem to stick on a major league roster, never logging more than 16 games in any further season at the game's top level. He played his final major league game as a member of the Brewers on July 22, 1994.