Donald Paul Werner (born March 8, 1953) 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 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 . 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 , or Retrosheet, or Pura Pelota 1953 births Living people Baseball players from Wisconsin Birmingham Barons players Cincinnati Reds players Denver Bears players Gulf Coast Reds players Idaho Falls Braves players Indianapolis Indians players Iowa Cubs players Major League Baseball catchers Minor league baseball coaches Minor league baseball managers Nashville Sounds players Oklahoma City 89ers players Richmond Braves players San Diego Padres scouts Sportspeople from Appleton, Wisconsin Tampa Tarpons (1957–1987) players Texas Rangers players Tigres de Aragua players American expatriate baseball players in Venezuela Trois-Rivières Aigles players Wichita Aeros players Appleton East High School alumni