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Kent Tekulve

Birthdate:

3/5/1947

Height / Weight:

6' 4" / 180 lbs.

Place of Birth:

Cincinnati, OH, USA

Bats / Throws:

R / R

Baseball Historian Biography

Kent Tekulve was cut from baseball team at Hamilton Ohio Catholic High School but went on to win varsity letter. Led Eastern League with 57 appearances and tied for lead with 12 wins at Sherbrooke in 1973. Tekulve was credited with 7 Saves during 1977 (for Pirates). In 1977 the 6-ft, 4-inch 180 pound Tekulve was 10-1. 3.06 ERA and in 1978 went 8-7 in 91 relief games. Thowing sidearm and bespecled with his trademark glasses, Tekulve threw glaringly into any batter he faced.

Pitching Statistics

Year	Team	G	GS	W	L	SV	CG	SHO	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	WP	HBP	BK	ERA
1974	PIT (NL)	8	0	1	1	0	0	0	9.0	12	6	6	1	5	2	6	0	1	0	6.00
1975	PIT (NL)	34	0	1	2	5	0	0	56.0	43	20	14	2	23	6	28	3	1	0	2.25
1976	PIT (NL)	64	0	5	3	9	0	0	102.2	91	30	28	3	25	7	68	0	0	0	2.45
1977	PIT (NL)	72	0	10	1	7	0	0	103.0	89	41	35	5	33	6	59	2	1	1	3.06
1978	PIT (NL)	91	0	8	7	31	0	0	135.0	115	44	35	5	55	18	77	5	2	0	2.33
1979	PIT (NL)	94	0	10	8	31	0	0	134.1	109	46	41	5	49	20	75	4	2	0	2.75
1980	PIT (NL)	78	0	8	12	21	0	0	93.0	96	39	35	6	40	16	47	0	1	0	3.39
1981	PIT (NL)	45	0	5	5	3	0	0	65.0	61	19	18	1	17	5	34	1	1	0	2.49
1982	PIT (NL)	85	0	12	8	20	0	0	128.2	113	47	41	7	46	23	66	1	3	0	2.87
1983	PIT (NL)	76	0	7	5	18	0	0	99.0	78	27	18	1	36	12	52	1	0	0	1.64
1984	PIT (NL)	72	0	3	9	13	0	0	88.0	86	30	26	4	33	12	36	0	1	0	2.66
1985	PIT (NL)	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.1	7	7	6	1	5	1	4	0	0	0	16.20
1985	PHI (NL)	58	0	4	10	14	0	0	72.1	67	28	24	4	25	9	36	0	2	0	2.99
1986	PHI (NL)	73	0	11	5	4	0	0	110.0	99	35	31	2	25	10	57	3	0	1	2.54
1987	PHI (NL)	90	0	6	4	3	0	0	105.0	96	38	36	8	29	13	60	2	0	0	3.09
1988	PHI (NL)	70	0	3	7	4	0	0	80.0	87	34	32	3	22	11	43	0	2	0	3.60
1989	CIN (NL)	37	0	0	3	1	0	0	52.0	56	35	29	5	23	8	31	1	0	1	5.02
17 years		1050	0	94	90	184	0	0	1436.1	1305	526	455	63	491	179	779	23	17	3	2.85

Batting Statistics

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	AVG	OBP	SLG
1974	PIT (NL)	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.0	.0	SLG
1975	PIT (NL)	34	11	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.91	.167	SLG
1976	PIT (NL)	64	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	1	0	.0	.0	SLG
1977	PIT (NL)	72	12	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	SLG
1978	PIT (NL)	91	21	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	.95	.136	SLG
1979	PIT (NL)	94	15	3	2	0	0	0	1	1	8	0	0	0	0	1	0	.133	.188	SLG
1980	PIT (NL)	78	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.0	.100	SLG
1981	PIT (NL)	45	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.0	.0	SLG
1982	PIT (NL)	85	14	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	1	0	.71	.71	SLG
1983	PIT (NL)	76	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	.0	.0	SLG
1984	PIT (NL)	72	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.0	.0	SLG
1985	PIT (NL)	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.0	.0	SLG
1985	PHI (NL)	58	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.0	.0	SLG
1986	PHI (NL)	73	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.0	.167	SLG
1987	PHI (NL)	90	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.0	.500	SLG
1988	PHI (NL)	70	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.0	.0	SLG
1989	CIN (NL)	37	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	SLG
17 years		1050	121	8	10	0	0	0	2	6	61	0	0	0	0	5	0	.83	.126	.SLG

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