Kent Tekulve Positions: Bats: R Throws: R Height: 76 Weight: 180 Born: Wednesday, March 05, 1947 in Cincinnati, OH USA Died: in , Debut: 5/20/1974 Last Game: 7/16/1989 Full Name: Kenton Charles Tekulve Kent Tekulve, pitcher for the 1974-85 Pirates, who still sits in second place on the team’s all-time list of games pitched and…
March 30, 1989 The Cincinnati Reds sign Cincinnati native Kent Tekulve. Tekulve appears in 37 games and notches the last of his 184 career saves. His first appearance was against the Montreal Expos in 1974 and his final appearance was against the Expos in 1989. [jetpack_subscription_form title=”Join the Community” subscribe_text=”We bring you cool stories about…
1982 – Harry Spilman launches a tenth-inning bomb off Kent Tekulve to stab the Pirates, 4-3, at the Dome. Joe Niekro, for whom Spilman was pinch-hitting, goes the distance for the victory. Dickie Thon also homers.
On July 16, 1969, the Pittsburgh Pirates signed 22-year-old pitcher Kent Tekulve as an amateur free agent out of Marietta College. As a senior, he posted an 0.94 ERA, but still needed to compete at a tryout at Forbes Field to earn his first pro contract. It took Tekulve just under five years to make…