Kent Tekulve

Kenton Charles Tekulve (born March 5, 1947 in Cincinnati, Ohio) is a former right-handed relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played most of his career with the Pittsburgh Pirates. Pitching with an unusual submarine delivery, he was known as a workhorse relief pitcher who holds several records for number of games pitched and innings pitched. Tekulve is a 1969 graduate of Marietta College in Ohio. He signed that year as a free agent with th... more

Kenton Charles Tekulve (born March 5, 1947 in Cincinnati, Ohio) is a former right-handed relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played most of his career with the Pittsburgh Pirates. Pitching with an unusual submarine delivery, he was known as a workhorse relief pitcher who holds several records for number of games pitched and innings pitched. Tekulve is a 1969 graduate of Marietta College in Ohio. He signed that year as a free agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates, and remained with that organization for 16 years. He made his major league debut in 1974. His best seasons came in 1978 and 1979, in both of which he saved 31 games and posted ERAs of 2.33 and 2.75, respectively. He saved three games in the 1979 World Series including the winner, as his Pirates defeated the Baltimore Orioles. He was selected an All-Star in 1980. Early in the 1985 season, Tekulve was traded to the Philadelphia Phillies for Al Holland and a minor leaguer. He continued to be an effective reliever into his... less