American baseball player (born 1962)
Baseball player
Paul Nelson Kilgus (born February 2, 1962) is an American former professional baseball pitcher . He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Texas Rangers , Chicago Cubs , Toronto Blue Jays , Baltimore Orioles , and St. Louis Cardinals .
Early life
Kilgus is 1984 graduate of the University of Kentucky .[ 1] In 1982, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Chatham A's of the Cape Cod Baseball League .[ 2] He was drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 43rd round of the 1984 amateur draft.
Fast facts
Kilgus won a career high 12 games for the Texas Rangers in 1988 . He also threw 3 shutouts that year.
On December 5, 1988, he was traded by the Texas Rangers with minor leaguers Luis Benitez and Pablo Delgado, Curtis Wilkerson , Mitch Williams , and Steve Wilson to the Chicago Cubs for Rafael Palmeiro , Jamie Moyer , and Drew Hall .
Kilgus pitched 3 scoreless innings in the 1989 Playoffs for the Chicago Cubs.
He was acquired by the Orioles from the Blue Jays for Mickey Weston on December 14, 1990. He had a 6.06 earned run average (ERA) without a decision for the Blue Jays and a 6–8 record with a 2.84 ERA for the Syracuse Chiefs during the 1990 season .[ 3] He went 0–2 with a 5.28 ERA for the Orioles and 2–2 with a 5.76 ERA for the Rochester Red Wings before his release on October 16, 1991.[ 4]
Kilgus coached the Bowling Green, KY team in the Little League World Series in 2015.[ 5]
References
^ "1987 Topps baseball card # 427".
^ "Major League Baseball Players From the Cape Cod League" (PDF) . capecodbaseball.org. Retrieved January 9, 2020 .
^ "Orioles choose not to exercise opion on Kittle's contract," United Press International (UPI), Saturday, December 15, 1990. Retrieved December 7, 2021
^ "Orioles cut trio off roster," The Baltimore Sun , Thursday, October 17, 1991. Retrieved December 7, 2021
^ "Ex-major league pitcher is coach for Kentucky Little League World Series team" . August 20, 2015.
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