Kevin Appier
American baseball player (born 1967) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Robert Kevin Appier (/ˈeɪpiər/; born December 6, 1967) is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played 16 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), primarily for the Kansas City Royals.
Kevin Appier | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: (1967-12-06) December 6, 1967 (age 56) Lancaster, California, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
June 4, 1989, for the Kansas City Royals | |
Last MLB appearance | |
April 23, 2004, for the Kansas City Royals | |
MLB statistics | |
Win–loss record | 169–137 |
Earned run average | 3.74 |
Strikeouts | 1,994 |
Teams | |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Appier's solid pitching during his first full season in the majors earned him several rookie accolades in 1990.[1] His fastball, tight slider and nasty forkball contributed to impressive pitching statistics, distinguishing himself as one of the American League's top right-handed starting pitchers throughout much of the 1990s.[1] Appier enjoyed the most success with the Royals in the early to mid-1990s as one of the league's earned run average leaders, a Cy Young Award contender in 1993 and culminating in 1995 with a selection to the American League All-Star team.[1] He was a starting pitcher on the World Series champion Anaheim Angels in 2002, before retiring four seasons later.