This article is about the baseball player. For the American actor, see Robert Knepper.
Baseball player
Bob Knepper
Pitcher
Born: (1954-05-25) May 25, 1954 (age 70) Akron, Ohio, U.S.
Batted: Left
Threw: Left
MLB debut
September 10, 1976, for the San Francisco Giants
Last MLB appearance
June 24, 1990, for the San Francisco Giants
MLB statistics
Win–loss record
146–155
Earned run average
3.68
Strikeouts
1,473
Teams
San Francisco Giants (1976–1980)
Houston Astros (1981–1989)
San Francisco Giants (1989–1990)
Career highlights and awards
2× All-Star (1981, 1988)
Robert Wesley Knepper (born May 25, 1954) is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher. From 1976 to 1990, he pitched 15 seasons for the San Francisco Giants and Houston Astros, earning two All-Star appearances as well as the 1981 NL Comeback Player of the Year award. He gained notoriety with his 1988 remarks disparaging umpire Pam Postema, the National Organization for Women, and gay people.
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