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He pitched three more years in Philadelphia as a setup man for Steve Bedrosian, who was enjoying his best years during that time, posting 29, 40, and 28 saves, and winning the Cy Young Award in 1987.Tekulve continued to add to his record by leading the National League with 90 appearances in 1987, a mark that still stood as of 2016 as the Phillies team record for appearances in a season.
It was here that his side-arm style began developing into a roundhouse delivery. His wife, Linda, was given a gold necklace with 27 diamonds representing Tekulve’s uniform number when a Pirate.Tekulve could not stay away from baseball. Anytime a manager can count on one pitcher to pitch four to five times a week, it makes his job easier.”For the third season in a row, the Bucs finished behind Philadelphia, this time by 1½ games. With one out in the Baltimore eighth, the Pirates leading 6-3 and the bases loaded, Tanner signaled for his bullpen ace. At the age of 40 he became the oldest pitcher to lead the league in appearances. Tekulve was pitching with two outs in the ninth and left-hander Grant Jackson was warming up in the pen. He gave up two doubles, a single, and a walk as the Pirates’ lead disintegrated into a 9-6 deficit, a lead the Orioles preserved.The Pirates bounced back in Game Five, winning in a 7-1 romp. It was a season of adjustment for him. View the profiles of people named Linda Taylor. His first win came on May 27, when he gave up a tie-breaking homer to John Grubb of the Padres in the top of the ninth, then the Pirates’ Richie Hebner hit a walk-off two-run homer in the bottom of the inning. It seems that he is making excuses for himself. Next to Gossage, he was the most coveted reliever on the market. The Orioles won the third game 8-4.A rare blown save by Tekulve in Game Four increased the Orioles’ lead to three games to one. He has been married to Linda Taylor since October 30, 1976. He ended a personal 10-game losing streak that dated back to August 29, 1980, with a win on May 26 against Chicago. He signed with the Pirates as an amateur free agent in 1969 and it took him seven seasons and 255 appearances before he established himself as a big leaguer. Parker slipped a couple of times. Tekulve strolled out to left, picked up a few blades of grass, and tossed them into the air to check for velocity and direction of the wind. He has been married to Linda Taylor since October 30, 1976. Tekulve was 27 years old when he broke into the big leagues on May 20, 1974, with the Pittsburgh Pirates. Sometimes I was confused with the way he pitched.
“When you’re the late man, the game most often is on the line. After the season, on October 30, Tekulve married Linda Taylor of Washington, Pennsylvania, on October 30. (The press box at Don Schaly Stadium was renamed the Kent Tekulve Media Building in 1994. They returned to their winning ways in 1982, as Tekulve pitched in 85 games, ending up with a slate of 12-8 and 20 saves. Tekulve worked a scoreless ninth for his first World Series save. Tekulve was especially effective in September, posting a 1.64 ERA in 14 games.

And I like that challenge.”After the season, Gossage became a free agent and signed with the New York Yankees. Sometimes he didn’t get the job done but I consider him a quality pitcher and he is always ready to pitch.”Tekulve was traded to the Phillies on April 20, 1985, for reliever Al Holland and a minor leaguer. We didn’t score many runs last season and we didn’t have the luxury of putting Tekulve in with a three- or four-run lead. But he was no longer the dominant closer. He made the team and was signed to a one-year contract.

Shortly after the Pirates’ victory he went to a department store to buy diapers for his infant son, Jonathan. Next he intentionally walked Ken Singleton, loading the bases and bringing up Eddie Murray, who was on a 0-for-20 streak. They have two children. They had met shortly after he joined the Pirates in 1975. (He pitched in a league-leading 94 games. Just before Christmas, Tekulve and the Pirates came to an agreement paying him $900,000 per season for 1984-86.After the 1984 season Tekulve made it known that he did not like the way he was being used. Tekulve pitched in the first two games, throwing 2⅔ shutout innings.The World Series started at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore on October 10. Evans was a notorious pull hitter, but he got around late on Jackson, and hit a fly ball to Tekulve. After the playoffs he went to Aguilas of the Dominican League, where he led the league with an ERA of 1.00.Tekulve established himself as the top man in the Pirates bullpen during the 1976 season.