Kenny Kuhn
| Kenny Kuhn | |
|---|---|
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| Infielder | |
| Born: March 20, 1937 Louisville, Kentucky | |
| Died: July 16, 2010 (aged 73) Layton, Utah | |
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| July 7, 1955, for the Cleveland Indians | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 29, 1957, for the Cleveland Indians | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .210 |
| Home runs | 0 |
| Runs batted in | 7 |
| Teams | |
Kenneth Harold Kuhn (March 20, 1937 – July 16, 2010) was an infielder in Major League Baseball for three seasons. He played for the Cleveland Indians from 1955 to 1957, playing mostly as a shortstop and second baseman, and was classified as a "Bonus Baby".[1]
Early life
[edit]Kuhn was a four-sport star (baseball, football, basketball, and track) at Louisville Male High School, noted in 1955 (before Muhammad Ali), as "possibly the greatest all-around athlete ever to come out of Louisville."[2]
Baseball career
[edit]After his major league career, he played minor league baseball until 1963, including the Dallas Rangers of the Texas League.
Later life
[edit]After retirement from baseball Kuhn worked for various companies, including Kentucky Fried Chicken, Mister Donut and Children's Discovery Centers. [citation needed] In 1999 he moved to Truckee, California and worked at a Lake Tahoe resort.
He died, aged 73, in Layton, Utah, from pancreatic cancer. He was survived by wife Peggy and their four children, Carrie, Amy, Scott and Stan.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Kenny Kuhn". baseball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 17, 2010.
- ^ a b Hall, C. Ray. "Kenny Kuhn, four-sport star at Male in 1950s, dies at 73 in Utah". courier-journal.com. The Courier-Journal. Archived from the original on January 2, 2013. Retrieved July 17, 2010.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference
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