Paul Nelson Kilgus (born February 2, 1962) is an American former professional
baseball
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pitcher
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. He played in
Major League Baseball
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(MLB) for the
Texas Rangers,
Chicago Cubs,
Toronto Blue Jays
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,
Baltimore Orioles
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, and
St. Louis Cardinals
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.
Early life
Kilgus is 1984 graduate of
The University of Kentucky
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. In 1982, he played
collegiate summer baseball with the
Chatham A's
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of the
Cape Cod Baseball League. 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 . 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
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, and
Steve Wilson to the
Chicago Cubs for
Rafael Palmeiro,
Jamie Moyer
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, 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
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(ERA) without a decision for the Blue Jays and a 6–8 record with a 2.84 ERA for the
Syracuse Chiefs
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*Province of Syracuse
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* Syracuse, Indiana
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during the
1990 season. 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.
* Kilgus coached the Bowling Green, KY team in the
Little League World Series
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in 2015.
References
Sources
1962 births
Living people
American expatriate baseball players in Canada
Baltimore Orioles players
Baseball players from Kentucky
Chatham Anglers players
Chicago Cubs players
Iowa Cubs players
Kentucky Wildcats baseball players
Louisville Redbirds players
Major League Baseball pitchers
Oklahoma City 89ers players
Rochester Red Wings players
Salem Redbirds players
Sportspeople from Bowling Green, Kentucky
St. Louis Cardinals players
Syracuse Chiefs players
Texas Rangers players
Tri-Cities Triplets players
Toronto Blue Jays players
Tulsa Drillers players
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