Today
on the blog we have a “pre-rookie” not-so-missing 1977 card for future
all-star pitcher Bob Knepper, who made the first four appearances of his
15-year Major League career in 1976:
Knepper started four games for the San Francisco Giants in the
Bicentennial season, going 1-2 with a nice 3.24 earned run average over
25 innings of work.
The following year he was here to stay, going on to pitch 15 years
between the Giants and Houston Astros, retiring after the 1990 season
after coming back to San Francisco in 1989.
In between Knepper was twice named to the National league All-Star team,
in 1981 and 1988, topping 15 wins four times with a high of 17, which
he did twice, in 1978 and 1986.
He led the N.L. In shutouts twice, with six in 1978 and five in 1986
while ending up with 30 over his career, finishing with a record of 146
and 155 with an ERA at 3.68 over 445 appearances and 2708 innings
pitched.