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.