Kenny Kuhn Explained

Kenny Kuhn
Position:Infielder
Bats:Left
Throws:Right
Birth Date:March 20, 1937
Birth Place:Louisville, Kentucky
Death Place:Layton, Utah
Debutleague:MLB
Debutdate:July 7
Debutyear:1955
Debutteam:Cleveland Indians
Finalleague:MLB
Finaldate:September 29
Finalyear:1957
Finalteam:Cleveland Indians
Statleague:MLB
Stat1label:Batting average
Stat1value:.210
Stat2label:Home runs
Stat2value:0
Stat3label:Runs batted in
Stat3value:7
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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 to, playing mostly as a shortstop and second baseman, and was classified as a "Bonus Baby".[1]

Early life

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."

Baseball career

After his major league career, he played minor league baseball until 1963, including the Dallas Rangers of the Texas League.

Later life

After retirement from baseball Kuhn worked for various companies, including Kentucky Fried Chicken, Mister Donut and Children's Discovery Centers. 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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kenny Kuhn. baseball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. July 17, 2010.
  2. Web site: Hall . C. Ray . Kenny Kuhn, four-sport star at Male in 1950s, dies at 73 in Utah . https://archive.today/20130102130043/http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20100716/SPORTS03/7160378/1002/sports/Kenny+Kuhn++four-sport+star+at+Male+in+1950s++dies+at+73+in+Utah . dead . January 2, 2013 . courier-journal.com . . July 17, 2010 .