Mike Kinnunen
| Mike Kinnunen | |||
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| Pitcher | |||
| Born: April 1, 1958 Seattle, Washington |
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| MLB debut | |||
| June 12, 1980, for the Minnesota Twins | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| October 3, 1987, for the Baltimore Orioles | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Win–loss record | 0-0 | ||
| Earned run average | 5.23 | ||
| Strikeouts | 23 | ||
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Representing the  United States |
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1978 Italy | Team |
Michael John Kinnunen is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He pitched in parts of three seasons between 1980 and 1987. He holds the major league record for most pitching appearances without a decision of any kind (win, loss or save) with 48.
Kinnunen attended Washington State University, where he played college baseball for the Cougars from 1977–1979.[1]
Kinnunen was selected by the Minnesota Twins in the 10th round of the 1979 Major League Baseball Draft, and was quickly promoted to the majors in 1980. Although he pitched reasonably well, he spent 1981 in the minors before being traded to the St. Louis Cardinals. He finally made it back to the majors in 1986 after bouncing around the minors for several years.
As of 2008, Kinnunen was living in Carolina, Puerto Rico, where he worked at Roberto Clemente Stadium.[citation needed]
References
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External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Baseball Gauge
- Retrosheet
- Mexican League
- Venezuelan Professional Baseball League
- Articles with unsourced statements from December 2012
- Pages using baseballstats with unknown parameters
- 1958 births
- Living people
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- Baseball players from Washington (state)
- Columbus Clippers players
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- Indianapolis Indians players
- Jacksonville Suns players
- Leones del Caracas players
- Louisville Redbirds players
- Major League Baseball pitchers
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- San Antonio Missions players
- Sportspeople from Seattle, Washington
- Tigres del México players
- Toledo Mud Hens players
- Tuneros de San Luis Potosí players
- Washington State University alumni
- Washington State Cougars baseball players
- Wichita Aeros players
