Kevin Appier, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Kevin Appier

American baseball player

Date of Birth: 06-Dec-1967

Place of Birth: Lancaster, California, United States

Profession: baseball player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius


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About Kevin Appier

  • Robert Kevin Appier (; born December 6, 1967) is an American former professional baseball player.
  • He played in Major League Baseball as a right-handed pitcher for the Kansas City Royals, Oakland Athletics, New York Mets, and Anaheim Angels.
  • Appier's solid pitching during his first full season in the majors earned him several rookie accolades in 1990.
  • His fastball, tight slider and nasty forkball contributed to impressive pitching statistics, distinguishing himself as one of the American League's top right-handed starting pitchers throughout much of the 1990s.
  • Appier enjoyed the most success with the Royals in the early to mid-1990s as one of the league's earned run average leaders, a Cy Young Award contender in 1993 and culminating in 1995 with a selection to the American League All-Star team.
  • He was a starting pitcher on the World Series Champion Anaheim Angels in 2002 before retiring four seasons later.

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