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Steven F. Kemp (born August 7, 1954) is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Detroit Tigers, Chicago White Sox, New York Yankees, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Texas Rangers.
Steve Kemp. Position: Leftfielder. Bats: Left • Throws: Left. 6-0, 195lb (183cm, 88kg) Born: August 7, 1954 in San Angelo, TX. Draft: Drafted by the in the (1st) of the 1976 MLB January Draft-Regular Phase from University of Southern California (Los Angeles, CA). High School: School:
- August 7, 1954
- How We Remember Him
- After The Tigers
- Today
- On His Rookie Season in Detroit
- On The Firing of Les Moss and The Hiring of Sparky Anderson
- On The Disco Demolition Fiasco in Chicago in 1979
- On His Reputation as A Player
- On His Contract Disputes with The Tigers
- On His Injuries That Shortened His Career
- On His Baseball Career
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Widely known as a hard-nosed, hustling player, the left-handed-slugging left fielder batted .284 with 89 homers and 422 RBIs in his five seasons in Detroit from 1977 to 1981. He was selected to the American League All-Star team in 1979, the best season of his 11-year major-league career, when he batted .318, with 26 homers, and 105 RBIs. A walk-on ...
After hitting .286 with 19 homers in ’82 in Chicago, he signed a five-year, $5.5 million contract with the Yankees. Early in the 1983 season, he suffered a torn right shoulder muscle and bone chip in his chest after an outfield collision. Then on Aug. 25, he was hit in the eye by a line drive while walking to the outfield during practice, resulting...
Now 65, Kemp lives in Corona Del Mar, California. He currently works part time in sales for Team Golf, a golf accessory company, and continues to participate in the annual Detroit Tigers fantasy camps in Lakeland, Florida.
“I loved (manager) Ralph Houk because he gave me a chance to relax and play because I started out going like 2-for-30. He told me that he was starting Willie Horton in left field on Opening Day, that he didn’t want me to play with the pressure of that game and that I was going to be the left fielder that season. "A month later, he said, 'We just tr...
“Let’s face it, Les got screwed. We were finally playing above .500 when he was fired and replaced by Sparky. We all loved Les. He was a great manager and many of us had played for him in the minors. He worked us hard but you really wanted to bust your ass for him. He really worked Lance Parrish hard and made him the catcher that he became. "I didn...
“I was a last-minute scratch for the first game because I had to be taken to the hospital to have an MRI done after a batting practice ball hit by Parrish ricocheted off the wall and hit me in the head. "The trainer, Pio DiSalvo, and I drove back to Comiskey Park for Game 2 and we could barely get back into the stadium. The streets were jammed and ...
“Besides Carl Yastrzemski, my baseball hero as a kid was Pete Rose and I modeled my play after ‘Charlie Hustle,’ who I think should be in the Hall of Fame. If you only go to the plate four or five times a game, you can run hard each time. "I am proud of the fact that I was a hard-nosed player and always hustled and to this day, fans still tell me h...
“(Tigers general manager Jim) Campbell and I never got off to a good start. He came to my house to sign me to my first contract and I didn’t have an agent. I knew what No. 1 picks got paid and he didn’t want to pay me. I insisted on a major league contract because I wanted the option of free agency after three years. He finally gave in and he didn’...
“I started my (season) in New York in the spring of ’83 and was hitting the ball great. But then in the fourth game of the season, Toronto’s home opener, I collided with Willie Randolph and Jerry Mumphrey because we had cotton in our ears because it was cold and loud and we didn’t hear each other. "I hurt my right shoulder badly and missed one game...
“I had a good career but I didn’t achieve what I had expected to do, and only recently upon reflection have I accepted the fact that my injuries curtailed it. What bothers me is that some people thought my career went downhill because of drugs or the pressure of playing in New York, which wasn’t the case at all. " I was disappointed to have not had...
Steve Kemp was the last No. 1 pick as hitter by the Tigers in 1976, but he was traded twice and suffered injuries that ended his career. He shares his memories of playing for Ralph Houk, Sparky Anderson, and the Yankees, and his advice for young players.
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Steve Kemp, the Major League Baseball player, was born on Saturday, August 7, 1954, in San Angelo, Texas. Kemp was 22 years old when he broke into the major leagues on April 7, 1977, with the Detroit Tigers.
- Steven F. Kemp
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- San Angelo, Texas
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Complete career MLB stats for the Texas Rangers Left Fielder Steve Kemp on ESPN. Includes games played, hits and home runs per MLB season.
Fullname: Steven F. Kemp. Born: 8/07/1954 in San Angelo, TX. Draft: 1976, Detroit Tigers, Round: 1, Overall Pick: 1. College: Southern California. Debut: 4/07/1977.
