Don Gullett

Donald Edward "Don" Gullett was a successful Major League Baseball player and coach.

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Gullett was born January 6, 1951 in Lynn, Kentucky. As a high school student in South Shore, Kentucky, Gullett was an outstanding three sports athlete - baseball, football, and basketball. As a high school pitcher, he once tossed a perfect game - including striking out 20 of the 21 hitters he faced.

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January 6 - 1951 - Lynn, Kentucky - High school - South Shore, Kentucky - Sports - Baseball - Football - Basketball - Perfect game

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The Cincinnati Reds selected Don Gullett in the first round of the 1969 amateur draft, and he made his big league debut on April 10, 1970.

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Cincinnati Reds - 1969 - April 10 - 1970

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Gullett played for the Reds from 1970 through the 1976 season. In November of that year, as a free agent, he signed with the New York Yankees. He enjoyed a successful 14-4 season with the Yankees in 1977, but shoulder problems in 1978 signaled the end of his career.

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1970 - 1976 - New York Yankees - 1977 - 1978

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During a relatively brief nine year career, Gullett accumulated 109 wins and posted an impressive 3.11 Earned Run Average (ERA). Playing for only nine seasons, Gullett was a member of five World Series teams, including four consecutive World Champions ('75 and '76 Reds, and '77 and '78 Yankees).

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At the plate, Don Gullett posted a respectable (for a pitcher) career batting average of .194. For example, in a 1975 National League Championship Series game against the Pittsburgh Pirates, Gullett not only pitched a complete game victory, he also helped himself out by hitting a single, a home run, and collecting 3 RBI.

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National League Championship Series - Pittsburgh Pirates - RBI

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After sitting out the 1979 and 1980 seasons due to extensive shoulder and rotator cuff problems, Gullett was released by the Yankees in late 1980.

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1979 - 1980

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In 1993, he rejoined the Reds as pitching coach, a post he held until being ousted mid-season in 2005.

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1993 - 2005

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