Playing Career
Kyles was selected in the 4th round (90th overall pick) by the Chicago Cubs in the 1979 amateur entry draft. That year he played his first season for the Rookie league Gulf Coast Cubs.
The next year, he played for the Class A-Low Geneva Cubs. He started 1981 off with Geneva before advancing to the Class A Quad City Cubs. In 1982, he played for the Class A-Advanced Salinas Spurs and recorded a 11-5 record with a 2.51 ERA and pitched 118 strikeouts. In 1983, he played for both the Double-A Midland Cubs and the Triple-A Iowa Cubs.
In 1984, he switched to the Oakland Athletics organization where he started at their Double-A club, the Albany-Colonie A's. He advanced to their Triple-A club, the Tacoma Tigers, the following season. In 1986, he split the season between Tacoma and Oakland's new Double-A affiliate, the Huntsville Stars. He spent 1987, his last season with Oakland, at Tacoma.
Kyles switched organizations in 1988, playing for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim's Triple-A club, the Albuquerque Dukes. In 1989, his final season as a player, Kyles played for two different organizations' Double-A clubs: the San Francisco Giants' Shreveport Captains and the Milwaukee Brewers' El Paso Diablos.
After 11 seasons as a professional pitcher in the minor leagues, playing in 279 games, Kyles retired. His career totals include a 52-56 record, a 3.86 ERA, and 508 strikeouts.
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