Professional Career
Kison was 30-9 in the minors and was called up in the middle of the 1971 season and was the winning pitcher when Pittsburgh beat San Francisco to make it into the World Series. He later became the winning pitcher in the first night game ever played in the classic.
After tearing his rotator cuff during winter ball (which was usually a career-ending injury at the time), he spent 14 more years in the majors and changed his throwing motion.
Kison also has spent time as pitching coach for both the Kansas City Royals and the Baltimore Orioles. A highly respected talent evaluator, Kison has spent the better part of the past decade as a Major League Scout for the Orioles.
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