Robert Wesley Knepper is a former pitcher

Pitcher

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 in Major League Baseball

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 with a 15-year career from 1976 to 1990. He played for the San Francisco Giants and Houston Astros, both of the National League

National League

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On December 8, 1980, Knepper was traded from the Giants along with Chris Bourjos to the Astros for OF Enos Cabell and a player to be named.

He was voted to the National League All-Star team twice (1981 and 1988).

He led the National League in shutouts in 1978, with six, and in 1986, with five. He also led the league in hit batsmen in 1980, with eight, and losses in 1987, with 17.

In 1988, Knepper had one of the best seasons in his career, and he was selected to the National League All-Star Team.

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