Kurt Anthony Bevacqua is an American former professional baseball player.
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20 Facts About Kurt Bevacqua
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Kurt Bevacqua played in Major League Baseball as an infielder from 1971 to 1985.
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Kurt Bevacqua played for the Mayaguez Indians in the Puerto Rican Professional Baseball League from 1977 to 1981.
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Kurt Bevacqua was originally drafted by the New York Mets in the 32nd round of the 1966 Major League Baseball Draft and the Atlanta Braves in the sixth round of the January Secondary phase of the 1967 Major League Baseball Draft, but did not sign with either team.
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Kurt Bevacqua was immediately a utility player, playing each infield position and the outfield while in the Reds' farm system.
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Kurt Bevacqua was traded to the Cleveland Indians for outfielder Buddy Bradford on May 8,1971, and made his big league debut shortly afterwards.
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Kurt Bevacqua appeared in 55 games, playing second, third, shortstop and both corner outfield positions, and earned the nickname "Dirty Kurt" for routinely having the dirtiest uniform on the team.
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Kurt Bevacqua spent most of the 1972 season with the Portland Beavers of the Pacific Coast League, where he batted.
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Kurt Bevacqua drove in a career high forty runs backing up Paul Schaal at third base in 1973.
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Kurt Bevacqua remained with the Brewers through May of the 1976 season.
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Kurt Bevacqua's dream came to fruition on October 22,1976 when he became the fourth member of the Seattle Mariners, who purchased his contract from the Brewers two weeks before the expansion draft.
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Kurt Bevacqua arrived at camp that spring to compete for the shortstop job with Craig Reynolds, whom the club had acquired from the Pirates for relief pitcher Grant Jackson.
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Kurt Bevacqua was given a $160 fine and a ten-day jail sentence, which he was allowed to serve after the season ended.
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Kurt Bevacqua disproved Seattle manager Darrell Johnson's assessment that he was a defensive liability as he committed just one error all season while playing five different positions on the field.
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Kurt Bevacqua returned to the Padres in 1982, and remained in San Diego for the rest of his career.
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Shortly after returning to the Padres, Kurt Bevacqua became embroiled in a verbal feud with National League West rival Los Angeles Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda.
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Kurt Bevacqua was one-for-seven against the Dodgers with Walter Alston as manager.
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Kurt Bevacqua was featured on an episode of FOX's King of the Hill.
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