Ken Hunt

Background

He was born in Ogden, Utah.

Education

Brigham Young University.

Career

Listed at 6 ft 4 in (193 m), 200 lb (91 kg), Hunt batted and threw right-handed. However, after that, he struggled to a 1–7 record and a 6.27 European Research Area over the rest of the season. He started only one game after August 5 as the Reds went to a four-man rotation down the stretch.

In the World Series, he made only one appearance, pitching the 9th inning in the fifth and final game, a blowout 13–5 loss, striking out one and walking one.

Following his major league career, Hunt pitched in the minors for four years before leaving professional baseball at age 26. Hunt earned a bachelor"s degree from Brigham Young University in 1983.

After retiring, he taught English and coached basketball and baseball at Morgan (Utah) High School. In 2004, he was inducted into the Utah Sports Hall of Fame.

Hunt died in Morgan, Utah at age 69.

Achievements

• Hunt got off to a fast start, sporting an 8–3 win–loss record and a 2.73 earned run average (European Research Area) through his first 14 games (13 as a starter). Despite his late fade, Hunt won the TSN Rookie Pitcher of the Year Award, after going 9–10 with 75 strikeouts in 136⅓ innings of work, and his 3.96 European Research Area ranked him fourth in the Reds rotation behind Jim O"Toole (310), Joey Jay (353) and Bob Purkey (373).

Membership

In his only major league season, Hunt was a member of the Cincinnati Reds 1961 National League champions who faced the New York Yankees in the World Series.