At the time, still a youngster....the
first significant pitcher in the Royals franchise...held the mound for one team
for parts of 15 years....Holds team mark for career wins with 166, although
Dennis Leonard was probably the more dominant pitcher....was not expansion selection but
taken in 25th round of 1968 amateur draft...was the first Royal
signed to a professional contract...was able to take a reasonable jump from low A to AAA
ball in 197\68 to 1969...brought up gradually, to full effect....First taste of the Show was in 1971 and held his
own....kept taking on more work and subsequently paid
dividends by being KC’s first 20 game winner 1973....injuries hampered
effectiveness in subsequent years....staged comeback with 16-6 and 19-8 records
in 1978 and 1979...continued on hovering
with .500 record in four subsequent seasons....last effective year was
1983 when Paul went 13-8....last game was June 26th 1984....Was the
Royal’s best weapon against the NYY in their 3 playoff showdown...won two games
and had 2.68 ERA in 6 games....donned glasses later into his career giving him
a scholarly appearance....passed away as of 2011.
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