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Kent Tekulve to retire from Pirates broadcasts at end of season
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Pirates relief pitcher Kent Tekulve waves toward the dugout after striking out Orioles Doug DeCinces to end sixth game of World Series in Baltimore, Oct. 16, 1979. Tekulve relieved starter John Candelaria in the bottom of the seventh inning to save a 4-0
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Pirates relief pitcher Kent Tekulve waves toward the dugout after striking out Orioles Doug DeCinces to end sixth game of World Series in Baltimore, Oct. 16, 1979. Tekulve relieved starter John Candelaria
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Pirates relief pitcher Kent Tekulve waves toward the dugout after striking out Orioles Doug DeCinces to end sixth game of World Series in Baltimore, Oct. 16, 1979. Tekulve relieved starter John Candelaria
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Pittsburgh Pirates relief pitcher Kent Tekulve leaps up as catcher Steve Nicosia runs forward after final out of final World Series game against the Baltimore Orioles in Baltimore, Md., Oct. 17, 1979. The National League Pirates defeated the American League
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