Greatest 21 Days Baseball Profiles

Randy Kutcher always had his dad's business as a home builder to fall back on. When he wasn't playing, his dad had him pouring cement or digging a ditch, Kutcher told The Hartford Courant in July 1989. But those other jobs made him appreciate his baseball job even more, he told The Courant . "I love baseball," Kutcher told The Courant . "I realize everybody has to have their roles. Starters have their roles, and guys on the bench have their roles." Kutcher spent his career largely as a guy on the bench. He also saw five major league seasons over 14 total pro campaigns. Kutcher's career began in 1979, taken by the Giants in the fourth round of the draft out of Palmdale High School in California. He was born in Anchorage, Alaska. Kutcher started with the Giants at rookie Great Falls . He hit .253 in 65 games. He then moved to single-A Clinton for 1980, then made AA Shreveport in 1981 and AAA Phoenix in 1983. In June 1986, he made San Francisco. He sin...