Ted Power

Ted Power graduated from Abilene High School, which did not field a baseball team while he was in school. Still, Power went on to set strikeout records at Kansas State University and pitched thirteen years in the major leagues.

Power joined the K-State rotation as a freshman, starting nine games and striking out 48 in 43 innings of work. The 1974 Wildcats won 31 games and were runners-up in the Big 8, their highest conference finish until the 2013 team won the Big 12. Besides Power, the 1974 team had future big league pitcher Andy Replogle and future College Basketball Hall of Fame coach Lon Kruger.

After arm injuries limited his sophomore year, Power won six games the next season with a 2.34 earned run average. He struck out a then-season record 99 batters, including a still-standing record 19 against Wayne State. Power was selected by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the fifth round of the 1976 MLB draft.

Power broke in with the Dodgers in 1981 and was traded to Cincinnati following the 1982 season. He pitched out of the Reds bullpen and led the National League in appearances in 1984 with 78. In 1985, he saved 27 games. In 1986 and 1987, Power moved to the rotation and won ten games each season.

Following the 1987 season, Power was traded to Kansas City, along with Kurt Stilwell in return for Danny Jackson and Angel Salazar. He was a reliever and spot starter for one season for the Royals and pitched for six teams in seven years. Power pitched in the 1990 National League Championship Series for Pittsburgh, starting game six.

Over thirteen major league seasons, Power won 69 games. For nearly two decades, he served as a minor and major league coach for Cincinnati. In 2023, he was the pitching coach for the collegiate summer league Bristol (VA) State Liners.

In 2000, Power was named to the K-State All-Century baseball team.