Milt Pappas died today, Tuesday.
Milt Pappas, who came within a disputed pitch of throwing a perfect game for the Chicago Cubs in 1972 and was part of the lopsided trade that brought Frank Robinson to Baltimore, died Tuesday. He was 76.
Pappas died of natural causes at his home in the northern Illinois community of Beecher, said his widow, Judi Pappas.
My thoughts go out to his family and friends.
Pappas was a bonus baby, players who signed for a high amount of money and had to play on the major league roster. He was in the majors at age 18, but didn’t come into his own until age 24, when he found his control. Over the next six seasons (ages 24-29), he posted a 3.26 ERA, walking just 1.9 batters per nine innings. That helped him to an 85-62 record. If he had been allowed to develop in the minors, I suspect his career ERA would have been lower than his 3.40 career mark.
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