Ken holtzman net worth

Holtzman was He had been battling cardiac issues and was hospitalized three weeks before he died, his brother, Bob, told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. The left-hander was a pitcher with the Cubs from until and again in and He posted a 3.

Ken holtzman died

Holtzman was the last pitcher to toss a no-hitter without a strikeout in , and he threw a second no-hitter with the Cubs in The Illini alum also won four World Series rings in between his stints with the Cubs — including three straight wins with the Oakland Athletics. A native of St. Louis, Holtzman originally signed with the Cubs out of the University of Illinois after they drafted him in the fourth round of the inaugural MLB draft in With the Cubs, Holtzman also crafted a streak of 33 consecutive scoreless innings in In , Holtzman topped the strikeout threshold for the first and only time in his career.

Following the season, the Cubs traded him to the A's in exchange for outfielder Rick Monday. On Oakland's watch, Holtzman made two All-Star teams, authored a win season in , and served as a rotation stalwart for an A's team that won three straight World Series titles from through Holtzman would later pitch for the Yankees and then return to the Cubs for the final two seasons of his career.

With the Yankees in , Holtzman picked up a fourth World Series ring, although he did not pitch in that postseason.