Professional Baseball Player. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1961 until 1972, mostly as a relief pitcher for the Chicago White Sox (1961 and 1971) and the Oakland Athletics (1972). Prior to starting his professional career he attended Oklahoma State University, where he was a star pitcher and helped to lead them to the College World Series in 1959. In his professional career he won 116 games against 117 losses, with a 3.11 earned run average and 1,065 strikeouts in 2002 innings pitched. To date he is the only player to have won a Pony League World Series (1952), a College World Series (Oklahoma State-1959), and a Major League World Series (Oakland-1972). He was inducted into the San Antonio Sports Hall of Fame in 2004.
Professional Baseball Player. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1961 until 1972, mostly as a relief pitcher for the Chicago White Sox (1961 and 1971) and the Oakland Athletics (1972). Prior to starting his professional career he attended Oklahoma State University, where he was a star pitcher and helped to lead them to the College World Series in 1959. In his professional career he won 116 games against 117 losses, with a 3.11 earned run average and 1,065 strikeouts in 2002 innings pitched. To date he is the only player to have won a Pony League World Series (1952), a College World Series (Oklahoma State-1959), and a Major League World Series (Oakland-1972). He was inducted into the San Antonio Sports Hall of Fame in 2004.
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