The lefthanded starter won 16 games in both 1959 and 1960 for bad Athletics' teams,get traded to the Yankees in 1961 and somehow manage a losing record with that team(8-9).His Athletics' batterymate,Pete Daley,(no relation)died just a few weeks ago.
His death leaves only a handful of players from that '61 squad still with us,notably Richardson,Kubek,and Downing.
His death leaves only a handful of players from that '61 squad still with us,notably Richardson,Kubek,and Downing.