Notes: Mostly Milt Pappas

Below news that former big league player Larry Stahl died and included is the fact he walked on a close full count pitch, that denied Milt Pappas (sure he or almost nobody is fair value for the great Frank Robinson, for whom he was traded, however, Milt was a fine pitcher, winning 209 big league games, 110 in the A.L. and 99 in the N.L.

Milt died years back, the excellent umpire, Bruce Froemming, who called that ball four (ode to Jim Bouton), died less than a month ago and now with Stahl’s death, the trio involved in that baseball history on September 2, 1972 are all gone, the pitch denying the perfect game, Pappas getting the no-hitter and the WGN interview are shown in the link below. The great broadcaster Jack Brickhouse calls the historic plays.

That is Milt Pappas pictured.

Pitcher Jack Baldschun and Dick Simpson, an outfielder also went to Cincy when Frank went to the Orioles, before his great ’66 season.