Did you know? Posted a combined 45-4 record, including two no-hitters, while pitching three years of high school and American Legion ball ... was signed by the Dodgers for a bonus of $50,000 on September 22, 1959 ... hurled a shutout in his first big league start, blanking the Cubs, 2-0, at Dodger Stadium on Father's Day June 16, 1963 ... won World Series championships with the Dodgers in 1963 and 1965 ...
Post-game: Was a pitching coach for Brigham Young University and in the minor leagues with the Brewers, Royals and Yankees, struggled with addiction to alcohol and drugs, entered a treatment center in 1989, and eventually became a drug counselor ... died on December 14, 2008 at age 67 after a battle with cancer.
Sources: Baseball Reference; SABR Bio; Retrosheet; Wausau Daily Herald, 9/23/1978; Los Angeles Times, 9/23/1959, 12/18/2008; Associated Press, 12/19/2008; Ventura County Star, 12/21/2008.
