Did you know? Nicknamed "Pickles" because of his propensity of eating the green and crunchy vegetable while dieting ... earned a save against the Phillies in Game 3 of the 1977 NLCS and pitched scoreless relief against the Yankees in Game 1 of the 1977 World Series ... his father Houston and brother Steve played minor league baseball.
Post-game: Co-owned a seed-corn farm with his brother for 13 years, and then worked as an insurance agent for 25 years, retiring in 2018.
Sources: Baseball Reference; SABR Bio; Idaho Statesman, 4/23/1966, 6/9/1966, 6/7/1967; The Sporting News, 6/1/1974, 6/4/1977.
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