Ken Holtzman
| Ken Holtzman | |||
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Born: November 3, 1945 St. Louis, Missouri |
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| MLB debut | |||
| September 4, 1965, for the Chicago Cubs | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| September 19, 1979, for the Chicago Cubs | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Win–loss record | 174–150 | ||
| Earned run average | 3.49 | ||
| Strikeouts | 1,601 | ||
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Kenneth Dale Holtzman (born November 3, 1945) is a former Major League Baseball player, a left-handed starting pitcher who played most of his career for the Chicago Cubs and Oakland Athletics. He was a two-time All Star and a three-time World Series champion, all while with Oakland.
Holtzman was the only pitcher in the live-ball era to throw two no-hitters for the Cubs, until that feat was equaled by Jake Arrieta. Holtzman was also one of the principal pitchers on Oakland's championship teams from 1972 to 1975.
Through 2010, his 174 career victories are the most in the major leagues by a Jewish pitcher (ahead of Sandy Koufax). Holtzman's 1,601 strikeouts are second (behind Koufax) and his 451 games are second (behind Scott Schoeneweis). His 3.49 ERA is fifth (behind Scott Radinsky). He held the record for most pitching appearances by a Jewish pitcher until 1998.
In 2007 Holtzman managed the Petach Tikva Pioneers in the Israel Baseball League.
Holtzman graduated from University City High School in St. Louis in 1963. He obtained his B.A. in business administration from the University of Illinois and was selected by the Cubs in the fourth round of the 1965 amateur draft. At age 19, Holtzman pitched only 12 games in the minor leagues in 1965, four with the Treasure Valley Cubs in the Pioneer League, and eight with the Wenatchee Chiefs in the Northwest League. He was 8–3 in the dozen starts, with a 1.99 earned run average and 114 strikeouts in 86 innings. He was called up to the major leagues in September and pitched four innings over three games in relief.
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