South Side Sox · Feb 20, 2021
Juan Pizarro, 1937-2021
He was mean, left-handed, all-business and had a blazing fastball.
He was a big part of the fabulous White Sox pitching staffs of the 1960s that in many respects was the best in baseball — even better than the Dodgers.
Juan Pizarro passed away Thursday, at the age of 84.
Pizarro broke in with the Milwaukee Braves at the age of 20 in 1957, and played for them for four years. He pitched in both the 1957 and 1958 World Series against the Yankees, but Milwaukee soured on him.