Back to the MLB Newsfeed

Former MLB Pitcher Ken Holtzman Dies at 78; Won 4 World Series with Yankees, A's

Former MLB pitcher Ken Holtzman died Sunday at the age of 78, per MLB.com's Thomas Harrigan. Holtzman was hospitalized with heart issues for three weeks before his death.

Holtzman had a 15-year MLB career, playing for four different teams. He was selected by the Chicago Cubs in the fourth round of the first-ever MLB draft in 1965 out of the University of Illinois.

Holtzman, who spent his first seven seasons with the Cubs, threw no-hitters in 1969 and 1971, recording the big league's last no-hitter to be thrown without a strikeout. In 1967, Holtzman enlisted in the National Guard and only pitched on weekends, making 12 starts to go 9-0 with a 2.