BILLINGS, Mont. -- Les Rohr, a highly touted prospect who briefly pitched for the champion 1969 New York Mets, has died. He was 74.
The Cremation & Funeral Gallery said Rohr died at home on Nov. 6. A cause of death wasn't listed.
Rohr was the second overall pick in Major League Baseball's initial amateur draft in 1965. Despite a promising start, the 6-foot-5 left-hander never achieved the success of the first choice, future All-Star outfielder Rick Monday.
Rohr went 2-3 with a 3.70 ERA in six games, four of them starts, in parts of three seasons for the Mets.