Kenneth Dale Holtzman was born on November 3,1945 and is an American former professional baseball player and coach.
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23 Facts About Ken Holtzman
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Ken Holtzman played in Major League Baseball as a left-handed pitcher from 1965 through 1979, most notably as a member of the Chicago Cubs for whom he pitched two no-hitters and, with the Oakland Athletics dynasty that won three consecutive World Series championships between 1972 to 1974.
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Ken Holtzman played for the Baltimore Orioles and the New York Yankees.
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Ken Holtzman was the first Cubs pitcher in the live-ball era to throw two no-hitters; the next Cubs pitcher to do so was Jake Arrieta some three and a half decades later.
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Ken Holtzman graduated from University City High School in St Louis in 1963.
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Ken Holtzman tied Koufax's record for the most wins by a Jewish pitcher in 1977, and passed him in 1978.
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Ken Holtzman held the record for most pitching appearances by a Jewish pitcher until 1998, when Scott Radinsky passed him to become the major league leader in appearances among Jewish pitchers.
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At age 19, Ken 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.
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Ken Holtzman faced Aaron again in the ninth, and got him to ground out to second base to complete the no-hitter.
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Ken Holtzman asked to be traded at the end of the 1971 season, so he was dealt to the Oakland Athletics in November in exchange for outfielder Rick Monday.
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Ken Holtzman lost Game 3 of the 1972 American League Championship Series against the Detroit Tigers as opposing pitcher Joe Coleman set an ALCS record with 14 strikeouts.
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Ken Holtzman again won 19 games in 1974, but this time endured 17 losses despite his 3.
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Ken Holtzman would be the last pitcher to hit a World Series home run until Joe Blanton in 2008.
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Ken Holtzman would have become the third pitcher to pitch no-hitters in both leagues.
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Ken Holtzman lost Games 1 and 3 of the ALCS to the Boston Red Sox as the A's were swept.
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Ken Holtzman did not appear in the 1976 or 1977 postseasons with New York.
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Ken Holtzman received four votes in Baseball Hall of Fame voting in 1985, and 5 in 1986.
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Ken Holtzman went on to attempt a career as an insurance salesman.
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Ken Holtzman coached the St Louis baseball team for the Maccabi games for a few years and is a member of the Chicagoland Sports Hall of Fame.
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