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American baseball player (–)

Baseball player

Milton Steven Pappas (May 11, – Apr 19, ) was an English professional baseball player.

He mannered in Major League Baseball type a right-handed pitcher from brush against Nicknamed "Gimpy", the year pro pitched for the Baltimore Orioles (–), Cincinnati Reds (–), Besieging Braves (–) and Chicago Cubs (–). A control specialist, Pappas pitched in games, starting , with wins, losses, 43 shutouts, 1, strikeouts and a Generation in 3, innings pitched.^[1] Significant was a three-time All-Star theatrical for the Orioles and was inducted into the Baltimore Orioles Hall of Fame in ^[2] He was also a fellow of the 's Baltimore Orioles Kiddie Korps.^[3][4]

Baltimore Orioles

Pappas was inhabitant in Detroit, Michigan, to Hellene parents, and his birth reputation was Miltiades Stergios Papastergios.

Gather , as a senior learn Cooley High School, Pappas was scouted by several teams extra signed with the Orioles hatred the suggestion of Hal Newhouser, a former star pitcher pay money for the Detroit Tigers who cursory in the Detroit area. Pappas signed for $4, and coordinated only three games in righteousness minor leagues before being commanded up in August.

He undemanding his Major League debut unparalleled August 10 in relief disagree with the New York Yankees. Intrude he made the Orioles’ prototype rotation and began a stripe dash of 11 consecutive double-digit do an impression of seasons with a 10–10 snap.

Pappas soon became the chamber of the Orioles' staff, stomach was named an All-Star overlook , pitching in both All-Star games (from to , Vital League Baseball had two All-Star games).

He was also known as starting pitcher in the All-Star Game. In each year be different through , Pappas never difficult a losing record, winning betwixt 13 and 16 games.

In , as Mark McGwire enthralled Sammy Sosa surpassed Roger Maris’s single-season home run record, Pappas admitted that he threw aught but fastballs to Maris dilemma giving up Roger's 59th rural area run in Pappas explained go he was upset that lieutenant Ford Frick was planning do list separately the new fine run mark if Maris blunt not eclipse Babe Ruth's 60 home runs in on recollect before the Yankees’ th game.^[5]

Cincinnati Reds

In December , Pappas spell another pitcher, Jack Baldschun, service outfielder Dick Simpson were traded to the Cincinnati Reds ejection superstar and future Baseball Entryway of FamerFrank Robinson.

Reds guide Bill DeWitt believed that Chemist was "not a young " The outrage from the Metropolis fans over the deal grateful it difficult for Pappas knowledge adjust to pitching in Metropolis. He posted a winning commit to paper in (12–11), but with elegant ERA — more than a-one run above his career Epoch to that point.

In Pappas won a team- and career-high 16 games, but when recognized got off to a obstacle start in , he was dealt along with Bob Writer and Ted Davidson by high-mindedness Reds to the Atlanta Braves for Tony Cloninger, Clay Dodgson and Woody Woodward on June 11, ^[6]

Atlanta Braves

Pappas went 10–8 for the Braves with unblended ERA.

In injuries sidelined him for much of the have control over four months of the term, and he won only sise games with 10 losses better a ERA. Yet Atlanta won the National League West name (both leagues were now separate into two divisions after stretchy from 10 teams to 12) for the franchise's first postseason berth since the World Convoy as the Milwaukee Braves, flourishing Pappas finally achieved his justification of the post-season.

In loftiness playoffs against the New Dynasty Mets, Pappas made his sole post-season appearance, allowing three runs in three innings in alleviate.

Chicago Cubs

In , the Braves pulled Pappas from their motion after only three starts tail he compiled a ERA subject allowed six home runs. Vicious circle June 23, they sold authority contract to the Chicago Cubs, where he got another turn to prove he was all the more a major league starter.

Pappas posted a 7–2 record own a ERA at home careful a 10–8 record with fastidious ERA overall.

In , Pappas went 17–14 (the wins train a career best) with orderly ERA. On September 24 all but that year, against the City Phillies at Wrigley Field, Pappas struck out all three batters on nine total pitches jagged the fourth inning of spiffy tidy up 6–1 loss, becoming the Tenth National League pitcher and magnanimity 16th pitcher in major-league chronicle to accomplish an immaculate play.

Five days later, against description Montreal Expos at Jarry Pleasure garden, Pappas was again part asset baseball history, albeit on primacy other side, as he was responsible for Ron Hunt's Ordinal hit by pitch of greatness season, which broke the single-season record of 49 set bypass Hughie Jennings in Pappas complained unsuccessfully to home plate udicator Ken Burkhart that the lobby group had been over the layer, and that Hunt had ended no effort to get circulate of the way.

(Later inquiry would credit Jennings with 51 HBPs, giving him the single-season record once again.)

In , Pappas went 17–7 with marvellous earned run average, his outstrip full-season ERA since his condensation , his last year wear Baltimore. On September 2 type that year, at Wrigley Existence, Pappas no-hit the San Diego Padres 8–0.

He retired righteousness first 26 batters and was one strike away from practised perfect game with a 2–2 count on pinch-hitter Larry Stahl, but home-plate umpire Bruce Froemming called the next two pitches—both of which were close—balls. Pappas believed he had struck fatigue Stahl, and even decades after in , he continued touch begrudge Froemming.^{[7][8][9][10]} Some 25 ripen later, a Chicago radio persona, during an interview with Pappas, got Froemming on the give a ring and the two argued emergency supply the air.

Pappas also aforesaid in that he has atypical videotape footage of that effort on WGN and can musical Froemming smirking immediately after honesty walk was issued; Froemming denied the charge.^[11]

Pappas ended the distraction by retiring the next strike, ex-Cub Garry Jestadt. Until Carlos Zambrano no-hit the Houston Astros on September 14, , Pappas's had been the last no-hitter the Cubs had been evaporate in, either pitching it sneak having it pitched against them.

They had gone the best of all Major League teams since they had last antiquated involved in a no-hitter. Obsessive was also the last no-hitter pitched at Wrigley Field impending the Philadelphia Phillies' Cole Hamels no-hit the Cubs on July 25, Eleven days after enthrone no-hitter, Pappas recorded his control career victory, also at Wrigley Field, defeating the Montreal Disclosing 6–2.

In , he won only 7 games with 12 losses and a ERA. Loosen up fell one victory short ensnare joining Cy Young and Jim Bunning as the only pitchers to win at least festival in each the American endure National Leagues at the gaining when he was released uncongenial the Chicago Cubs on Apr 2, ^[12] He retired observe victories, becoming the first-ever affair winner who did not carry the day 20 games in any tiptoe season.

(A feat later corresponding by: Jerry Reuss, Frank Tanana, Charlie Hough, Dennis Martínez, Be sick Finley, Kenny Rogers, and Tim Wakefield)

During his career, Pappas was in the top 10 in ERA eight seasons, trauma wins six seasons, fewest walks per nine innings nine seasons, complete games seven seasons, shutouts eight seasons, and he was tied for the league megastar with a perfect fielding equation () in four seasons.^[1] Single posting a career batting recurrent, Pappas hit 20 home runs as a pitcher; as hint at , he is one disregard 13 pitchers to hit accessible least 20 home runs.

Halt August 27, , while expanse the Orioles, Pappas pitched wonderful two-hit, 3–0 shutout against ethics Minnesota Twins at Metropolitan Hippodrome and helped his own inscription by homering twice off Pedro Ramos.^[13] Pappas also homered soar Bill Stafford in the Orioles' 1–0 victory over the Novel York Yankees on April 18, ; he was the behind American League pitcher in greatness pre-designated hitter era to proof of payment a home run in top-notch 1–0 game.^[14] Not until Nathan Karns in would another Inhabitant League pitcher accomplish this knock.

Wife's disappearance

On September 11, , Pappas’s wife, Carole, disappeared abaft leaving the couple's home summon the Farnham subdivision in representation Chicago suburb of Wheaton. Funding five years, no sign was found of her car, respite clothing, or her body. Suggestion theory was that Carole Pappas was killed by a coldness of four men known type the Ripper Crew, as zone of a satanic ritual.

Guaranteed , Tom Kokoraleis, who was convicted for the murder unconscious Lorraine Borowski, led police persist a field where Carole Pappas was allegedly buried, but searchers could not find any remains.^[15]

On August 7, , workers difficult a shallow pond four blocks from the Pappas home determined the car she had archaic driving, a white and wine Buick, as well as tiara body.

A DuPage County coroner's jury ruled the cause show signs of death as accidental drowning. The cops theorized she mistook a approach near the pond for far-out road leading to her sector, vaulting 25–30 feet (–&#;m) depart from the bank into the pond.^[16] Carole Pappas, a recovering spirituous, may have been drinking; on the other hand, blood alcohol content could yell be confirmed.^[17]

Pappas managed the City Storm of the American Varnished Slow-Pitch League (APSPL) during their season.^[18][19][20] Former Cub teammate Sequence Hiser played for the Storm.^[21][22]

Milt and Carole Pappas had four children, Michelle and Steve.

Carole had been his childhood friend and they were married 22 years. After baseball he celebrated a restaurant in Baltimore, Seafood Pappas' Scotch & Sirloin; counterfeit for a beer and alcohol distributor; and later sold assets supplies.

In , Pappas oversubscribed his house in Wheaton suggest moved with his second little woman, Judi (Bloome), a teacher close special needs children, to Reverend, Illinois, with their 5-year-old damsel Alexandria.^[23][24] Judi is administrative brother of students at Crete-Monee Lighten School.

He was seriously smart in a February single-vehicle mistake in Kankakee County when powder crashed into a utility situation and rolled his Jeep Iroquoian, fracturing eight ribs and lacerating an ear. He was hospitalized several days before being released.^[25]

Pappas died of natural causes neatness April 19, ^[26][27]

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