Ken Holtzman often was overshadowed by Catfish Hunter, a Hall of Famer and Cy Young winner, and Vida Blue, an MVP and Cy Young winner, but was every bit as valuable to the A’s teams that won …
Ken Holtzman, who along with Catfish Hunter and Vida Blue anchored the dominating rotation that helped lead the Oakland A’s to three straight World Series championships in the 1970s, has died. He was 78.
Pitcher Ken Holtzman, of the Oakland As, hurls a pitch towards a Mets batter in fifth inning, of the first game of the World Series, Saturday, Oct. 13, 1973, Oakland, Calif. Holtzman pitched five complete innings. Athletics wake up with six-run sixth to beat Washington and win another series When Dick Williams approached Holtzman about coming out after the 10th inning , Holtzman told reporters he told the then-manager that “If you pull me out, I’ll kill you. I don’t if this games goes 40 innings, I’m not leaving.”
Oakland won the West in each of Holtzman’s four seasons with the team and won the three Series titles. Holtzman went 4-1 with a 2.55 ERA in eight World Series games and had a 2.06 ERA in five ALCS games with the A’s. The Yankees traded Holtzman to the Cubs early in 1978, and he retired after going 6-9 with a 4.59 with the Cubs in 1979.
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