This project has been very fulfilling. I hope you enjoy the statistics I have provided.
Thank you APBA and Miller Associates for many years of enjoyment.
Thanks to the creators of Norwood Career Database,
special thanks to Ron Bernier for his Recaps program.
I am the proud son of former major league pitcher Milt Pappas.
Sadly dad passed away April 19, 2016 in his sleep.
You are missed every day, dad. I love you.
August 30th, 2000 APBA Journal with Milt interviewActual score sheet from dad's No hitterDad's Baseball
Reference.comBBW
1971 No hitter boxscoreSome
of Milt's baseball cards1962 All Star game boxscore1965 All Star game boxscore Milt's
Book "Out at Home"
Dad throwing 1st pitch at Wrigley 09/02/07 Did you know this about dad...?
On
September 24, 1971 against the Phillies, Milt struck out the side on
9 pitches? He whiffed Greg Luzinski, Don Money and Mike Anderson When
Milt retired in 1974 he ranked 20th all time amongst pitchers by belting
20 lifetime homers Milt
won 209 games without winning 20 in one season Milt
won 99 games in the A.L., 110 in the N.L.. He would have been the 3rd
pitcher to win 100 games in each league (joining Cy Young and Jim Bunning)
at the time he retired. On
September 2, 1972 against the Padres, came within one batter of a perfect
game? He retired the 28th batter to preserve his no hitter
Dad is in 4 Hall of Fames:AHEPA Hall of Fame
Michigan Sports Hall of Fame
Chicago Sports Hall of Fame
Baltimore Oriole Hall of Fame
Milt
had a very similar lifetime record to that of Hall of Famer Don Drysdale?| Pitcher | Wins | Losses | Pct. | G | GS | CG | ShO | Sves | ERA | IP | SO | BB | Hits | HR |
| Milt Pappas | 209 | 164 | .560 | 520 | 465 | 129 | 43 | 4 | 3.40 | 3186.1 | 1728 | 858 | 3046 | 298 |
| Don Drysdale | 209 | 166 | .557 | 518 | 465 | 167 | 49 | 6 | 2.95 | 3432.0 | 2486 | 855 | 3084 | 280 |
Some of Milt's recollections...
PHOTOS
(Click to enlarge)
MILT'S TEAMS
 1957-1965
(Signed as amateur free agent in 1957)
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Milt
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| Year | W- L | Pct. | Place | W- L | ERA | Pct. | Manager | Radio | TV | Attendance | ||
| 1957 | 76-76 | .500 | 5th | 0- 0 | 1.00 | ---- | Paul Richards | Ernie Harwell Herb Carneal Larry Ray |
Ernie Harwell Herb Carneal Larry Ray |
1,029,581
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| 1958 | 74-79 | .484 | 6th | 10-10 | 4.07 | .500 | Paul Richards | Ernie Harwell Herb Carneal |
Ernie Harwell Herb Carneal |
829,991
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| 1959 | 74-80 | .481 | 6th | 15- 9 | 3.27 | .625 | Paul Richards | Ernie Harwell Herb Carneal |
Ernie Harwell Herb Carneal |
891,926
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| 1960 | 89-65 | .578 | 2nd | 15-11 | 3.36 | .577 | Paul Richards | Herb Carneal Joe Crognan Bob Murphy |
Herb Carneal Bob Murphy |
1,187,849
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| 1961 | 95-67 | .586 | 3rd | 13- 9 | 3.03 | .591 | Paul Richards Luman Harris |
Herb Carneal Bob Murphy |
Herb Carneal Bob Murphy |
951,089
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| 1962 | 77-85 | .475 | 7th | 12-10 | 4.04 | .545 | Billy Hitchcock | Chuck Thompson Jack Dunn |
Chuck Thompson Jack Dunn |
790,254
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| 1963 | 86-76 | .531 | 4th | 16- 9 | 3.03 | .640 | Billy Hitchcock | Chuck Thompson Joe Crognan |
Chuck Thompson Joe Crognan |
774,343
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| 1964 | 97-65 | .599 | 3rd | 16- 7 | 2.96 | .696 | Hank Bauer | Chuck Thompson Frank Messer |
Chuck Thompson Frank Messer |
1,116,215
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| 1965 | 94-68 | .580 | 3rd | 13- 9 | 2.61 | .591 | Hank Bauer | Chuck Thompson Frank Messer |
Chuck Thompson Frank Messer |
781,649
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 1966-1968
(Acquired with Jack Baldschun and Dick
Simpson for Frank Robinson on 12/09/65)
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Milt
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| Year | W- L | Pct. | Place | W- L
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ERA | Pct. | Manager | Radio | TV | Attendance | ||
| 1966 | 76-84 | .475 | 7th | 12-11
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4.29 | .522 | Don Heffner Dave Bristol |
Jim McIntyre Claude Sullivan |
Ed Kennedy Frank McCormick |
742,958
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| 1967 | 87-75 | .537 | 4th | 16-13
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3.34 | .552 | Dave Bristol | Jim McIntyre Joe Nuxhall Claude Sullivan |
Ed Kennedy Frank McCormick |
958,300
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| 1968 | 83-79 | .512 | 4th | 2- 5
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5.60 | .286 | Dave Bristol | Jim McIntyre Joe Nuxhall |
Ed Kennedy Frank McCormick |
733,354
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 1968-1970
(Acquired with Ted Davidson and Bob Johnson
for Woody Woodward, Clay Carroll and Tony Cloninger on 06/11/68)
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| Year | W- L | Pct. | Plc | W- L
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ERA | Pct. | Manager | Radio | TV | Attendance | ||
| 1968 | 81-81 | .500 | 5th | 10- 8
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2.37 | .556 | Luman Harris | Milo Hamilton Ernie Johnson Carl Sell |
Dizzy Dean Milo Hamilton Ernie Johnson Carl Sell |
1,126,540
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| 1969 | 93-69 | .574 | 1st | 6-10
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3.63 | .375 | Luman Harris | Milo Hamilton Ernie Johnson |
Milo Hamilton Ernie Johnson Bob Uecker |
1,458,320
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| 1970 | 76-86 | .469 | 5th | 2- 2
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6.06 | .500 | Luman Harris | Milo Hamilton Ernie Johnson |
Milo Hamilton Ernie Johnson |
1,078,848
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 1970-1973
(Sold to Chicago on 06/23/70)
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Milt
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| Year | W- L | Pct. | Place | W- L
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ERA | Pct. | Manager | Radio | TV | Attendance | ||
| 1970 | 84-78 | .519 | 2nd | 10- 8
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2.68 | .556 | Leo Durocher | Lou Boudreau Vince Lloyd |
Jack Brickhouse Lloyd Pettit |
1,642,705
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| 1971 | 83-79 | .512 | 3rd | 17-14
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3.52 | .548 | Leo Durocher | Lou Boudreau Vince Lloyd |
Jack Brickhouse Jim West |
1,653,007
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| 1972 | 85-70 | .548 | 2nd | 17- 7
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2.77 | .708 | Leo Durocher Whitey Lockman |
Lou Boudreau Vince Lloyd |
Jack Brickhouse Jim West |
1,299,163
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| 1973 | 77-84 | .478 | 5th | 7-12
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4.28 | .368 | Whitey Lockman | Lou Boudreau Vince Lloyd |
Jack Brickhouse Jim West |
1,351,705
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Ticket for dad's no-hitter thrown at Wrigley Field against the Padres
in 1972
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