Martin William "Marty" Pattin is an American former Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher. He pitched for the California Angels, Seattle Pilots, Milwaukee Brewers, Boston Red Sox, and the Kansas City Royals. During a 13-year baseball career, Pattin compiled 114 wins, 1,179 strikeouts, and a 3.62 earned run average. He had a pitching motion that resembled Denny McLain with a high leg kick. Pattin was born in Charleston, Illinois and earned his bachelor?s and master?s degrees at Eastern Illinois University. A member of the EIU Panthers baseball team, he struck out 22 batters in a game. He joined the California Angels in 1968 and then was part of the Seattle Pilots in 1969, which later became the Milwaukee Brewers in 1970. In Milwaukee, Pattin finished with a 14?12 record and a 3.39 ERA in 1970, and was named an All-Star in 1971, when he finished with a 14?14 record and a 3.12 ERA. At the end of the season, he was sent to the Boston Red Sox in a 10-player mega-trade that included Ken Brett, Billy Conigliaro, Tommy Harper, Jim Lonborg and George Scott. 

April 6th, 1943 in Charleston  /  Died:   Oct 3rd, 2018