Ken Holtzman, MLB’s winningest Jewish pitcher who won 3 World Series with Oakland, dies at 78

  • April 15, 2024
Ken Holtzman, MLB’s winningest Jewish pitcher who won 3 World Series with Oakland, dies at 78

Pitcher Ken Holtzman, of the Oakland As, hurls a pitch toward a Mets batter in fifth inning, of the first game of the World Series Oakland, Calif.

CHICAGO — Ken Holtzman, MLB’s winningest Jewish pitcher who threw two no-hitters for the Chicago Cubs and helped the Oakland Athletics win three straight World Series championships in the 1970s, has died, the Cubs announced Monday on social media. He was 78.

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