Posted February 14, 20241 yr comment_1737228 https://www.cincinnati.com/story/sports/mlb/reds/2024/02/14/don-gullett-former-cincinnati-reds-and-yankees-pitcher-dies-at-73-big-red-machine-world-series/72602088007/ He was my mom’s favorite Reds pitcher. My very first game was the night that Don Gullett took a Larvell Blanks line drive off of his thumb, breaking it and causing him to miss 2 months of the 1975 season. 😢That wound up being the impetus for Sparky Anderson to become “Captain Hook “. He blamed himself for leaving him in too long.
February 15, 20241 yr Author comment_1737243 I remember him hitting a home run in the 1975 playoffs against Pittsburgh.
February 15, 20241 yr comment_1737244 He and Gary Nolan were great pitchers together.. Sad day yes. RIP..
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