Mark Littell
| Mark Littell | |
|---|---|
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| Pitcher | |
| Born: January 17, 1953 Cape Girardeau, Missouri | |
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| June 14, 1973, for the Kansas City Royals | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| June 24, 1982, for the St. Louis Cardinals | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 32–31 |
| Earned run average | 3.32 |
| Strikeouts | 466 |
| Saves | 56 |
| Teams | |
Mark Alan Littell (born January 17, 1953), is a professional baseball player who pitched in the Major Leagues from 1973 to 1982 for the Kansas City Royals and St. Louis Cardinals. Littell had a lifetime ERA of 3.32 and saved 56 games from 1976 to 1981. Bone spurs in his elbow cut his career short, and Littell retired midway through the 1982 season at the age of 29.
Primarily a relief pitcher, Littell served at the Royals' closer in 1976–1977, and is best remembered for giving up a walk-off home run to New York Yankees first baseman Chris Chambliss to end the 1976 American League Championship Series. It was only the second home run he allowed in more than 100 innings pitched that year.
Two years later, the Royals dealt Littell, along with catcher Buck Martinez, to the Cardinals in exchange for relief pitcher Al Hrabosky. On August 10th, 1981, Pete Rose recorded his 3,631st hit off Littell to become the National League's all-time hit leader.
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- Mark Littell's autograph
- 1953 births
- Living people
- Kansas City Royals players
- St. Louis Cardinals players
- Major League Baseball pitchers
- Baseball players from Missouri
- Billings Mustangs players
- Waterloo Royals players
- Omaha Royals players
- Springfield Redbirds players
- Louisville Redbirds players
- Stockton Ports players
- Sportspeople from Cape Girardeau, Missouri
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