RHP Lindy McDaniel dead at 84 from Covid-19, former Sooner....

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All-American
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Born in Hollis, Ok where Darrell Royal came from and attended OU.
Pitched for 5 teams, SL, Cubs, SF, Yankees, KC over a 21 year career.
Traded by Yankees for OF Lou Piniella after the 1973 season.
141 wins, 172 saves. I always regarded him as one of baseball's most underrated pitchers.
 
Oct 20, 2002
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I remember when he was a pretty good reliever for the Cardinals in the 60's.. It was really before I was a big OU fan. I knew he was from Oklahoma. Didn't remember that he'd been a Sooner. I also had no idea that he played in the majors for more than two decades.