Harvey Haddix, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Harvey Haddix

American baseball player and coach

Date of Birth: 18-Sep-1925

Place of Birth: Medway, Ohio, United States

Date of Death: 08-Jan-1994

Profession: baseball player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Harvey Haddix, Jr.
(September 18, 1925 – January 8, 1994) was an American professional baseball player and coach.
He played in Major League Baseball as a left-handed pitcher with the St.
Louis Cardinals (1952–56), Philadelphia Phillies (1956–57), Cincinnati Reds (1958), Pittsburgh Pirates (1959–63) and Baltimore Orioles (1964–65).
Haddix was born in Medway, Ohio, located just outside Springfield.
He was nicknamed "The Kitten" in St.
Louis for his resemblance to Harry "The Cat" Brecheen, a left-hander on the Cardinals during Haddix's rookie campaign.Haddix is most notable for pitching 12 perfect innings in a game against the Milwaukee Braves on May 26, 1959; the Pirates lost the game in the 13th. Haddix enjoyed his best season in 1953 pitching for St.
Louis.
He compiled a 20-9 record with 163 strikeouts, a 3.06 ERA, 19 complete games and six shutouts.
After five-plus seasons with the Cardinals, he was traded to the Phillies.
He also pitched for Cincinnati and Pittsburgh, and finished as an effective reliever with the Orioles.
He was on the Pirate team that won the 1960 World Series, and was the winning pitcher of Game Seven as a reliever, the Pirates winning the game on Bill Mazeroski's walk-off home run in the bottom of the ninth.