January 09, 2009
Pitcher Passes
Dave Roberts, the pitcher from the 1970s, died of lung cancer. Roberts didn't strike out many batters in his career, but he was stingy with walks and home runs. Part of that might be attributable to pitching many years in San Diego and Houston, but in 1976 he allowed just 16 home runs in 252 innings for the Tigers.
My thoughts go out to his family and friends.
Posted by David Pinto at
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If Dave Roberts had pitched today he wouldn't have had to work the offseason boilermaker job in which he caught the lung cancer from being exposed to asbestos.
