Former Yankees and Reds pitcher Don Gullett who won three World Series in his MLB career dies at 73
- Don Gullett pitched for the Reds for seven years and the Yankees for two years
- In 10 career World Series appearances, Gullett was 2-2 with a 3.61 ERA
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Three-time World Series champion and nine-year MLB veteran Don Gullett died Wednesday at the age of 73.
Gullett was best known as a left-handed pitcher who spent seven seasons with the Cincinnati Reds and went on to appear in four World Series with the franchise. He helped them win the 1975 and 1976 World Series.
The Kentucky native went on to play two seasons for the New York Yankees and helped the Bronx Bombers win the World Series in 1977.
No cause of death was reported.
Gullett, a first-round draft pick of the Reds in 1969, made his major league debut in April 1970.
Three-time World Series champion and nine-year MLB veteran Don Gullett died at the age of 73
Gullett spent seven of his nine MLB seasons pitching for the Cincinnati Reds, winning two titles
In 10 career World Series appearances, Gullett was 2-2 with a 3.61 ERA. He started Game 7 of the 1975 World Series for the Reds against the Boston Red Sox and gave up three runs in four innings without a decision. The Reds won the title with a 4β3 win.
Gullett played in one World Series game for the Yankees in 1977. He appeared in just eight games during the 1978 regular season, his last in baseball, and missed the postseason and World Series run. However, he was on the Yankees’ World Series roster.
Gullett was the Reds pitching coach from 1993 to 2005. βDon has dedicated 24 years to this franchise as a player, coach and minor league instructor,β Reds CEO Bob Castellini said in a statement.
He then pitched for the New York Yankees for two seasons and won his third World Series
βAs an anchor on the pitching staff of one of the greatest baseball teams in history, his contributions to our rich tradition, our city and its community will never be forgotten.β
In 266 regular season appearances (186 starts), Gullett was 109-50 with a 3.11 ERA and 921 strikeouts in 1,390 innings pitched. In a strange brush with history, Gullett gave up the 660th home runs of his career to both Willie Mays and Hank Aaron.
The Reds’ Pete Rose once said of his teammate, “Don Gullett is the only man who can throw a baseball through a car wash without the ball getting wet.”