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Barry Latman
Pitcher
Born: (1936-05-21) May 21, 1936 (age 88)
Los Angeles, California
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 10, 1957, for the Chicago White Sox
Last MLB appearance
August 12, 1967, for the Houston Astros
MLB statistics
Win–loss record59–68
Earned run average3.91
Strikeouts829
Teams

Arnold Barry Latman (born May 21, 1936, in Los Angeles, California) is a former professional baseball pitcher.

Career

Latman played all or part of 11 seasons in the majors, from 1957 until 1967, for the Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Indians, Los Angeles / California Angels, and Houston Astros.

Latman was an All Star in both 1961 and 1962.[1] In 1961 he was 4th in the AL with a .722 winning percentage, as he went 13–5 for the Indians.[1]

Through 2010, Latman was 6th all-time in career strikeouts (directly behind Jason Marquis), and 8th in games (344; directly behind Sandy Koufax) and wins (59; directly behind Erskine Mayer) among Jewish major league baseball players.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Barry Latman Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 12, 2011.
  2. ^ "Career Pitching Leaders". Career Leaders. Jewish Major Leaguers. Retrieved February 10, 2011.