Howie Koplitz

Howie Koplitz
Pitcher
Born: (1938-05-04)May 4, 1938
Oshkosh, Wisconsin
Died: January 2, 2012(2012-01-02) (aged 73)
Oshkosh, Wisconsin
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 8, 1961, for the Detroit Tigers
Last MLB appearance
April 24, 1966, for the Washington Senators
MLB statistics
Win–loss record 9–7
Earned run average 4.21
Strikeouts 87
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Howard Dean Koplitz (May 4, 1938 – January 2, 2012) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball pitcher. He played all or part of five seasons in the majors, between 1961 and 1966, for the Detroit Tigers and Washington Senators.

Koplitz went 9–7 with a 4.21 Earned run average over his career. In his first game in the Major Leagues, the first player he faced was future Hall of Famer Carl Yastrzemski, whom he struck out.[1]

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