Bo Belinsky
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Robert Belinsky
- Bats Left, Throws Left
- Height 6' 2", Weight 191 lb.
- Debut April 18, 1962
- Final Game May 18, 1970
- Born December 7, 1936 in New York, NY USA
- Died November 23, 2001 in Las Vegas, NV USA
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"On May 5, 1962, the 25-year-old Belinsky had a live, riding fastball, a hard curve and baffling screwball, according to Bob "Buck" Rodgers, who caught the no-hitter." - from Bo Belinsky's obituary in the Associated Press
""People keep telling me I never lived up to my potential, that I wasted my talent. . . I just didn't have as much as people thought. I got more ink for doing less than any pitcher who ever lived." - Bo Belinsky
Bo Belinsky was the celebrity star of the Los Angeles Angels in the early 1960's. He was a likeable flake who was constantly in the press, partly because he dated a succession of actresses. After his days with the Angels, he played for four other teams in five years.
He pitched a no-hitter in 1962.
Belinsky also had an extensive minor league career, starting in 1956 and finishing in 1970.
He married a Playboy centerfold and later an heiress. After baseball, he worked for the Findlay Automotive Group for ten years in the Las Vegas area. He suffered from bladder cancer and other health issues and died of a heart attack.
Sources include: In Memory of Bo Belinsky
