Overview
- In Koufax’s Sept. 9, 1965 perfect game, his overthrow to third allowed Lou Johnson to score the only run in the Dodgers’ 1-0 win.
- He led off the ninth that night and saw more pitches than any Cubs hitter against Koufax, striking out after a seven-pitch at-bat.
- His major-league career covered parts of two seasons with the Cubs (1965–66) and one with the Padres (1969), finishing with a .192 average, five home runs and 25 RBIs in 79 games.
- He later coached at UCLA and managed in the minors before founding Athletic Turfs, Inc., which worked on fields including Angel Stadium and the Dyersville site used for the 1989 film Field of Dreams.
- News of his death first appeared in a family Facebook post and was later confirmed by The Big Lead, with former UCLA coach Gary Adams reporting diabetes complications and multiple strokes.