Mel Stottlemyre, American baseball player, Died at 77

Melvin Leon "Mel" Stottlemyre Sr. was born on November 13, 1941, and died on January 13, 2019.

He was an American professional baseball pitcher and pitching coach.

Stottlemyre played for 11 seasons in Major League Baseball for the New York Yankees and coached for 23 seasons.

Stottlemyre was a five-time MLB All-Star and five-time World Series champion, as a coach.

He grew up in the town of Mabton, Washington, located in the south-central part of the state. Stottlemyre lived with his wife, Jean, in Issaquah, Washington.

His 2 sons, Todd and Mel Jr., then their father by becoming major league pitchers.

His other son, Jason, died of leukemia at the age of 11.

Stottlemyre was diagnosed with multiple myeloma in 2000.

Stottlemyre was in remission for several years, he was an avid supporter of the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation.

During 2011, the cancer reappeared.

He had succumbed to cancer on January 13, 2019, in 2007.

He had wrote an autobiography entitled Pride and Pinstripes, published.

Mel Stottlemyre passed away at 77 years old.