Former Baltimore Oriole Milt Pappas will appear at the Sports Legends Museum on Saturday, June
13th to discuss his playing days with the Baltimore Orioles and share some stories from his career,
including his no-hitter in 1972 with the Chicago Cubs. Following the program, he will sign
autographs for those in attendance.
Pappas signed with the Orioles as an amateur free agent in 1957, and pitched for the club through 1965. In 1959, he made the Orioles’ starting rotation and began a streak of 11 consecutive double-digit win seasons. Despite his youth, Pappas never walked more than 83 batters in a season. The Orioles’ ace was named an All-Star twice in his career (in 1962 and 1965), and was the starting pitcher for the All-Star Game in 1965.
From 1959 through 1965, Pappas never had a losing season for the Orioles, winning between 13 and 16 games each year. In December, 1965, Pappas was part of one of the most memorable trades in franchise history when he and two other Orioles were traded to the Cincinnati Reds for Frank Robinson. The Reds later traded him to the Braves in 1968. Pappas’s contract was purchased by the Cubs in 1970, and he pitched for Chicago through the 1973 season.
Pappas pitched for 17 years, appearing in 520 games (with 465 starts and recording 209 wins, 164 losses, 43 shutouts, 1,728 strikeouts and a 3.40 ERA.
