In the early part of his career, Bouton was a hard-throwing force for the Yankees - becoming an All-Star, a 20-game winner and a World Series starter for New York in 1963.īut the most notable part of Bouton's legacy might be his work in sports literature.įollowing his decade in pro baseball, Bouton penned a juicy tell-all titled Ball Four that pulled back the curtain and revealed the inner workings of a life inside a major-league clubhouse. He finished his career with a record of 62-63 with a 3.57 ERA. He was 80 years old.Īccording to friends of the family, Bouton died after several weeks of hospice care at his home in Massachusetts, where he lived with his wife.īouton's professional baseball career spanned 10 years, including seven seasons with the New York Yankees. Louis Cardinals.Former MLB pitcher and author Jim Bouton died Wednesday following a fight with a brain disease linked to dementia. The Yankees lost the World Series both years, with Bouton losing his lone start in 1963 in New York’s loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers, and winning twice the following year in the Yankees’ loss to the St.
Throwing so hard that his cap flew off his head, Bouton was 21-8 with six shutouts in 1963 - his second season in the majors - and went 18-13 with four more shutouts in 1964. Bouton’s revealing look at baseball off the field made for eye-opening and entertaining reading, but he paid a big price for the bestseller when former teammates, other players and executives across the big leagues ostracized him for exposing their secrets. Published in 1970, “Ball Four” detailed Yankees great Mickey Mantle’s carousing, and the use of stimulants in the major leagues.
He fought a brain disease linked to dementia and was in hospice care. He was 80.īouton’s family said he died Wednesday at the home he shared with wife Paula Kurman. Jim Bouton, the former New York Yankees pitcher who shocked and angered the conservative baseball world with the tell-all book “Ball Four,” has died.
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