Arnold Barry Latman is a former professional baseball pitcher

Pitcher

In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw a walk. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the...

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Career

He played all or part of 11 seasons in the majors, from until , for the Chicago White Sox

Chicago White Sox

The Chicago White Sox are a Major League Baseball team located in Chicago, Illinois.The White Sox play in the American League's Central Division. Since , the White Sox have played in U.S. Cellular Field, which was originally called New Comiskey Park and nicknamed The Cell by local fans...

, Cleveland Indians

Cleveland Indians

The Cleveland Indians are a professional baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are in the Central Division of Major League Baseball's American League. Since , they have played in Progressive Field. The team's spring training facility is in Goodyear, Arizona...

, Los Angeles/California Angels

Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim

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, and Houston Astros

Houston Astros

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He was an All Star in both 1961 and 1962. In 1961 he was 4th in the AL with a .722 winning percentage, as he went 13–5 for the Indians.

Through 2010, he was 6th all-time in career strikeouts (directly behind Jason Marquis

Jason Marquis

Jason Scott Marquis is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He previously pitched for the Atlanta Braves, St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago Cubs, Colorado Rockies, Washington Nationals and Arizona Diamondbacks....

), and 8th in games (344; directly behind Sandy Koufax

Sandy Koufax

Sanford "Sandy" Koufax is a former left-handed baseball pitcher who played his entire 12-year Major League Baseball career for the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers...

) and wins (59; directly behind Erskine Mayer

Erskine Mayer

Jacob Erskine Mayer was an American baseball player who played for three different Major League Baseball teams during the 1910s...

) among Jewish major league baseball players.

Current life

Latman resides in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, with his wife Patti Latman. He has three grandchildren: Michael, Clarissa, and Lindsey Latman.

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