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Martin William Pattin
Seattle Pilots
Pitcher
Born: April 6, 1943, Charleston, IL
Drafted: Drafted by the California Angels in the 7th round of the 1965 amateur draft
Major League Teams: California Angels 1968; Seattle Pilots 1969; Milwaukee Brewers 1970-71; Boston Red Sox 1972-73; Kansas City Royals 1974-80
World Series Appearances: Kansas City Royals 1980
Died: October 3, 2018, Charleston, IL (age 75)
Marty Pattin was a reliable starting pitcher for the Seattle Pilots during the one year of their existence, was a member of the first Milwaukee Brewers team and spent the final seven years of his career with the Royals, culminating with a trip to the World Series. Originally drafted by the Angels, Pattin was the 18th pick in the 1968 expansion draft, after he appeared in 52 games that season, mostly out of the Angels' bullpen. He was the opening day starting pitcher for the Pilots, and only Gene Brabender (#393) would make more starts than Pattin throughout the season. When the Pilots relocated to Milwaukee, Pattin was the second pitcher to start, behind opening day starter Lew Krausse (#23). Pattin was the Brewers' lone representative at the 1971 All-Star Game.
Died: October 3, 2018, Charleston, IL (age 75)
Marty Pattin was a reliable starting pitcher for the Seattle Pilots during the one year of their existence, was a member of the first Milwaukee Brewers team and spent the final seven years of his career with the Royals, culminating with a trip to the World Series. Originally drafted by the Angels, Pattin was the 18th pick in the 1968 expansion draft, after he appeared in 52 games that season, mostly out of the Angels' bullpen. He was the opening day starting pitcher for the Pilots, and only Gene Brabender (#393) would make more starts than Pattin throughout the season. When the Pilots relocated to Milwaukee, Pattin was the second pitcher to start, behind opening day starter Lew Krausse (#23). Pattin was the Brewers' lone representative at the 1971 All-Star Game.
Pattin went to the Red Sox in October 1971 as part of a massive, 10-player deal. After two decent seasons in Boston, he was dealt to Kansas City in October 1973 for Dick Drago (#662). Pattin settled in with the Royals for the remainder of his career, now relieving more than starting. His final action in the big leagues came during the 1980 World Series, pitching a scoreless seventh inning in Game 6 and striking out Mike Schmidt and Greg Luzinski. Pattin was 114-109 lifetime in 475 games pitched, with a 3.62 ERA in 2,038 2/3 innings. He struck out 1,179, threw 64 complete games and notched 25 saves. He was the head coach for the University of Kansas baseball team between 1982 and 1987.
December 15, 2024 from The Philly Show (Uncle Dick's Cards)
On Sunday, December 15th, Doug and I attended the latest Philly Show, spaciously spread out inside Hall A of the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center in Oaks, Pennsylvania. I wrote a full show report over at The Phillies Room, including some thoughts on attending the show with our oldest son, who first graced the Philly Show floors back in 2012.
Having had success the prior two shows at Uncle Dick's Cards with his well-organized, neon common binders, I opted to pull up a chair once again at the friendly dealer's array of tables. The aim was simple: Clear out Uncle Dick's 1969 Topps commons, starting off where I had left off the year before with card #501 and going through the end of the set, card #664. In less than 25 minutes, I completed my quest, and this is the 34th of 98 commons pulled from the binder. After a generous dealer discount due to my bulk purchase, this card cost me a little less than $2.
The Card / Pilots Team Set / Accuracy Index +10
This is Pattin's rookie card. In a photo taken during spring training in 1969, Pattin is modeling the first practice uniforms hastily assembled for the new club before they debuted a more stylized and nautical look come opening day. The write-up on the back of the card mentions Pattin had already pitched for parts of three seasons in Seattle, working for the Triple-A Seattle Angels.
Accuracy Index: Pattin earns a high score of +10 for showing off the Pilots new, albeit temporary, uniforms.
1969 Season
17 pitchers started games for Joe Schultz's (#254) Pilots team in 1969, with Brabender (29 starts) and Pattin (27 starts) getting the ball most often. In probably his worst season in his 13-year big league career, Pattin was 7-12 with a 5.62 ERA in 34 games overall. He threw a two-hit shutout on April 29th against the Angels.
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First Mainstream Card: 1969 Topps #563
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (13): 1969-81
Most Recent Mainstream Card: 1983 Galasso 1969 Seattle Pilots #28
Total Non-Parallel Baseball Cards: 52 in the Beckett online database as of 3/7/25.
Sources:
Baseball Reference / SABR / Wikipedia
Beckett Database / The Trading Card Database
#562 Bob Watson - Houston Astros / #564 Gil Hodges MG - New York Mets
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