Mark Alan Littell was a professional baseball player who pitched in the Major Leagues from 1973 to 1982 for the Kansas City Royals and St. Louis Cardinals. He was born on January 17, 1953 and died September 5, 2022 at age 69.
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Littell was married to an elegant and supportive lady known only as Sanna. Did Mark Littell have kids? Apparently, the couple didn’t have kids as there is no mention of them having children.
Littell pitched in the Major Leagues from 1973 to 1982 for the Kansas City Royals and St. Louis Cardinals and achieved a lifetime ERA of 3.32 and saved 56 games from 1976 to 1981.
Littell was primarily a relief pitcher and he served at the Royals’ closer in 1976–1977.
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We paused for a moment of silence before the start of tonight’s game in memory of former Royal Mark Littell. pic.twitter.com/kAW5Zp01wJ
— Kansas City Royals (@Royals) September 7, 2022
He is best remembered for giving up a walk-off home run to New York Yankees first baseman Chris Chambliss to end the 1976 American League Championship Series. It was only the second home run he allowed in more than 100 innings pitched that year.
Two years later, the Royals dealt Littell, along with catcher Buck Martinez, to the Cardinals in exchange for relief pitcher Al Hrabosky.
On August 10, 1981, Pete Rose recorded his 3,631st hit off Littell to become the National League’s all-time hits leader.
Littell wrote three books and also invented the NuttyBuddy protective athletic cup, even giving demonstrations.
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