Mark Alan Littell a professional baseball player who pitched in the Major Leagues from 1973 to 1982 for the Kansas City Royals and St. Louis Cardinals has died. He died Sept. 5 at age 69.
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Littell is best remembered for giving up a home run to Chris Chambliss to end Game 5 of the 1976 ALCS, which gave the Yankees their first American League pennant in 12 years.
But it was Littell’s pitching which helped the Royals edge out the A’s for the AL West title in the first place, going 8-4 with a 2.08 ERA out of the bullpen and even earning some MVP votes.
The Royals held a moment of silence for Littell before Tuesday’s game against the Guardians.
Littell pitched with the Royals in 1973 and from 1975-77 and with the Cardinals from 1978-82.
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
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He appeared in 16 games for the 1982 Cardinals team that won the world title and returned to St. Louis in August for the team’s 40th anniversary celebration.
Mark Littell family
Littell, the Cape Girardeau native grew up on an 800-acre cotton and soybean farm in Gideon, becoming a standout pitcher at Gideon High School and in the American Legion amateur baseball league.
Much is not known about Littell’s family. However, he was married to an elegant lady known only as Sanna and as per reports, he had no children.
Mark Littell books
Littell wrote three books and also invented the NuttyBuddy protective athletic cup, even giving demonstrations.
Two of the books he wrote are;
- On the Eighth Day, God Made Baseball and
- Country Boy: Conveniently Wild, an accounting of youthful escapades in the Bootheel,
Mark Littell salary
What was Mark Littell’s salary? During his career, Little earned an average salary of $500,000.
Mark Littell net worth
What was Mark Littell’s net worth at death? At time of death, Littell had an estimated net worth of $3 million.
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