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Left-handed pitcher Ken Holtzman, who pitcher two no-hitters for the Cubs and became a two-time All-Star and three-time World Series champion with the Oakland Athletics, has died at the age of 78.
Holtzman's death was confirmed Monday by the Cubs in a post on social media.
Holtzman's brother, Bob, told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch that Holtzman, a St. Louis native, was battling heart issues and was hospitalized for three weeks before dying Sunday night.
Holtzman played 15 seasons in the major leagues from 1965-1979, beginning and ending his career with the Cubs. Selected in the fourth round of the 1965 amateur draft, he made his MLB debut later that year at age 19, making three relief appearances as a September call-up.