The New York Yankees and the San Francisco Giants have lost a giant of a man in Dick Tidrow. Tidrow was a huge factor in the rebuilding of the Yankees from 1974 to 1979. He would eventually be the senior advisor to the president of baseball operations for the Giants at the time of his unexpected death on Wednesday.
Tidrow pitched parts of 13 major league seasons for the Indians, the Yankees, Cubs, White Sox, and Mets. The 6-foot-4 right-hander had a 100-94 career record with a 3.68 ERA over 620 appearances with 138 starts.