Three-time World Series champion Don Gullett dies

Former major league left-hander Don Gullett, who was with the Cincinnati Reds for seven of his nine seasons and helped win three World Series titles for two clubs, died Wednesday. He was 73.No cause of death was reported.Gullett, a first-round draft pick by the Reds in 1969, made his major league debut in April 1970 and went on to appear in four World Series with Cincinnati, winning the title in 1975 and 1976.A Kentucky native, Gullett went on to play two seasons with the New York Yankees, helping his new club to the title in 1977.In 10 career World Series appearances, Gullett was 2-2 with a 3.61 ERA. He started Game 7 of the 1975 World Series for the Reds against the Boston Red Sox and gave up three runs in four innings of a no-decision. The Reds won the title with a 4-3 victory.Gullett appeared in one World Series game for the Yankees in 1977. He pitched in just eight games during the 1978 regular season, his last in baseball, missing the postseason and World Series run. He was on the Yankees’ World Series roster, however.

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