Former Yankee, ex-Chicago Cub and three-time All-Star Joe Pepitone has died at the age of 82, the Yankees announced Monday. A cause of death was not disclosed.
Pepitone and the Yankees made it to the World Series the following year in 1964 but again came up short, losing to the St. Louis Cardinals in seven games.
The Yankees traded Pepitone to the Astros prior to the 1970 season and was again dealt to the Cubs midway through the season. His tenure in Atlanta lasted just 3 games, which were the final games of his major league career. For his career, Pepitone slashed .258/.301./.432 with 219 home runs and 721 RBI in 1397 games.
His autobiography, “Joe, You Coulda Made Us Proud,” detailed his time in a Rikers Island jail and nightlife with Frank Sinatra. The first baseman and outfielder once said in an interview that he hung out with mafia members in New York and hid drugs he received from fans in Wrigley Field’s ivy during his tenure with the Cubs.
“Things were a little different back then, sure,” Pepitone told Rolling Stone in 2015. “When I brought the hair dryer into the clubhouse, they thought I was a hairdresser or something; they didn’t know what the hell was going on, you know? I’d walk in with a black Nehru jacket on, beads, my hair slicked back; it was ridiculous. I think about it now, and I laugh.”Pepitone was convicted on two drug misdemeanor charges in 1988, landing him in jail at Rikers Island for four months.
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