Former Reds, Mets pitcher Pat Zachry dies at 71

Former All-Star right-hander Pat Zachry, who shared National League Rookie of the Year honors in 1976, has died at 71.

Zachry died Thursday in Austin, Texas, following a lengthy illness, according to the New York Mets.

Zachry would have turned 72 on April 24.

Zachry went 14-7 with a 2.74 ERA for the world champion Cincinnati Reds in 1976 and shared top rookie honors with San Diego Padres reliever Butch Metzger.

He defeated the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 2 of the 1976 National League Championship Series and also won Game 3 of the 1976 World Series against the New York Yankees.

The next season, the Reds dealt him to the Mets as part of the trade that brought legendary Tom Seaver to Cincinnati.

Zachry was an All-Star for the Mets in 1978 when he went 10-6 with a 3.33 ERA. But he kicked a helmet in the dugout after being pulled from a game in late July and sustained a season-ending left foot injury.

Zachry went 69-67 with a 3.52 ERA in 293 career appearances (154 starts) with the Reds (1976-77), Mets (1977-82), Los Angeles Dodgers (1983-84) and Philadelphia Phillies (1985). A 19th-round pick in the 1970 draft, Zachry had 29 complete games and seven shutouts.

--Field Level Media