The mystery of baseball's flame-thrower

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Steve Dalkowski, a career minor-leaguer who very well could have been the fastest (and wildest) pitcher in baseball history, died in April at the age of 80 from complications from Covid-19.

And yet, partly because of one missing detail, his legend lives on, perhaps for ever.

A book and a documentary – both of which were in the works well before Dalkowski’s death – have been released since Dalkowski, who had alcohol-related dementia, died in his home town, New Britain, Connecticut, where he became a phenomenon more than 60 years ago.

Full article at the UK Guardian: Link

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