Jim Hardin 1967
Onetime Oriole starter, at the end, with the Braves (1972).
Infamous for seeing his onetime Williamsport Mets teammate Jerry Koosman on the field before Game 3 of the 1969 World Series and telling him "you guys don't belong on the same field as us." Died piloting his own aircraft, reportedly in his last moments swerving his stalled craft towards a construction site and away from - a baseball field full of kids.
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