Legendary Pitcher and Manager Roger Craig Dies at 93
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Roger Craig, a former pitcher and coach who won three World Series as a player and managed the San Francisco Giants to the National League pennant in 1989, died at the age of 93. Craig was known for teaching the split-fingered fastball, which became the pitch of the 1980s. He taught the delivery to Jack Morris, who helped the Detroit Tigers win the 1984 World Series, and to Mike Scott, who won the 1986 N.L. Cy Young Award. Craig was also the starting pitcher for the Dodgers in their final game before moving from Brooklyn to Los Angeles and threw the first pitch in the Mets' history.
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