Daryl Patterson

Daryl Alan Patterson (November 21, 1943 – August 28, 2025) was an American right-handed baseball pitcher. He played professional baseball for 12 years from 1965 to 1975, including parts of five seasons in Major League Baseball with the Detroit Tigers (1968–1971), Oakland Athletics, St. Louis Cardinals (1971), and Pittsburgh Pirates (1974).

Early life Patterson was born in Coalinga, California, on November 21, 1943. He was part Mono, a Native American people from the Sierra Nevada region. He attended College of the Sequoias in Visalia, California, where he played baseball and basketball.

Professional baseball Minor leagues Prior to the 1964 season, Patterson was signed as an amateur free agent by the Los Angeles Dodgers.

On November 30, 1964, the Detroit Tigers drafted Patterson in the 1964 first-year draft. In the 1968 World Series, he pitched a total of three innings in Games 3 and 4 and did not allow an earned run.

Athletics and Cardinals On May 22, 1971, the Tigers traded Patterson to the Oakland Athletics for John Donaldson.

Patterson concluded his playing career playing in the Pirates' minor league organization with the Charleston Charlies in 1974 and 1975.

Patterson lived near Clovis, California. He died on August 28, 2025, at the age of 81.