Larry Stahl: MLB Legend's Final Hit & Perfect Game Spoiler

0:00This is Corey with the story, with New York Metz news today, powered by the Daily News Now. Subscribe for daily updates on your team. Larry Stahl, a former majorly baseball outfielder who spent two seasons with the New York Metz, passed away on March 17th at the age of 84. He played ten seasons across four teams, starting with the Kansas City athletics from 1964 to 1966, then the Metz in 67, and 68, followed by the San Diego Padres through 1972 and ending with the Cincinnati Reds in 73. Stahl appeared in the postseason just once, with the Reds where he notched the final hit of his career in the last inning of the National League Championship Series that year. Over 730 games, he posted a batting line of 232, over 292, over 351, with 36 home runs and. 103 runs batted in, while handling all three outfield spots and first base. He's best remembered for a dramatic checkswing walk on September 2nd, 1972, that spoiled

1:04Chicago Cubs pitcher, Milk Pappas' bid. For a perfect game, turning it into a no-hitter instead, a moment that lingered with Pappas for decades. After baseball, Stahl worked for a coal company before retiring to Illinois, leaving behind a unique mark on the game.