News about Juan Marichal

Bobby Bolin, the former San Francisco Giants hurler who appeared in two World Series games in 1962, has died at the age of 84. In his online obituary, there was no reason given for his death. Bolin's funeral date is listed as June 2 at the Robinson Funeral Home in South Carolina. Bolin was briefly converted into one of baseball's most reliable starters in 1968, when it later became known as the 'Year of the Pitcher.' In a Giants staff led by Juan Marichal and Gaylord Perry, the South Carolina native finished second to St. Louis Cardinals legend Bob Gibson with a miniscule 1.99 ERA. Bolin won his first pennant in 1962 before the Giants lost the World Series to the hated New York Yankees.