Former Giants reliever Randy Moffitt dies at 76

Randy Moffitt, a longtime relief pitcher for the San Francisco Giants and the younger brother of tennis legend Billie Jean King, died Thursday in his hometown of Long Beach, California, after a prolonged illness, a family representative confirmed. He was 76. The Giants announced his death on Friday and offered condolences to the Moffitt family.

A first-round pick by the Giants in the 1970 MLB draft, Moffitt made his major league debut in 1972 and became a fixture in San Francisco’s bullpen throughout the 1970s. For the Giants he appeared in 459 games, recording 83 saves with a 3.68 earned run average and 397 strikeouts in 682 1/3 innings, team records show. He later pitched for the Houston Astros in 1982 and the Toronto Blue Jays in 1983. Multiple reports list his overall major league totals at roughly 534 appearances, 96 saves and a career ERA near 3.65.

Moffitt was honored by the Giants with induction onto the team’s Wall of Fame in 2008 and earlier was inducted into the Long Beach State University Athletics Hall of Fame in 1986. The Giants said in a statement they were "deeply saddened" to learn of his passing, and Major League Baseball and other clubs posted condolences on...