OAKLAND -- Bob Welch, a former Cy Young Award winner and the last Major League pitcher to win at least 25 games in a season, has passed away at the age of 57, the Oakland Athletics announced Tuesday.
Welch, a two-time All-Star who posted a 27-6 record as the Cy Young Award winner on the Athletics' 1990 American League championship team, passed away in Seal Beach, Monday night. Cause of death was unavailable.
"We are deeply saddened by the sudden passing of Bob Welch," said A's President Michael Crowley. "He was a legendary pitcher who enjoyed many of his best seasons with the Oakland A's. He will always be a significant part of our franchise's history, and we mourn his loss. We send our greatest sympathies to his family and friends."
"This is a sad day for the entire A's organization," said Billy Beane, the A's vice president and general manager. "Those of us who knew Bob as a teammate and a friend will miss him greatly. My condolences go out to his family."
In 17 seasons in the majors, Welch compiled a 211-146 record (.591) and 3.47 ERA with the Los Angeles Dodgers (1978-87) and Athletics (1988-94). He was a prominent member of Oakland teams that won three straight American League pennants in 1988-90, including the 1989 club that swept the San Francisco Giants in a World Series that was interrupted by an earthquake. It has been 24 years since he became the last pitcher to win at least 25 games in a season.
Welch also was the pitching coach for the Arizona Diamondbacks when they won the 2001 World Series, and has served as a special instructor for the A's in recent years, working on the minor league level as well as visiting Major League camp during spring training. His son Riley was selected by the A's in the 34th round of the 2008 MLB First-Year Players Draft.
He is survived by his sons Dylan (25) and Riley (23), daughter Kelly (18) and former wife Mary Ellen. Memorial services are pending.
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Ruby Dee, one of the legendary actresses in Hollywood and on Broadway, died Wednesday night, according to TMZ.
Ruby was at home in New Rochelle, NY surrounded by family when she passed away, according to sources connected to the family. A rep confirmed the death.
She was a pioneer for African-American women in Hollywood and is perhaps best known for her starring role in the 1960s film "A Raisin in the Sun," TMZ reports.
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Francis Matthews, the veteran stage and screen actor who was most famous as the voice of Captain Scarlet, has died aged 86.
He starred in the classic 1960s sci-fi puppet show, produced by Thunderbirds creator Gerry Anderson, about a virtually indestructible secret agent, pitted against the vengeful Mysterons of Mars.
As well as providing the voice of the smooth talking Spectrum agent, Matthews appeared in several acclaimed Hammer Horror films, including Dracula: Prince of Darkness and The Revenge of Frankenstein.
He also starred as a mystery solving crime novelist in 1969 TV series Paul Temple.
Among Matthews' many talents was his ability to mimic Hollywood icon Cary Grant, upon whom aspects of Captain Scarlet were based.
So impressive was Matthews' impression, he was called upon to provide the voice of Grant in Cary Comes Home, a 2004 film about the actor's life and career.
A statement from Anderson Entertainment, who manage the estate of Captain Scarlet's creator, read: "We are very sorry to report that Francis Matthews, best known to Gerry Anderson fans as the voice of the indestuctible puppet hero Captain Scarlet, has died aged 86.
Having previously had a policy of using American accents in their shows to aid sales to America, Gerry and [wife] Sylvia relaxed their casting requirements for Captain Scarlet as it was felt that British accents were now more acceptable Stateside than had previously been the case.
"After hearing Matthews’ uncanny impression of Cary Grant, a voice that would have been familiar to all on both sides of the Atlantic, he was cast in 1966."
Matthews played Captain Scarlet in all 35 episodes of its original run, and returned to voice the character in a 2000 CGI short film, entitled Captain Scarlet and the Return of the Mysterons.
He also regularly appeared with Morecambe and Wise, both as a guest on their TV shows and starring opposite them in their movies The Intelligence Men and That Riviera Touch.
Matthews was born in York in 1927 and was married to TV actress Angela Browne, whom he met on the set of 1962 spy series The Dark Island. Browne died in 2001, aged 63.
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