Randy Moffitt, who pitched 10 of his 12 Major League seasons with the Giants, died Thursday in Long Beach, Calif., after an extended illness. He was 76.
Moffitt was the younger brother of tennis icon Billie Jean King, a minority owner of the Dodgers.
Moffitt debuted with the Giants in 1972, three years after the save was made an official MLB statistic and during an era in which relief pitchers were asked to do heavy lifting. The right-hander from Long Beach pitched 100 or more innings three times from 1973-76, while making one start. He saved at least 10 games in a season seven times in his career.
Moffitt was the 18th overall selection by the Giants in the 1970 January Draft after playing at Long Beach State University. He's one of just five first-round selections from that Draft to reach the Majors, the most notable of which was No. 1 overall selection Chris Chambliss by the Yankees.
After time as a starter in the Minors, Moffitt debuted with the Giants in June 1972 and ended up making 533 of 534 career appearances out of the bullpen. His best year was 1976, when he pitched a career-high 103 innings with a 2.27 ERA and 14 saves.
Moffitt finished his career pitching a season each with the Astros and Blue Jays.
Moffitt was added to the San Francisco Giants Wall of Fame in 2008 and inducted into the Long Beach State University Athletics Hall of Fame in 1986.
He is survived by two daughters, Miranda Harrah and Alysha Gosse, and four grandchildren, along with King and her wife, Ilana Kloss.