Ken Holtzman, winningest Jewish pitcher in MLB history, dies at 78

(JTA) — Ken Holtzman, the winningest Jewish pitcher in baseball history, died Sunday night at 78 years old.

The MLB veteran threw two no-hitters, won four World Series rings and beat Sandy Koufax head-to-head once across 15 seasons in the 1960s and 1970s. He had been hospitalized for three weeks with heart issues, his brother Bob told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

He would later work at a local JCC and as a manager in Israel’s short-lived professional baseball league — though he quit before the season ended, citing poor conditions. 

Holtzman was drafted by the Cubs…