Tony Balsamo's major league career was brief. He only pitched 18 games for the Chicago Cubs in 1962, going 0-1 with a 6.44 ERA. Yet in a short amount of time, Balsamo played for and against some of the most famous players of his era. More news: Red Sox, Phillies 6-Year Veteran Pitcher Dies Balsamo, who died March 12 at age 89 , had four teammates — and one coach — who would one day be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. The 1962 Cubs were a bad team. They lost 103 games, a franchise record