melvin leon "mel" stottlemyre sr. (november 13, 1941 – january 13, 2019) was an american professional baseball pitcher and pitching coach. he was born in hazleton, missouri. he played for 11 seasons in major league baseball for the new york yankees, and coached for 23 seasons. he was a five-time mlb all-star and five-time world series champion, as a coach.