Baseball Way Back: How John Hiller's career came back to life after a heart attack

John Hiller had a heart attack in 1971. He had suffered a coronary occlusion in January. The Canadian left-hander had been a pitcher for the Detroit Tigers since 1965. Hillers was a member of the 1968 World Series team. In 1970 he broke a baseball record with a strikeout in a game. His manager Mayo Smith was fired after the game and Hill's season ended. In 1972 Hill was let go by the Tigers and he was coaching in Florida State League. Billy Martin replaced Smith as manager. It turned out that high cholesterol was the cause of Hill’s heart disease.