Marty 'Duck' Pattin (April 6, 1943 - Oct. 3, 2018)

Marty Pattin began working at Walt's when he was finishing up at Charleston High School. He worked there during his years at Eastern.

I worked with him a few hours at the Short Stop Drive Inn (Actually, Marty was making a star appearance and greeted customers on opening day). Marty had suggested the name of the Short Stop to Walt Warmoth and Larry Mizener!

Martin William Pattin was an American Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher. He pitched for the California Angels, Seattle Pilots, Milwaukee Brewers, Boston Red Sox, and the Kansas City Royals. During a 13-year baseball career, Pattin compiled 114 wins, 1,179 strikeouts, and a 3.62 earned run average.

This past weekend, Marty was back in Charleston, IL to visit friends. He died of natural causes in his sleep.

Article from KU Sports
http://www2.kusports.com/news/2018/oct/03/former-royals-pitcher-ku-baseball-coach-marty-patt/

Obituary online at:
https://www.kansascity.com/sports/mlb/kansas-city-royals/article219466410.html

More biography information from interview:
http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2011/jun/28/duck-tales-ex-mlb-pitcher-ku-coach-pattin-recalls/

Domino's Pizza to Return to the Short Stop Location

The original Short Stop Drive-in was named by Marty Pattin a few years before he was pitching for the Kansas City Royals. And a couple of decades later, the Short Stop (Built and opened in Spring 1966) on the northwest corner of 7th and Lincoln closed. The building was remodeled and opened as a Domino's Pizza. In 2012 after year's of lackluster business, it too closed. Now new owner's have purchased the property from William Warmoth (Son of Donna and Walt) and are planning to demolish the old 'Short Stop' building and replace it with a new Domino's operation.

Ironic that the old Short Stop building will be taken down by Drake Excavating and Construction. I believe that this business is owned and operated by family members of Steve Drake of Drake Homes, who worked at the Short Stop for a year or so when he was in high school.

Read more at an article in the Journal Gazette / Times Courier (Charleston & Mattoon) newspaper: Domino's Pizza Business to Return to Charleston after Years of Absence.