Lee 'Buzz' Capra, a former Major League Baseball All-Star and Illinois State baseball standout, has died. He was 78. Illinois State announced that Capra died May 11. A cause of death was not disclosed. Capra starred at Illinois State University from 1966 to 1969, compiling a 17-5 record with a 1.58 earned-run average.
He served as a co-captain on the Redbirds' 1969 NCAA College Division national championship team, which remains the only national title in program history. He was later inducted into the school's athletics hall of fame.
