sentence: james lee '' jim '' kaat ( born november 7 , 1938 ) , nicknamed '' kitty '' , is a former pitcher in major league baseball for the washington senators/minnesota twins ( 1959 -- 1973 ) , chicago white sox ( 1973 -- 1975 ) , philadelphia phillies ( 1976 -- 1979 ) , new york yankees ( 1979 -- 1980 ) , and st. louis cardinals ( 1980 -- 1983 ) .