- Pitched for the American League's Los Angeles Angels, 1962-1964; and the National League's Philadelphia Phillies (1965-1966), Houston Astros (1967), Pittsburgh Pirates (1969), and Cincinnati Reds (1970).
- Went 28-51 with the Angels (1962-1964), Philadelphia Phillies (1965-1966), Houston Astros (1967), Pittsburgh Pirates (1969) and Cincinnati Reds (1970).
- Threw a no-hitter against the Baltimore Orioles on 5 May 1962, the team the Los Angeles Angels had bought him from. Belinsky "credited" the no-no to a girl he had picked up the night before. He'd later claim that his career tanked because his repeated efforts to track her down failed.
- Gave up Hank Aaron's 400th home run (20 April 1966).
- Professional baseball pitcher.
- Once engaged to Mamie Van Doren.
- Nicknamed "Bo" after the middleweight boxer Carl 'Bobo' Olson in tribute to his street brawling.
- Married and divorced paper heiress Janie Weyerhaeuser, with whom he had twin daughters.
- After years of drug and alcohol abuse, he became a born-again Christian, joining the Pentacostal church in 1998.
- Did charity work on behalf of his church, the Muscular Dystrophy Association and the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation.
- His Jewish mother converted to Catholicism at the time of her marriage to Belinsky's father.
- Former professional pool hustler.
- When the Los Angeles Angels drafted him in 1961, he scornfully turned down their contract, saying he could make more money hustling pool--which is what he used to do before he became a professional baseball player.
- Subject of a biography by Maury Allen.
- Developed a baseball academy at a Saturn dealership, in Las Vegas, Nv, where he used to work as a Saturn dealer.
- Bo Belinsky is mentioned in Allan Sherman's song "Oh Boy" included in his album "My Son, The Folk Singer" (1962).
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