Punta Gorda

Florida Weekly (Charlotte) Published September 06

Before the scouts came, there was Putnam

Pat Putnam last played a major-league baseball game on Sept. 20, 1984. He was 30. He died on Aug. 25 in Punta Gorda. He was 72. He should not be lost to Southwest Florida sports history. The Fort Myers High School graduate was the first player from the region to play in the…