Former Royals pitching great and broadcaster Paul Splittorff passed away on Wednesday at the age of 64 due to complications from melanoma at his home in Blue Springs, Mo.

Splittorff spent all 15 seasons of his major league career with the Royals and is the franchise's all-time leader in wins with 166. He also hold the club's record for starts (392) and innings pitched (2,554.2).

The left-hander made his major league debut as a September call-up in 1970 and became a fixture in the club's rotation over the next decade, winning 15 or more games four times and becoming the Royals' first 20-game winner when he went 20-11 in 1973. He finished in the top 10 in the American League in wins three times (1973, 1977 and 1978).

The Evansville, Ind. native compiled 10 seasons with 10 or more wins. Splittorff won two American League Championship Series games against the New York Yankees in 1976 and '77 and was the starting pitcher in Game 3 of the 1980 ALCS, which Kansas City won to complete a sweep of New York.

He retired in 1984 and was inducted into the Royals Hall of Fame in 1987. Splittorff worked more than 24 years as a broadcaster, most recently as a television analyst for FOX Sports Kansas City, until he was admitted to a Kansas City-area hospital earlier this month.

Details regarding funeral arrangements were unavailable.