Claude Osteen was born on 9 August 1939 in Caney Spring, Tennessee, USA. He has been married to Jacqueline Meade since 1 January 1999. He was previously married to Georgiana Crosby.
Pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds (1957 and 1959-1961), Washington Senators (1961-1964), Los Angeles Dodgers (1965-1973), Houston Astros (1974), St. Louis Cardinals (1974) and Chicago White Sox (1975).