RIP Tim Wakefield

[Shropshire Slasher]

The most amazing stat I can remember is Phil Niekro led the NL in 1979 in both wins AND losses. He was 21-20.

 

[HanSenSE]

The most amazing stat I can remember is Phil Niekro led the NL in 1979 in both wins AND losses. He was 21-20.

I think Wilbur Wood had a similar record one year with the White Sox.

 

[maumann]

The most amazing stat I can remember is Phil Niekro led the NL in 1979 in both wins AND losses. He was 21-20.

@HanSenSE beat me by two minutes.

Wilbur Wood of the White Sox was another fascinating case. Went 24-20 in 1973 with 48 starts and 21 complete games, back when 20 losses wasn't a scarlet letter on your career. He went a five-year stretch between 1971-75 where he made at least 42 starts a season (after three consecutive seasons working as the team's closer). If I remember correctly, he's the last pitcher to start both games of a doubleheader.

 

[Slacker]

The most amazing stat I can remember is Phil Niekro led the NL in 1979 in both wins AND losses. He was 21-20.

Here's another good one, on the lighter side ...

On May 29, 1976, Joe Niekro hit the only big-league home run
of his career (973 lifetime at bats), and it came off his brother Phil.

 

[Sam Mills 51]

IIRC, a college friend of mine - who I just saw for the first time in years at a milestone birthday event a couple of months back - has a Carolina Mudcats cap with Tim Wakefield's autograph. Funnier still, he's neither a baseball nor a sports guy. I hope he has it stored away somewhere.

RIP, good sir and hope you continue to flutter in The Great Beyond. Thank You.

 

[wicked]

Well said on her part.

 

[CD Boogie]

Well said on her part.

Wtf is the matter with people? What a sad sack

 

[micropolitan guy]

"Playing a kids game." That's so much BS. Pro baseball has about as much in common with the baseball almost all of us played as a kid as Monopoly does to working on Wall Street.

 

[TheSportsPredictor]

Stacy Wakefield, widow of Red Sox pitcher Tim Wakefield, dies

 

[swingline]

****. So soon after Tim. Heartbreaking for the family.

 

[Deskgrunt50]

Damn, that's awful. I didn't read much past the headlines when Tim died. Didn't know his wife was ill as well. Can't imagine the strength it took for both of them.

 

[wicked]

I'll use this thread's revival as another opportunity to say, **** you, Curt Schilling.