Wednesday, October 20, 2021

NOT REALLY MISSING IN ACTION- 1971 WAYNE TWITCHELL

Up on the blog today we have a "not so missing" 1971 card for former pitcher Wayne Twitchell, who made his MLB debut in 1970 as a member of the Milwaukee Brewers:

 
The 22-year-old appeared in two games for Milwaukee that year, not factoring in a decision while pitching to a 10.80 earned run average, allowing two runs in 1.2 innings, striking out five which accounted for all the "outs" though giving up three hits while walking one.
Just as the 1971 season was getting underway he was dealt to the Philadelphia Phillies for Minor Leaguer Pat Skrable, where he would pitch over the next six and a half seasons.
1973 was easily his best Big League season, when he posted a record of 13-9 with a very nice 2.50 ERA over 34 appearances, 28 of them starts, with five shutouts and 169 strikeouts.
Over what turned out to be a ten year career, it was the only time he reached double-digit wins, finishing up with a record of 48-65 between 1970 and 1979.
Over his 282 lifetime appearances, he wound up with a 3.98 ERA, with six shutouts, two saves and 789 strikeouts in 1063 innings.

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