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John Wyatt
Born: 1935
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RHP 1961-69 A's , Red Sox, Yankees, Tigers
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| IP | W-L | ERA |
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687 | 42-44 | 3.47 | | World Series |
4 | 1-0 | 4.91 |
Wyatt saved 70 games in four years as the ace of the woeful A's bullpen (1962-65).
In 1964, his All-Star year, he led the AL with 81 appearances, then a ML record.
Traded to the Red Sox in mid-1966, he had another fine year as Boston's stopper in
1967, playing an important part in their "Impossible Dream" pennant with a 10-7,
20-save season. In Game Six of the World Series he let the Cardinals tie the score,
but when the Red Sox rallied for four runs in the bottom of the seventh he became
the fourth black pitcher to get a WS victory.
(SFS)
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