Dave Wickersham
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David Clifford Wickersham (September 27, 1935 – June 18, 2022) was an American
from 1960 to 1969.Early life
Wickersham was born in
Career
Wickersham played six seasons in the minor leagues from 1955 to 1960.
Wickersham enjoyed his most productive season for Detroit in 1964, when he went 19–12 with a 3.44
Wickersham also pitched for the Pittsburgh Pirates and Kansas City Royals. He was traded by the Tigers to the Pirates for Dennis Ribant on November 28, 1967.[9] He played his final major league game on July 26, 1969, at the age of 33. Over his 10-season MLB career, Wickersham posted a 68–57 record with 638 strikeouts and a 3.66 ERA in 1,123 innings, including 29 complete games, five shutouts and 18 saves.[1] Notably, he was one of three players (along with fellow pitchers Aurelio Monteagudo and Moe Drabowsky) to play for both Kansas City-based major league teams, the Athletics and Royals.[10]
In 1989, Wickersham was inducted into the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame.[2]
Personal life
Wickersham married Carol Sue Larson in 1964. They remained married for 48 years until her death from cancer in 2012. Together, they had four children: Davey, Carey, Mandy, and Matthew.[11]
Wickersham died on June 18, 2022, at the age of 86.[8][12]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Dave Wickersham Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 21, 2022.
- ^ a b c "Dave Wickersham". Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved June 21, 2022.
- ISBN 9781439615959.
- ^ "Dave Wickersham Minor Leagues Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 21, 2022.
- ^ "September 18, 1960 Kansas City Athletics at Cleveland Indians Box Score Play by Play and Box Score". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. September 18, 1960. Retrieved June 21, 2022.
- ^ "Tigers deal Rocky Colavito to Kansas City for Lumpe". The Tuscaloosa News. AP. November 19, 1963. p. 9. Retrieved July 7, 2010.
- ^ "Ex-Tiger's letter relieves umpire of long regret". Ludington Daily News. Ludington, Michigan. Associated Press. November 12, 2003. p. B3. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
- ^ a b Grathoff, Pete (June 20, 2022). "Pitcher who began career with Kansas City A's and finished with Royals dies at age 86". The Kansas City Star. Retrieved June 21, 2022.
- ^ Joyce, Dick. "L.A. Trades Roseboro to Twins," United Press International (UPI), Wednesday, November 29, 1967. Retrieved April 18, 2020
- ISBN 9781613217450.
- ^ "Carol Wickersham Obituary". December 8, 2012. Retrieved June 21, 2022 – via Legacy.com.
- ^ Cisneros, Juan (June 19, 2022). "Former Royals pitcher Dave Wickersham dies at 86". FOX 4 Kansas City WDAF-TV. Retrieved June 21, 2022.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet