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Win–loss record
  
48–65

Role
  
Baseball player

Name
  
Wayne Twitchell


Strikeouts
  
789

Earned run average
  
3.98

Date drafted
  
1966

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Died
  
September 16, 2010, Portland, Oregon, United States

Education
  
Woodrow Wilson High School

Wayne twitchell


Wayne Lee Twitchell (March 10, 1948 – September 16, 2010) was an American right-handed pitcher who spent ten seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) with the Milwaukee Brewers (1970), Philadelphia Phillies (1971–1977), Montreal Expos (1977–1978), New York Mets (1979) and Seattle Mariners (1979).

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Twitchell was an All-Star in 1973 for the last place Phillies when he had a 2.50 ERA, good for 3rd in the league. In the All-Star game, he pitched one scoreless inning. Twitchell was also noted for giving up the home run that got Hank Aaron into 2nd place all-time (649). He attended Wilson High School in Portland, Oregon, the same high school as Dale Murphy. Twitchell was inducted into the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame in 2006.

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His career record was 48–65 in 282 games (133 starts). He had a 3.98 ERA with 1063 innings pitched.

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Wayne Twitchell died of cancer on September 16, 2010.

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References

Wayne Twitchell Wikipedia


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