1935
Born September 27, 1935
Erie, PA, USA
Dave Wickersham Notable
b. September 27, 1935 · Kansas City Athletics 1960–1963, Detroit Tigers 1964–1967, Pittsburgh Pirates 1968, Kansas City Royals 1969
Dave Wickersham played for four clubs across 10 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Kansas City Athletics in 1960 and closing with the Kansas City Royals in 1969.
He went 68 and 57 with a 3.66 earned run average, pitching 1,123 innings in 283 games. He struck out 638, completed 29 of his 124 starts and threw 5 shutouts. Across 283 games he batted .086, with 28 hits and 9 runs. He finished with 3 doubles.
He was born in Erie, PA, USA on September 27, 1935, and died on June 18, 2022. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | KCA | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1961 | KCA | 17 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 |
| 1962 | KCA | 30 | 35 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 0 | .057 |
| 1963 | KCA | 38 | 80 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 0 | .138 |
| 1964 | DET | 40 | 82 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 0 | .073 |
| 1965 | DET | 34 | 58 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 0 | .069 |
| 1966 | DET | 38 | 45 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 0 | .044 |
| 1967 | DET | 36 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .000 |
| 1968 | PIT | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 |
| 1969 | KCR | 34 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 283 | 324 | 9 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 108 | 0 | .086 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | KCA | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 8.1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1.08 |
| 1961 | KCA | 2 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 21.0 | 25 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 5.14 |
| 1962 | KCA | 11 | 4 | 30 | 9 | 1 | 110.0 | 105 | 51 | 43 | 61 | 4.17 |
| 1963 | KCA | 12 | 15 | 38 | 34 | 1 | 237.2 | 244 | 108 | 79 | 118 | 4.09 |
| 1964 | DET | 19 | 12 | 40 | 36 | 1 | 254.0 | 224 | 97 | 81 | 164 | 3.44 |
| 1965 | DET | 9 | 14 | 34 | 27 | 0 | 195.1 | 179 | 82 | 61 | 109 | 3.78 |
| 1966 | DET | 8 | 3 | 38 | 14 | 1 | 140.2 | 139 | 50 | 54 | 93 | 3.20 |
| 1967 | DET | 4 | 5 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 85.1 | 72 | 26 | 33 | 44 | 2.74 |
| 1968 | PIT | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 20.2 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 3.48 |
| 1969 | KCR | 2 | 3 | 34 | 0 | 5 | 50.0 | 58 | 22 | 14 | 27 | 3.96 |
| Career | — | 68 | 57 | 283 | 124 | 18 | 1123.0 | 1071 | 457 | 384 | 638 | 3.66 |
On this day & linked events
2022
Died June 18, 2022
1960
Major-league debut: Dave Wickersham
Dave Wickersham made a major-league debut on September 18, 1960.
1969
Final major-league game: Dave Wickersham
Dave Wickersham played a final major-league game on July 26, 1969.
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