1935
Born April 19, 1935
Chicago, IL, USA
John Wyatt Notable
b. April 19, 1935 · Kansas City Athletics 1961–1966, Boston Red Sox 1966–1968, New York Yankees 1968, Detroit Tigers 1968, Oakland Athletics 1969
John Wyatt played for five clubs across nine seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Kansas City Athletics in 1961 and closing with the Oakland Athletics in 1969.
Working almost entirely in relief, he saved 103 games and appeared 435 times, with a 3.47 earned run average. He struck out 540. Across 435 games he batted .048, with 4 hits and 2 runs.
He was an All-Star in 1964.
He was born in Chicago, IL, USA on April 19, 1935, and died on April 6, 1998. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 1 | 1964 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | KCA | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1962 | KCA | 59 | 29 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | .103 |
| 1963 | KCA | 63 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .000 |
| 1964 | KCA | 81 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | .000 |
| 1965 | KCA | 65 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1966 | BOS/KCA | 61 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .000 |
| 1967 | BOS | 60 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .083 |
| 1968 | BOS/DET/NYY | 37 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 |
| 1969 | OAK | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 435 | 83 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 50 | 0 | .048 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | KCA | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 7.1 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2.45 |
| 1962 | KCA | 10 | 7 | 59 | 9 | 11 | 125.0 | 121 | 62 | 80 | 106 | 4.46 |
| 1963 | KCA | 6 | 4 | 63 | 0 | 21 | 92.0 | 83 | 32 | 43 | 81 | 3.13 |
| 1964 | KCA | 9 | 8 | 81 | 0 | 20 | 128.0 | 111 | 51 | 52 | 74 | 3.59 |
| 1965 | KCA | 2 | 6 | 65 | 0 | 18 | 88.2 | 78 | 32 | 53 | 70 | 3.25 |
| 1966 | BOS/KCA | 3 | 7 | 61 | 0 | 10 | 95.1 | 78 | 39 | 43 | 88 | 3.68 |
| 1967 | BOS | 10 | 7 | 60 | 0 | 20 | 93.1 | 71 | 27 | 39 | 68 | 2.60 |
| 1968 | BOS/DET/NYY | 2 | 4 | 37 | 0 | 2 | 49.1 | 42 | 15 | 26 | 42 | 2.74 |
| 1969 | OAK | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8.1 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5.40 |
| Career | — | 42 | 44 | 435 | 9 | 103 | 687.1 | 600 | 265 | 346 | 540 | 3.47 |
On this day & linked events
1998
Died April 6, 1998
1961
Major-league debut: John Wyatt
John Wyatt made a major-league debut on September 8, 1961.
1969
Final major-league game: John Wyatt
John Wyatt played a final major-league game on May 1, 1969.
Image: Boston Red Sox, public domain