1967
Born May 19, 1967
Pittsfield, MA, USA
Turk Wendell Notable
b. May 19, 1967 · Chicago Cubs 1993–1997, New York Mets 1997–2001, Philadelphia Phillies 2001, 2003, Colorado Rockies 2004
Turk Wendell played for four clubs across 12 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Chicago Cubs in 1993 and closing with the Colorado Rockies in 2004.
He went 36 and 33 with a 3.93 earned run average, pitching 645 innings in 552 games. He struck out 515. Across 552 games he batted .070, with 3 hits and 1 run.
He was born in Pittsfield, MA, USA on May 19, 1967. He batted both ways and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | CHC | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .143 |
| 1994 | CHC | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1995 | CHC | 43 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .000 |
| 1996 | CHC | 70 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| 1997 | CHC/NYM | 65 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .000 |
| 1998 | NYM | 66 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| 1999 | NYM | 80 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .000 |
| 2000 | NYM | 77 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| 2001 | NYM/PHI | 70 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 2003 | PHI | 56 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| 2004 | COL | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 552 | 43 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 0 | .070 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | CHC | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 22.2 | 24 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 4.37 |
| 1994 | CHC | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 14.1 | 22 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 11.93 |
| 1995 | CHC | 3 | 1 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 60.1 | 71 | 33 | 24 | 50 | 4.92 |
| 1996 | CHC | 4 | 5 | 70 | 0 | 18 | 79.1 | 58 | 25 | 44 | 75 | 2.84 |
| 1997 | CHC/NYM | 3 | 5 | 65 | 0 | 5 | 76.1 | 68 | 37 | 53 | 64 | 4.36 |
| 1998 | NYM | 5 | 1 | 66 | 0 | 4 | 76.2 | 62 | 25 | 33 | 58 | 2.93 |
| 1999 | NYM | 5 | 4 | 80 | 0 | 3 | 85.2 | 80 | 29 | 37 | 77 | 3.05 |
| 2000 | NYM | 8 | 6 | 77 | 0 | 1 | 82.2 | 60 | 33 | 41 | 73 | 3.59 |
| 2001 | NYM/PHI | 4 | 5 | 70 | 0 | 1 | 67.0 | 63 | 33 | 34 | 56 | 4.43 |
| 2003 | PHI | 3 | 3 | 56 | 0 | 1 | 64.0 | 54 | 24 | 28 | 27 | 3.38 |
| 2004 | COL | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 16.2 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 7.02 |
| Career | — | 36 | 33 | 552 | 6 | 33 | 645.2 | 583 | 282 | 324 | 515 | 3.93 |
On this day & linked events
1993
Major-league debut: Turk Wendell
Turk Wendell made a major-league debut on June 17, 1993.
2004
Final major-league game: Turk Wendell
Turk Wendell played a final major-league game on May 13, 2004.
Image: Turk_Wendell_Iraq.jpg, public domain