Wilbur wood pitched double header book

On july 20, 1973, wilbur wood of the white sox started both games of a doubleheader and lost them both. His real card in the 1967 set showed him in a pittsburgh pirates uniform with no cap. Has an mlb pitcher ever wonlost 2 games in one day. Wilbur wood was a three time all star, a four time twenty game winner, he had 57 saves and 163 wins with the white sox. Bob shaw pitched five relief innings to get the victory. He logged 346 innings in 1972 and pitched 250 innings or more on a regular basis. Wilbur wood chicago white sox, white sox baseball, white. Wilbur wood was a knuckleball throwing pitching machine whod regularly lead the league in games started and innings pitched, back in an era when a lot of hardthrowing starters like nolan ryan and the like would throw 200 pitches in a game. Hall of fame reliever hoyt wilhelm was not only the master of the knuckleball, but also its greatest evangelist.

The pitching situation looked even more grim after may 9th, when wilbur wood took a line drive to the knee and, in manager paul richardss words, went down like a gored hog. In 1973 he would become the first pitcher since walter johnson to win and lose 20 games in the same season, with a 2420 mark but what wood did on may 28, 1973 was his most. In the second game of a double header with the yankees. Vintage baseball digest magazines back issues for sale at ab. Trivially, the 49 starts he made with batterymate ed hermann in 1972 are the most by a duo since the mound moved to 606 in 1893. Instead it felt cut short and jumps into the last bit about his prostate and the reddit stuff, which is great. We talked about compromise and about making choices.

Wood working tips building wood working ideas shape. Anyway, i counted pitchers starting on two days rest or less. He was a pitcher in major league baseball for seventeen years and racked up 164 wins. The difference in their ra9def is over half a run per 9wood 0. Baseball digest magazine back issues we sell back issues of vintage baseball digest magazines as well as many other baseball magazines.

Pete alexander actually won 2 complete games on one day twice in his career, in 1916 and 1917. Jul 05, 1975 the rangers added their final runs on singles by mike hargrove and jim spencer, a ground. There will never be another pitcher like wilbur wood. Wilbur wood of the white sox threw 376 23 innings in 1972 on his way to a 2417 record. Origin of the modern pitching win society for american. His promoting the pitch to bullpen teammates inspired at least two successful careers. Forty years ago today, white sox knuckleball pitcher wilbur wood became a legend. He was arguably the best lefthanded knuckleballer in mlb history. Bob brill is an expert and knows how to relay those tiny little details to make a good story. See more ideas about white sox baseball, chicago white sox and baseball players. Every solid wood dining chair is of artisan quality. Woodworking shop articles,woodworking furniture articles,woodworking workshop table saw and english woodworking bench ideas.

Two complete game victories by 1 pitcher on 1 day by baseball. That ended an eightgame winning streak wood had against the yankees. Wood started both ends of a double header twice note. The 1955 season was still quite young as the indians, tigers, white sox, and yankees were all bunched together at the top of the american league standings as the curtain. Wilbur wood, whose left handed knuckleball is more tiresome to the opposition than to himself, boasted re peatedly this season that he could pitch both games of a double. Wood pitched in 51 games, including 8 starts, going 42 with a 2. On july 20, 1973, wilbur wood started both ends of a doubleheader game 1 game 2 the last pitcher in baseball history to do so.

More about pitchers who have started both games of a doubleheader the j. Charlottes web never looked more beautiful than it looked this morning. The following wilbur wood interview is a carefully documented account of the life, both on and off the playing field, of baseball player wilbur wood. They certainly made a tougher brand of baseball player back then and tougher yet back in jack chesbros time. The braves lead the dodgers 74 in the seventh inning. The last pitcher who did it was wilbur wood on july 20, 1973, at yankee stadium, and as i mentioned, it happened by accident. And rick wise became a footnote in baseball history. Has a pitcher ever pitched in both games of a doubleheader. Two days earlier the game between cleveland and the white sox was suspended by curfew tied at two after 16 innings. Amazingly, he started both ends of a double header twice and was named to the white sox allcentury team. The chicago white sox played their 33d game of the season yesterday and recorded their 21st victory in the opener of a double.

The first to win 2 complete games in one day was candy cummings from hartford, on sept. A thorough account of pitchers who have started both games. What pitchers have ever started both games of a doubleheader. Wilbur wood was the last pitcher to start both ends of a doubleheader on. He broke that homerless drought monday night with a tworun shot in the first inning. So the 1950 ruling did affect weathershortened wins for a generation, until wilbur wood received official scorer mercy for his 157th career win on that 1978 date. Wilbur wood once famously started both games of a double header, and al santorini, less famously, also did that, may 26, 1971. All but one of those wins came with the chicago white sox. Woodworking kitchen utensils wood working garden easy diy.

Kerry lee wood born june 16, 1977 is an american former baseball pitcher who played 14 seasons in major league baseball mlb for the chicago cubs, cleveland indians, and new york yankees. Every day, well send you an email to your inbox with scores, todays schedule, top performers, new debuts and interesting tidbits. Vida blue and 1971 attendance, revisited high heat stats. The indians and yankees play a traditional double header. Its hard to describe what happens within the book without giving away for a header is, and that is something which should only be found out from reading the book. His knuckleball, teamed with that of hoyt wilhelm, gave both. If youre talking about starters, it is rare in modern baseball but it happens.

Wood dining chairs demand skillfully crafted frames that will last for years of enjoyment. Roy face is the only pitcher since 1918 to lose both ends of a twinbill in relief more than once in 1963 and 1967, although wilbur wood deserves some recognition for losing both ends of a double header both as a reliever in 1970 and as a starter in 1973. An announced crowd of 26,595 fans pushed through the turnstiles of the mammoth stadium on the shore of lake erie. Wood first came to prominence as a 20yearold rookie when he recorded 20 strikeouts in a onehit shutout aga. Game two offers the better pitching matchup, with ryan merritt facing jordan montgomery. Wilbur wood wood did not pitch in 1966 bear in mind that due to overlapping years most of the players had more than one such period, i just listed the lowest ones. Wilbur wood chicago white sox custom baseball card 1967.

Nolan ryan once threw 235 pitches in a game the baseball. Having a pitcher throw both ends of a double header was a moderately common stunt at the time, sometimes done for show, sometimes done to give the rest of a fatigued pitching staff a chance at a breather at one guys expense. The funny thing about wood though is he had a 5 year stretch where he averaged 22 wins a year, and also lost 20 a year. The only other pitcher who could keep up with him was the chicago white soxs wilbur wood. Apr 04, 2018 answer to trivia question in the previous column. Wood lost both games and finished the season with twentyfour wins, and twentylosses, the last pitcher in american league history to reach both plateaus 20wins 20losses during the season. Him and phil niekro where doing there thing back then.

Ted williams got bostons only hit on a single in the. In 1968 wood set a sincebroken record by pitching in 88 games, and he topped 300 innings four straight seasons, including starting and losing both halves of a double header in 1973. The only pitcher to win 2 shutouts in one day is ed reulbach for the cubs in 1908. Click on the blue links to see the magazine cover and then hit the back button to return to the list. Friedman of sports columnists minus friedmans ability to sell books, uncorks a piece today that. During his five seasons with the white sox, pitchers like wilbur wood and stan bahnsen turned into 20game winners. Nick markakis came into the day with the most plate appearances without a home run in the majors. Trivially, the 49 starts he made with batterymate ed hermann in 1972 are the most by a. How is the ideal beauty exemplified in aphrodite of melos. Other reasons woods war is higher in 71 than blues other than those listed by ja include. In this ttm through the mail autograph video, we look at successful returns from a classic knuckleball pitcher who sometimes pitched both games of a double header. In 1972, wood also pitched 376 innings, but he beat lolich from the year before by onethird of an inning. A knuckleball specialist, he threw lefthanded and batted righthanded, stood 6 feet 1. The first game of the double header looks like a great chance for the twins to come out victorious.

Sep 01, 1993 this book sparked some good discussion in clinic. Jun 16, 2014 wilbur wood once famously started both games of a double header, and al santorini, less famously, also did that, may 26, 1971. A thorough account of pitchers who have started both games of. The magazines are listed in chronological order, starting back to the 1960s. Looking at the roster, minnesota had some tired starters, but i cant figure out why the computer didnt start gerry arrigo who had thrown only 16 pitches a few days before. I remember seeing the white sox wilbur wood start both ends of a double header against the yankees at the stadium. He started the first game and was pulled after the first six batters reached base. It is part of baseball almanac s player interview series and the interview was conducted by historian mark liptak.

Nov 28, 2019 he also added nine completegame threehitters. Rain washed out action on the 27th so when the suspended game was resumed on the 28th, it was wood s turn to pitch. Wood pitched in front of a crappy defense while blue had a very good one backing him up. Best pitchers by pitch value 71 replies there is a wealth of technical data available today on pitching, the basics like the type of pitch and its location, and the exotic, covering everything from velocity to movement vertical and horizontal to spin rate. Absolutely fantastic article on wilbur wood,thank you so much for writing this. He pitched for the red sox off and on for several seasons before being traded to the pittsburgh pirates.

After two seasons with the pirates, he was traded to the chicago white sox. During prereading, i asked the students if they knew what a doubleheader was and surprisingly they did not. But i can say it has to be one of the more brutal and twisted way of getting revenge or killing someone after reading horror for many years id heard many people mention this book. Oct 10, 1993 i pitched well but hardly great during two seasons in nashville. In 1960, wilbur wood was signed out of belmont high school by the boston red sox. Who was the last pitcher to pitch in both games of a day. And to think they make a big deal out of a pitcher having to work on 3 days rest nowadays. The light from the east struck it and made it all plain and clear. Each strand held dozens of bright drops of early morning dew. The opponent for the sunday double dip was the boston red sox. The 1968 chicago white sox season was the teams 68th season in the major leagues, and its 69th season overall. In an 11week span in 1974, ryan threw 150 pitches a twohitter with eight walks and 11 strikeouts, 172 pitches 19 strikeouts, 184 pitches an 11inning, 10 loss to mickey lolich in which both pitchers threw complete games andhang on to your clickers235 pitches a inning effort against luis tiant, who took a complete game loss in the 15th inning. Wilbur wood pitched the entire 1967 season with the chicago white sox.

Bunning threw 90 pitches with 10 strikeouts for a 60 win over the mets. Sep 30, 2009 july 20, 1973 wilbur wood started both ends of a double header and lost them both. They finished with a record 6795, good enough for eighth place in the american league, 36 games behind the firstplace detroit tigers. What chicago white sox pitcher pitched both games of a double. Earlier the same season he pitched the last few innings of a suspended game that was 21 innings and started the regularly scheduled game. Jim bunning pitched a perfect game on june 21, 1964, at shea stadium in the first game of a double header. On july 20th, 1973, the white sox started wilbur wood in game 1 of a doubleheader with the yankees. He averaged more than 350 innings a season from 197173, with an ungodly 376. The yankees would gain at least 12 game on the red sox with a sweep, while an indians sweep would give cleveland a very comfortable al central lead going into september. Wilbur wood had no issues pulling double duty for the white sox.

Dont think he lasted more than 2 innings in either game. July 20, 1973 wilbur wood started both ends of a double header and lost them both. Who pitched both games in a doubleheader against the new. Weirdest mlb career baseball page 5 citydata forum. When i was a kid, i am pretty sure i remember watching on television, in the early 1970s maybe 1973 or 1974, wilbur wood, the knuckle ball pitcher for the white sox, starting and losing both games of a do. Book wilbur wood in boston for your upcoming events on. Wilbur wood came over from the pirates to the white sox in 1967 in the juan pizarro trade, and after initially serving in the relief corps, became a starter who eventually would make history by starting both games of a double header. From the trivial to the trades to the major moments which made major league baseball in the 1960s so fascinating, this blog, issued several times a week is a must read for any boomer or just anyone who loves the game. The book has some detail about his younger years, about two sexperiences which are probably the best part and the book could have used more detail like how long ago the events happened and more stories on that section. Italic season totals indicate player led all major leagues.