Gary Waslewski

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Contents 1 Overall Career 2 Waslewski's Moment in the Sun 3 Trivia 4 Transactions 5 External Links

Overall Career

Gary Lee Waslewski (born July 21, 1941 in Meriden, Connecticut) was a right-handed pitcher for the Boston Red Sox, St. Louis Cardinals, Montreal Expos, New York Yankees and Oakland Athletics. He compiled a 6-9 record with a 3.54 ERA in 147.1 innings for the Red Sox in 1967 and 1968.

After a trade sent him to the St. Louis Cardinals, Waslewski played four more seasons in the majors before retiring as an active player in 1972. He finished with a career record of 11-26 and a 3.44 ERA and 229 strikeouts in 410.1 innings pitched.

Waslewski's Moment in the Sun

• October 11, 1967: Waslewski's moment of glory came in Game Six of the 1967 World Series, when he gave Boston five-plus solid innings (getting a no-decision because of the bullpen) as they went on to beat the St. Louis Cardinals 8-4. The rookie went 2-2 after being called up that year; it was the only non-losing record of his career. [1]

Trivia

• Waslewski was only the third rookie pitcher to start for a team that trailed 3-games-to-2 in a best-of-7 postseason series.
• Battled rheumatic fever, a collapsed lung and a heart murmur.

Transactions

• Before 1960 Season: Signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur free agent.
• November 30, 1964: Drafted by the Boston Red Sox from the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1964 minor league draft.
• December 3, 1968: Traded by the Boston Red Sox to the St. Louis Cardinals for Dick Schofield.
• June 3, 1969: Traded by the St. Louis Cardinals to the Montreal Expos for Mudcat Grant.
• May 15, 1970: Traded by the Montreal Expos to the New York Yankees for Dave McDonald.
• April 3, 1972: Released by the New York Yankees.
• May 15, 1972: Signed as a Free Agent with the Oakland Athletics.

External Links

• Baseball-Reference.com - Career Statistics and Analysis