Bob Wickman
| Bob Wickman | |
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 Wickman with the Braves in 2007 |
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| Pitcher | |
| Born: February 6, 1969 Green Bay, Wisconsin |
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| Batted: Right | Threw: Right |
| MLB debut | |
| August 24, 1992 for the New York Yankees | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 30, 2007 for the Arizona Diamondbacks | |
| Career statistics | |
| Games pitched | 835 |
| Win–loss record | 63–61 |
| Earned run average | 3.57 |
| Strikeouts | 785 |
| Saves | 267 |
| Teams | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
Robert Joe Wickman (born February 6, 1969) is a former Major League Baseball relief pitcher. Wickman played for the New York Yankees (1992–1996), Milwaukee Brewers (1996–2000), Cleveland Indians (2000–2006), Atlanta Braves (2006–2007), and Arizona Diamondbacks (2007). He batted and threw right-handed. Wickman was known to rely on his sinker to save games.
During a childhood farming accident, Wickman lost part of his index finger on his right hand, to which he credited much of the sinking motion on his fastball.[1]
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[edit] School career
At Oconto Falls High School, Wickman played football, baseball and basketball, being named an All-State pick in basketball. After high school, he attended University of Wisconsin–Whitewater, living in Wells East 215, and was selected by the Chicago White Sox in the 1990 Major League Baseball Draft (2nd round) and signed by area scout Mike Rizzo.[citation needed] In 1992, he was sent by Chicago to the New York Yankees in the same trade that brought Steve Sax to the White Sox.
[edit] Major league career
On May 7, 2006, Bob Wickman became the Indians’ all-time franchise leader in saved games with 130, surpassing the record previously held by Doug Jones.[2]
On July 20, 2006, Wickman was traded to the Atlanta Braves for Single-A Rome catcher Max Ramírez. Wickman then served as Atlanta's closer, recording his first save on July 24.
On September 20, 2006, Wickman signed a one-year $6.5 million contract extension to stay with the Atlanta Braves for the 2007 season.[3]
On August 24, 2007, after giving up a walk-off two run home run to the Reds' Adam Dunn in extra innings, Wickman complained to manager Bobby Cox about pitching in non-save situations. Consequently, he was released.[4]
On September 7, 2007, Wickman signed a contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks, a move that signaled that he had backed off his disdain for non-save situations, given that the team had an established closer in Jose Valverde.[citation needed] Wickman pitched in 8 games for the Diamondbacks, going 0-1 with a 1.35 ERA. He became a free agent after the season, subsequently retiring.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Williams, Edith. "The Ballplayers - Bob Wickman". BaseballLibrary.com. http://www.baseballlibrary.com/ballplayers/player.php?name=Bob_Wickman_1969. Retrieved 2009-08-13.
- ^ B. Hill, Justice (2006-05-07). "Consistent Wickman claims saves mark". MLB.com. http://cleveland.indians.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20060507&content_id=1442812&vkey=news_cle&fext=.jsp&c_id=cle. Retrieved 2009-08-13.
- ^ Bowman, Mark (2006-09-20). "Braves, Wickman agree to one-year deal". MLB.com. http://atlanta.braves.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20060920&content_id=1672960&vkey=news_atl&fext=.jsp&c_id=atl. Retrieved 2009-08-13.
- ^ http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070824&content_id=2167614&vkey=news_atl&fext=.jsp&c_id=atl
[edit] External links
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- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube
- Wickmans's Warriors - Official Bob Wickman Baseball Club
| Preceded by Mariano Rivera |
American League Saves Champion 2005 (with Francisco Rodriguez) |
Succeeded by Francisco Rodríguez |
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- Arizona Diamondbacks players
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