Joe Beckwith

Joe Beckwith
Beckwith in 1979
Pitcher
Born: (1955-01-28) January 28, 1955 Opelika, Alabama
Batted: Left Threw: Right
MLB debut
July 21, 1979, for the Los Angeles Dodgers
Last MLB appearance
September 30, 1986, for the Los Angeles Dodgers
MLB statistics
Win–loss record	18–19
Earned run average	3.54
Strikeouts	319
Teams
Los Angeles Dodgers (1979–1983) Kansas City Royals (1984–1985) Los Angeles Dodgers (1986)
Career highlights and awards
World Series champion (1981,1985)

Thomas Joseph Beckwith (born January 28, 1955) is a retired Major League Baseball pitcher.

Early life and education

Beckwith grew up in Auburn, Alabama, where he played for Auburn High School and Auburn University. His father, Bill, was a longtime ticket office manager at Auburn University. In 1975, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Cotuit Kettleers of the Cape Cod Baseball League.

Career

In the Majors, Beckwith played for two teams in his career: the Los Angeles Dodgers (1979-1983, 1986) and Kansas City Royals (1984-1985). Beckwith made his Major League Baseball debut on July 21, 1979, and played his final game on September 30, 1986.

Beckwith was a member of the Royals team that won the World Series in 1985 and a member of the Dodgers who won the World Series in 1981.

See also

• List of Auburn University people

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet, or Pura Pelota