Tim Wakefield
Timothy Stephen Wakefield (August 2, 1966 – October 1, 2023) was an American professional baseball knuckleball pitcher. Wakefield began his Major League Baseball (MLB) career with the Pittsburgh Pirates, but is most remembered for his 17-year tenure with the Boston Red Sox, from 1995 until his retirement in 2012 as the longest-serving player on the team, earning a total of $55 million. When he retired at age 45 after 19 seasons in MLB, Wakefield was the oldest active player in the major leagues.
| Tim Wakefield | |
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Wakefield pitching for the Red Sox in 2006 | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: August 2, 1966 Melbourne, Florida, U.S. | |
| Died: October 1, 2023 (aged 57) Hingham, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| July 31, 1992, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 25, 2011, for the Boston Red Sox | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 200–180 |
| Earned run average | 4.41 |
| Strikeouts | 2,156 |
| Teams | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Wakefield won his 200th career game on September 13, 2011, and he ranks third in career wins in Red Sox franchise history (186), behind Cy Young and Roger Clemens. He is second in all-time wins at Fenway Park with 97, behind Clemens's 100, and is the all-time leader in innings pitched by a Red Sox pitcher, with 3,006, having surpassed Clemens's total of 2,777 on June 8, 2010. Wakefield was an All-Star in 2009 and he won the Roberto Clemente Award in 2010.