Tim Wakefield

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Tim Wakefield was a longtime Boston Red Sox knuckleball pitcher known for his durability, postseason performances, and key role in the team’s early-2000s success.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Major League Baseball pitcher
human
professional baseball player
allStarSelection 2009
awarded Roberto Clemente Award
awardYear Roberto Clemente Award
surface form: 2010 Roberto Clemente Award
bats right
careerERA 4.41
careerInningsPitched 3226.1
careerStrikeouts 2156
careerWinLossRecord 200-180
causeOfDeath brain cancer
collegeAttended Florida Tech
convertedToPitcher early 1990s
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1966-08-02
dateOfDeath 2023-10-01
draftedBy Pittsburgh Pirates
draftRound 8
draftYear 1988
familyName Wakefield
finalMLBGameDate 2011-09-25
finalMLBTeam Boston Red Sox
franchiseRecord Boston Red Sox most games started (tied or near top)
Boston Red Sox most innings pitched
fullName Timothy Stephen Wakefield
givenName Timothy
jerseyNumber 49
knownFor community service and charity work in New England
MLBDebutDate 1992-07-31
MLBDebutTeam Pittsburgh Pirates
notableFor durability
knuckleball pitching style
postseason performances
role in Boston Red Sox 2004 championship run
notablePitch knuckleball
originalPosition first baseman
placeOfBirth Melbourne, Florida, United States
placeOfDeath Boston, Massachusetts
surface form: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
playedFor Boston Red Sox
Pittsburgh Pirates
postRetirementRole Red Sox broadcaster
Red Sox special assistant
primaryPosition pitcher
teamTenure Boston Red Sox
surface form: Boston Red Sox 1995-2011

Pittsburgh Pirates 1992-1993
throws right
worldSeriesChampion 2004
2007

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