Dave Boswell
Encyclopedia
David Wilson Boswell was a Major League Baseball
pitcher
who played in the American League
for the Minnesota Twins
from 1964-1971.
Dave won 20 games in 1969, helping the Twins win the American League West
. Dave also pitched for the Twins in the 1965 World Series
. Dave's .706 Winning percentage (based on a 12-5 record) in 1966 lead the American League.
In 1969, Dave got in a fight with teammate Bob Allison
. Manager Billy Martin
broke up the fight by hitting Boswell after Boswell knocked Allison out with a punch (an incident recorded by Martin is his autobiography, Number 1), giving him a cut that required 20 stitches.
Major League Baseball
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pitcher
Pitcher
In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw a walk. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the...
who played in the American League
American League
The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the American League , is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in the United States and Canada. It developed from the Western League, a minor league based in the Great Lakes states, which eventually aspired to major...
for the Minnesota Twins
Minnesota Twins
The Minnesota Twins are a professional baseball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They play in the Central Division of Major League Baseball's American League. The team is named after the Twin Cities area of Minneapolis and St. Paul. They played in Metropolitan Stadium from 1961 to 1981 and the...
from 1964-1971.
Dave won 20 games in 1969, helping the Twins win the American League West
American League West
The American League West is one of three divisions in Major League Baseball's American League. The division currently has four teams, but it has had as many as seven teams before the 1994 realignment. Although its teams currently only reside along the west coast and in Texas, historically the...
. Dave also pitched for the Twins in the 1965 World Series
1965 World Series
The 1965 World Series featured the National League champion Los Angeles Dodgers against the American League champion Minnesota Twins, who had won their first pennant since 1933 when the team was known as the Washington Senators...
. Dave's .706 Winning percentage (based on a 12-5 record) in 1966 lead the American League.
In 1969, Dave got in a fight with teammate Bob Allison
Bob Allison
William Robert "Bob" Allison was born in Raytown, Missouri and was a Major League Baseball outfielder and right-handed batter who played in the American League for the Washington Senators / Minnesota Twins from to ....
. Manager Billy Martin
Billy Martin
Alfred Manuel "Billy" Martin, Jr. was an American Major League Baseball second baseman and manager. He is best known as the manager of the New York Yankees, a position he held five different times...
broke up the fight by hitting Boswell after Boswell knocked Allison out with a punch (an incident recorded by Martin is his autobiography, Number 1), giving him a cut that required 20 stitches.