Wayne Twitchell

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Wayne Lee Twitchell (born March 10, 1948 in Portland, Oregon) is a former Major League Baseball starting and relief pitcher for the Milwaukee Brewers (1970), Philadelphia Phillies (1971-1977), Montreal Expos (1977-1978), New York Mets (1979), and the Seattle Mariners (1979). He is right-handed.

Twitchell was an All-Star in 1973 for the last place Phillies when he had a 2.50 ERA, good for 3rd in the league. In the all-star game, he pitched one scoreless inning. Twitchell was also noted for giving up the home run that got Hank Aaron into 2nd place all-time (649). He attended Wilson High School in Portland, Oregon, the very same as Hall of Famer Dale Murphy.

His career record was 48-65 in 282 games (133 starts). He picked up a 3.98 ERA with 1063 innings pitched.