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 same high school as Hall of Famer Dale Murphy. Wayne was inducted into the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame in 2006.

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

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