Kemp Wicker
Kemp Wicker | |||
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Pitcher | |||
Born: Kernersville, North Carolina | August 13, 1906|||
Died: June 11, 1973 66) Kernersville, North Carolina | (aged|||
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MLB debut | |||
August 14, 1936 for the New York Yankees | |||
Last MLB appearance | |||
July 31, 1941 for the Brooklyn Dodgers | |||
Career statistics | |||
Record | 10-7 | ||
Earned run average | 4.66 | ||
Strikeouts | 27 | ||
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Kemp Caswell Wicker (born Kemp Caswell Whicker; August 13, 1906 – June 11, 1973) was an American left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the New York Yankees from 1936 to 1938 and the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1941. Whicker was born in Kernersville, North Carolina to Jasper Newton and Alice Crews Whicker. He played collegiately at North Carolina State University. He is most known for pitching one inning in the 1937 World Series for the Yankees. After retirement he managed in the minor leagues. He died in Kernersville of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis at age 66, the same disease that claimed his teammate Lou Gehrig and Yankee great Catfish Hunter.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
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