Bob Wolcott

Infobox MLB retired
name=Bob Wolcott
position=Pitcher
bats=Right
throws=Right
debutdate=August 18
debutyear=by|1995
debutteam=Seattle Mariners
finaldate=July 1
finalyear=by|1999
finalteam=Boston Red Sox
stat1label=Wins-losses
stat1value=16-21
stat2label=ERA
stat2value=5.86
stat3label=Strikeouts
stat3value=178
teams=
*Seattle Mariners (by|1995–by|1997)
*Arizona Diamondbacks (by|1998)
*Boston Red Sox (by|1999)
highlights=

Robert William Wolcott (born September 8 1973 in Huntington Beach, California) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher for the Seattle Mariners (by|1995-by|1997), Arizona Diamondbacks (by|1998), and Boston Red Sox (by|1999).

Wolcott was a key member of the 1995 "Refuse to Lose" Seattle Mariner team, the first Mariner team to reach the playoffs. He was the team's late season call-up from the Minor Leagues in August, where he was most impressive in his first Major League start against the Boston Red Sox, the team with which he would pitch his final game in 1999. He later pitched for the Kintetsu Buffaloes of the Japanese League. Fact|date=February 2007

Wolcott was forced to retire due to shoulder surgery. After his baseball career ended, he continued his education at Oregon State University, where he majored in mechanical engineering. [cite web|url=http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sports/2002356182_where03a.html |title=The 1995 Mariners: Where are they now?|Publisher=The Seattle Times|accessdate=2007-05-18]

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