Dave Boswell

Dave Boswell
Pitcher
Born: January 20, 1945 (1945-01-20) (age 66) Baltimore, Maryland
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 18, 1964 for the Minnesota Twins
Last MLB appearance
September 17, 1971 for the Detroit Tigers
Career statistics
Wins	68
Earned run average	3.52
Strikeouts	882
Teams
Minnesota Twins (1964-1970) Detroit Tigers (1971) Baltimore Orioles (1971)
Career highlights and awards
Led AL in Won-Loss percentage (.706) in 1966 Ranks 19th on MLB Career Hits Allowed/9IP List (7.25) Ranks 49th on MLB Career Strikeouts/9IP List (7.45) Minnesota Twins Career Leader in Hits Allowed/9IP (7.15)

David Wilson Boswell (January 20, 1945 in Baltimore, Maryland) 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.

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
• Baseball Library
• Dave Boswell biography

Persondata
Name	Boswell, Dave
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	January 20, 1945
Place of birth	Baltimore, Maryland
Date of death
Place of death