- Skip Lockwood
Claude Edward (Skip) Lockwood Jr. (born
August 17 ,1946 inNorwood, Massachusetts ) was a third baseman for theKansas City Athletics (1965), and a pitcher for theSeattle Pilots /Milwaukee Brewers (1969-73),California Angels (1974),New York Mets (1975-79) andBoston Red Sox (1980).In 12 seasons he had a 57-97 win-loss record, 420 games (106 started), 16 complete games, 5 shutouts, 219 games finished, 68 saves, 1,236 innings pitched, 1,130 hits allowed, 539 runs allowed, 488 earned runs allowed, 98 home runs allowed, 490 walks, 829 strikeouts, 33 hit batsmen, 43 wild pitches, 5,215 batters faced, 62 intentional walks, 5 balks, a 3.55 ERA and a 1.311 WHIP.
Lockwood was also an accomplished candlepin bowler.
He started out his career as a third baseman.
According to the Mets blog, "Amazin' Avenue", Lockwood is the forty-second best player in Mets history. [cite web |title=The Top 50 Mets of All Time: #42 Skip Lockwood |author=Simon, Eric |work=Amazin' Avenue |date=2007-01-23 |accessdate=2008-02-07 |url=http://www.amazinavenue.com/story/2007/1/23/01955/0193 ]
Lockwood attended Catholic Memorial High School in West Roxbury, MA where he earned 14 varsity letters in four years. His school record time in the 100-yard dash in 1964 still stands.
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