Nick Willhite

Nick Willhite
Pitcher
Born: January 27, 1941(1941-01-27) Tulsa, Oklahoma
Died: December 14, 2008(2008-12-14) (aged 67) Alpine, Utah
Batted: Left	Threw: Left
MLB debut
June 16, 1963 for the Los Angeles Dodgers
Last MLB appearance
June 23, 1967 for the New York Mets
Career statistics
Win-Loss	6-12
Earned run average	4.55
Strikeouts	118
Teams
Los Angeles Dodgers (1963-1964) Washington Senators (1965) Los Angeles Dodgers (1965-1966) California Angels (1967) New York Mets (1967)
Career highlights and awards

Jon Nicholas Willhite (January 27, 1941 — December 14, 2008) was an American professional baseball player, a left-handed pitcher. Born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Willhite grew up in Denver, Colorado and graduated from South High School in 1959. He was signed by the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1959 and was called up to Major League Baseball in 1963 and pitched from 1963-1967 for the Dodgers, Washington Senators, California Angels and New York Mets.

Willhite was with the Dodgers when they won the 1965 World Series, but he did not pitch in the series. He was out of baseball by age 26, with an overall record of 6-12 and a 4.55 ERA.

Willhite later worked as a pitching coach at Brigham Young University and in the Milwaukee Brewers and New York Yankees organizations.

He struggled in post-baseball life. Willhite was married and divorced three times, eventually living on the streets of Salt Lake City as a drug and alcohol addict. He reached out to another former Dodger pitcher, Stan Williams, for help. He ultimately received that help from the Baseball Assistance Team, which assists former baseball players in need. Willhite entered a treatment center in 1989 and later became an addictions counselor.

Willhite died of cancer at his son's home in Alpine, Utah.^[1]

References

1. ^ Associated Press (2008-12-19). "Former Dodgers pitcher Willhite dies". sportingnews.com. http://www.sportingnews.com/yourturn/viewtopic.php?t=498684. Retrieved 2008-12-19. 

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube

Persondata
Name	Willhite, Nick
Alternative names
Short description	American baseball player
Date of birth	January 27, 1941
Place of birth	Tulsa, Oklahoma
Date of death	December 14, 2008
Place of death	Alpine, Utah