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Revision as of 00:19, 25 October 2004 by 207.248.37.248 (talk)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Timothy Stephen "Tim" Wakefield (born August 2, 1966) is a knuckleball-throwing right-handed Major League Baseball pitcher. Wakefield was born in Melbourne, Florida.
Wakefield started his major league career with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1992. He signed as a free agent for the Boston Red Sox in 1995. He won 16 games in his first year with Boston and helped them win a division title. His longevity and consistency have helped him quietly become one of the top pitchers in Red Sox history.
On August 8, 2004, Wakefield gave up six home runs to the Detroit Tigers, the first pitcher to do so since 1947. His Red Sox still managed to win the game, though, 11-9. Wakefield got the win.
In 2004, Wakefield helped the Red Sox win the American League pennant, as Boston beat the New York Yankees in a best of 7 game series to advance to the World Series.
Also in the 2004 World Series he pitched for the first game where he ended the game without a decision. The Red Sox won the game 11 to 9 with a two-run homerun from fellow teammate Mark Bellhorn in the eighth.
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