Dick Estelle

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Richard Henry Estelle

• Bats Both, Throws Left
• Height 6' 2", Weight 170 lb.

• Debut September 4, 1964
• Final Game October 3, 1965
• Born January 18, 1942 in Lakewood, NJ USA

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Dick Estelle went to Lakewood High School, where he had an 11-2 record with an 0.38 ERA, averaging 12 strikeouts per each 7 innings. In the minors he pitched for Salem, Eugene, Fresno, Springfield, Tacoma, Phoenix, Waterbury, Denver, and Evansville.

He was the one of the youngest pitchers on the San Francisco Giants staff in both the years he was up with them. In 1965, the team's staff featured not only Juan Marichal and Gaylord Perry, but also 44-year-old Warren Spahn. Estelle was 23 at the time, and only Masanori Murakami was younger.

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