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Dave Boswell
David Wilson Boswell
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3" , Weight: 185 lb.

Born: January 20, 1945 in Baltimore, MD
Signed by the Minnesota Twins as an amateur free agent in 1963. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 18, 1964
Final Game: September 17, 1971
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Standard Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1964 19 MIN AL 2 0 1.000 4.24 4 4 0 0 0 0 23.1 21 11 11 4 12 1 25 0 0 1 101 85 1.414 8.1 1.5 4.6 9.6 2.08
1965 20 MIN AL 6 5 .545 3.40 27 12 1 1 0 0 106.0 77 43 40 20 46 0 85 5 0 1 435 105 1.160 6.5 1.7 3.9 7.2 1.85
1966 21 MIN AL 12 5 .706 3.14 28 21 3 8 1 0 169.1 120 66 59 19 65 2 173 5 0 12 691 115 1.093 6.4 1.0 3.5 9.2 2.66
1967 22 MIN AL 14 12 .538 3.27 37 32 1 11 3 0 222.2 162 84 81 14 107 5 204 7 0 7 923 106 1.208 6.5 0.6 4.3 8.2 1.91
1968 23 MIN AL 10 13 .435 3.32 34 28 0 7 2 0 190.0 148 79 70 19 87 2 143 7 0 9 799 94 1.237 7.0 0.9 4.1 6.8 1.64
1969 24 MIN AL 20 12 .625 3.23 39 38 0 10 0 0 256.1 215 105 92 18 99 2 190 8 0 10 1070 115 1.225 7.5 0.6 3.5 6.7 1.92
1970 25 MIN AL 3 7 .300 6.42 18 15 1 0 0 0 68.2 80 55 49 12 44 3 45 2 0 3 325 59 1.806 10.5 1.6 5.8 5.9 1.02
1971 26 TOT AL 1 2 .333 4.66 18 1 7 0 0 0 29.0 35 19 15 4 21 1 17 0 0 1 143 73 1.931 10.9 1.2 6.5 5.3 0.81
1971 26 DET AL 0 0 6.23 3 0 1 0 0 0 4.1 3 3 3 0 6 0 3 0 0 0 22 58 2.077 6.2 0.0 12.5 6.2 0.50
1971 26 BAL AL 1 2 .333 4.38 15 1 6 0 0 0 24.2 32 16 12 4 15 1 14 0 0 1 121 77 1.905 11.7 1.5 5.5 5.1 0.93
8 Seasons 68 56 .548 3.52 205 151 13 37 6 0 1065.1 858 462 417 110 481 16 882 34 0 44 4487 100 1.257 7.2 0.9 4.1 7.5 1.83
162 Game Avg. 13 11 .548 3.52 39 29 2 7 1 0 203 164 88 80 21 92 3 168 6 0 8 857 100 1.257 7.2 0.9 4.1 7.5 1.83
MIN (7 yrs) 67 54 .554 3.49 187 150 6 37 6 0 1036.1 823 443 402 106 460 15 865 34 0 43 4344 101 1.238 7.1 0.9 4.0 7.5 1.88
BAL (1 yr) 1 2 .333 4.38 15 1 6 0 0 0 24.2 32 16 12 4 15 1 14 0 0 1 121 77 1.905 11.7 1.5 5.5 5.1 0.93
DET (1 yr) 0 0 6.23 3 0 1 0 0 0 4.1 3 3 3 0 6 0 3 0 0 0 22 58 2.077 6.2 0.0 12.5 6.2 0.50

Postseason Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1965 20 MIN AL WS L LAD 0 0 3.38 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.2 3 1 1 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 13 1.875 10.1 0.0 6.8 10.1 1.50
1969 24 MIN AL ALCS L BAL 0 1 .000 0.84 1 1 0 0 0 0 10.2 7 1 1 0 7 1 4 0 0 1 43 1.313 5.9 0.0 5.9 3.4 0.57
2 Seasons (2 Series) 0 1 .000 1.35 2 1 0 0 0 0 13.1 10 2 2 0 9 1 7 0 0 1 56 1.425 6.8 0.0 6.1 4.7 0.78
1 ALCS 0 1 .000 0.84 1 1 0 0 0 0 10.2 7 1 1 0 7 1 4 0 0 1 43 1.313 5.9 0.0 5.9 3.4 0.57
1 WS 0 0 3.38 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.2 3 1 1 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 13 1.875 10.1 0.0 6.8 10.1 1.50
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Standard Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1964 19 MIN AL 4 10 9 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .222 .222 .222 .444 24 2 0 0 1 0 0 /1
1965 20 MIN AL 36 39 38 7 12 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 6 .316 .333 .368 .702 96 14 1 0 0 0 0 1
1966 21 MIN AL 32 66 63 4 9 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 18 .143 .156 .159 .315 -11 10 2 1 2 0 0 1
1967 22 MIN AL 44 79 73 12 16 2 1 1 3 0 0 1 26 .219 .250 .315 .565 61 23 2 2 3 0 0 1
1968 23 MIN AL 37 68 60 9 14 3 1 1 4 0 0 2 24 .233 .254 .367 .621 81 22 1 0 5 1 0 1
1969 24 MIN AL 40 103 94 7 16 2 1 2 9 0 0 2 29 .170 .196 .277 .472 29 26 3 1 6 0 0 1
1970 25 MIN AL 20 25 25 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 .160 .160 .200 .360 -2 5 0 0 0 0 0 1
1971 26 TOT AL 18 5 5 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .200 .200 .400 .600 68 2 0 0 0 0 0 1
1971 26 DET AL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1971 26 BAL AL 15 5 5 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .200 .200 .400 .600 68 2 0 0 0 0 0 1
8 Seasons 231 395 367 41 74 10 4 4 22 0 0 6 119 .202 .222 .283 .506 42 104 9 4 17 1 0
162 Game Avg. 162 277 257 29 52 7 3 3 15 0 0 4 83 .202 .222 .283 .506 42 73 6 3 12 1 0
MIN (7 yrs) 213 390 362 40 73 9 4 4 21 0 0 6 116 .202 .223 .282 .504 41 102 9 4 17 1 0
BAL (1 yr) 15 5 5 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .200 .200 .400 .600 68 2 0 0 0 0 0
DET (1 yr) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1969 24 MIN AL ALCS BAL L 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Seasons (2 Series) 2 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 ALCS 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1964 MIN AL 19 P 4 4 23.1 7 2 5 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 2.70 1.75 .957 1.89 0.72
1965 MIN AL 20 P 27 12 106.0 20 5 14 1 1 .950 0.0 0.0 1.61 0.70 .950 2.04 0.75
1966 MIN AL 21 P 28 21 169.1 41 10 29 2 0 .951 0.0 0.0 2.07 1.39 .951 1.99 0.75
1967 MIN AL 22 P 37 32 222.2 35 11 24 0 2 1.000 0.0 0.0 1.41 0.95 .954 1.96 0.74
1968 MIN AL 23 P 34 28 190.0 35 17 15 3 1 .914 0.0 0.0 1.52 0.94 .960 1.89 0.73
1969 MIN AL 24 P 39 38 256.1 42 9 31 2 2 .952 0.0 0.0 1.40 1.03 .950 1.88 0.69
1970 MIN AL 25 P 18 15 68.2 11 6 5 0 1 1.000 0.0 0.0 1.44 0.61 .945 1.86 0.67
1971 TOT AL 26 P 18 1 29.0 8 2 6 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 2.48 0.44 .950 1.96 0.77
1971 DET AL 26 P 3 0 4.1 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 4.15 0.67 .950 1.87 0.77
1971 BAL AL 26 P 15 1 24.2 6 2 4 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 2.19 0.40 .950 1.97 0.77
8 Seasons P 205 151 1065.1 199 62 129 8 7 .960 0.0 0.0 1.61 0.93 .953 1.93 0.73
8 Seasons TOT 205 151 1065.1 199 62 129 8 7 .960 0.0 0.0 1.61 0.93 .913 1.93 0.73

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Wins s c a p y
1967 AL--14--10th
1969 AL--20--3rd

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1966 AL--.706--1st

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1966 AL--1.093--7th

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1966 AL--6.378--2nd
1967 AL--6.548--2nd
1969 AL--7.549--10th
Career--7.248--20th

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1966 AL--9.195--2nd
1967 AL--8.246--3rd
1968 AL--6.774--10th
1969 AL--6.671--8th
Career--7.451--52nd

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1969 AL--256.3--9th

Strikeouts s c a p y
1966 AL--173--8th
1967 AL--204--7th
1969 AL--190--4th

Games Started s c a p y
1969 AL--38--5th

Complete Games s c a p y
1967 AL--11--8th

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1967 AL--107--4th
1968 AL--87--5th
1969 AL--99--10th

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1966 AL--2.662--6th

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1967 AL--.566--8th

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1966 AL--12--2nd
1968 AL--9--8th
1969 AL--10--9th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1967 AL--7--8th
1969 AL--8--8th

Batters Faced s c a p y
1969 AL--1070--9th

Youngest s c a p y
1964 AL--born 1945-01-20--4th

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkPitching - 3 (545), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 35 (697), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 12 (827), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 14 (530), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Transactions

Before 1963 Season: Signed by the Minnesota Twins as an amateur free agent.

April 9, 1971: Released by the Minnesota Twins.

April 9, 1971: Signed as a Free Agent with the Detroit Tigers.

May 28, 1971: Released by the Detroit Tigers.

May 28, 1971: Signed as a Free Agent with the Baltimore Orioles.

April 2, 1972: Released by the Baltimore Orioles.

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