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Dick Wantz

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-5, 175lb (196cm, 79kg)

Born: April 11, 1940 in South Gate, CA us

Died: May 13, 1965 in Inglewood, CA

Buried: Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Cypress, CA

High School: Artesia HS (Lakewood, CA)

Schools: Cerritos College (Norwalk, CA), California State University, Los Angeles (Los Angeles, CA)

Debut: April 13, 1965 (Age 25-002d, 12,348th in major league history)
vs. CLE 1.0 IP, 3 H, 2 SO, 0 BB, 2 ER

Last Game: April 13, 1965 (Age 25-002d)
vs. CLE 1.0 IP, 3 H, 2 SO, 0 BB, 2 ER

Full Name: Richard Carter Wantz

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.1

ERA

18.00

1.0

WHIP

3.000

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
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+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1961	21	LAA-min	D	1	4	.200	8.50	9	9		2	0		36.0	39	38	34	4	27		42	10	1	8				1.833	9.8	1.0	6.8	10.5	1.56	SVL WCAR
1962	22	LAA-min	D,C	7	7	.500	2.90	20	15		7	1		115.0	82	59	37	1	63	1	112	16	0	8				1.261	6.4	0.1	4.9	8.8	1.78	QDS,SJO MIDW,CALL
1963	23	LAA-min	A	7	10	.412	4.66	45	12		5	0		137.0	144	99	71	13	75	5	164	17	2	18				1.599	9.5	0.9	4.9	10.8	2.19	TRI NORW
1964	24	LAA-min	AAA,A,WRk	7	13	.350	3.94	63	18		5	0		169.0	169	108	74	18	92	3	136	16	0	16				1.544	9.0	1.0	4.9	7.2	1.48	HAW,TRI,ANG PCL,NORW,AZIL
1965	25	CAL	AL	0	0		18.00	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.0	3	2	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	6	27	-1.48	3.000	27.0	0.0	0.0	18.0
1 Yr				0	0		18.00	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.0	3	2	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	6	27	-1.48	3.000	27.0	0.0	0.0	18.0
162 Game Avg.				0	0		18.00	68	0	0	0	0	0	68	204	136	136	0	0	0	136	0	0	0	408	27	-1.48	3.000	27.0	0.0	0.0	18.0