1977 Topps Baseball #455 - Rick Wise

 

• Rick Wise didn't pitch very much in the first two months of the 1977 season. Rick was demoted to the bullpen for a couple of weeks in May. At the end of May he was 1-2 with a 13.21 ERA. Wise pitched much better from June until the end of the season. Rick had a 3-1 record in June and in July as well.
• Rick Wise's SABR biography
• 1977 Stats: 11-5, 4.77 ERA in 26 games (20 starts)
• 1977 Highlights:
• June 14 - Allowed one run and four hits in seven innings as the Red Sox beat the Chicago White Sox 7-1. 
• June 20 - Pitched a shutout and struck out ten batters in Boston's 4-0 victory over the Baltimore Orioles.
• June 27 - Rick angered Boston manager Don Zimmer by flipping the ball to Zimmer as he was removed from the game after allowing three runs in the first two innings. The Red Sox lost their fourth straight game -- the Detroit Tigers won 4-1.
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