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Fred Lynn League
3-7-2075
Wild Thing Starting Pitcher
Retired (1956, Age 32)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
ERA 6.25 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws R/L
W-L 12-46 Status Deceased (2004) Option Years 0  
SV 0 Age at Death 80 Date of Birth 06-08-1924
K 340 Drafted Round 28, Pick 434
(1950)		 Majors Svc Time 1 years
(67 games)
IP 430.1
WHIP 1.61
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R F  Contact vs. L D- Endurance B    Ldrship C-
Power vs. R D- Power vs. L C- Velocity B    Mentor Val C+
Speed C+ Bunt B- Control C 
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range B+ WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm B+ WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health A+ LCS Appearances 0
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team W L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HBP BB SO WHIP ERA Awards
1950 DET-CIN
1
 3
8
6
0
0
0
 0
31.1
 36 18 17 1 18
20
1.72
4.88
1951 CIN
0
 5
19
8
0
0
0
 0
60.2
 70 41 40 5 26
49
1.58
5.93
1952 CIN
2
 16
48
20
0
0
0
 0
134.0
 134 87 81 6 63
109
1.47
5.44
1953 CIN-CHN-MIL
7
 14
27
27
0
0
0
 0
131.0
 163 117 112 2 61
106
1.71
7.69
1954 MIL
2
 8
13
13
0
0
0
 0
73.2
 80 54 49 2 40
56
1.63
5.99
2075
0
 0
0
0
0
0
0
 0
0.0
 0 0 0 0 0
0
0.00
0.00
Total
12
 46
115
74
0
0
0
 0
430.1
 483 317 299 16 208
340
1.61
6.25
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1956-11-01Wild Thing has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1956-03-05The Milwaukee Beekeepers have waived Wild Thing.
1954-06-29The Milwaukee Dynamo have promoted Paul Pazik to the major league team. The Milwaukee Dynamo have designated Wild Thing for assignment.
1953-04-12The Milwaukee Dynamo have acquired Wild Thing from the waiver wire.
1953-04-08The Chicago Fast Balls have designated Wild Thing for assignment.
1953-04-08The Chicago Fast Balls have acquired Wild Thing from the waiver wire.
1953-04-04The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have designated Wild Thing for assignment.
1953-04-04The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have re-claimed Wild Thing from the waiver wire.
1953-04-01The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have designated Wild Thing for assignment.
1952-06-10The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Steve Crowell to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Wild Thing to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Jim Nelson to the minors. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Hank Ankiel to the minors.
1952-05-16The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Joe Nuxhall to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Wild Thing to the minors.
1951-09-09The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Wild Thing to the major league team.
1951-09-02The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Bubba Kiefer to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Wild Thing to the minors.
1951-08-31The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Wild Thing to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Bubba Kiefer to the minors.
1951-08-01The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Clyde Watkins to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Chris Diaz to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Roy McMillan to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent D.J. Taylor to the minors. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Chris Mackenzie to the minors. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Wild Thing to the minors.
1951-07-08The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Don Knotts to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Wild Thing to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Joe Drake to the minors. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Butch Smith to the minors.
1951-06-20The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Victor Martinez to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Steve Crowell to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Doug Bird to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted D.J. Taylor to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Chris Mackenzie to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Frank Urrea to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Charlie Durham to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Pee Wee Reese to the minors. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Bill Jackson to the minors. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Pop Weigel to the minors. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Amos Nielsen to the minors. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Frank Robinson to the minors. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Joe Nuxhall to the minors. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Wild Thing to the minors.
1951-06-13The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Jalapeno Pena to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Bill Jackson to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Amos Nielsen to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Chris Diaz to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Joe Nuxhall to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Wild Thing to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Doug Bird to the minors. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Steve Crowell to the minors. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Frank Urrea to the minors. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Charlie Durham to the minors. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Mike Gainer to the minors. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Hank Ankiel to the minors.
1951-04-25The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Joe Nuxhall to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Frank Urrea to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Herm Wehmeier to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Syd McClain to the minors. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Wild Thing to the minors. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Red Johnson to the minors.
1951-04-11The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Hank Ankiel to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Joe Nuxhall to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Wild Thing to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Syd McClain to the minors. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Bill Jackson to the minors. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Chris Diaz to the minors.
1950-09-23The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Hank Ankiel to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted C.C. Sabathia to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Hoyt Wilhelm to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Syd McClain to the minors. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Chris Diaz to the minors. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Wild Thing to the minors.
1950-09-17The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Ed Osborn to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Norm Camp to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Syd McClain to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Joe Drake to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Wild Thing to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent C.C. Sabathia to the minors. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Pop Weigel to the minors. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Hoyt Wilhelm to the minors. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Chris Mackenzie to the minors. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Rick Manning to the minors.
1950-09-14The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted C.C. Sabathia to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Hoyt Wilhelm to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Syd McClain to the minors. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Wild Thing to the minors.
1950-09-11The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Syd McClain to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Bill Jackson to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Hy Dunn to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Wild Thing to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Doug Bird to the minors. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Bill Holloway to the minors. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Frank Urrea to the minors. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Stan Belinda to the minors.
1950-09-09The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Troy Pierce to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Syd McClain to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Chris Diaz to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent C.C. Sabathia to the minors. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Hoyt Wilhelm to the minors. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Wild Thing to the minors.
1950-08-19The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Troy Pierce to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Bill Jackson to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Hoyt Wilhelm to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Willie Schreiber to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Wild Thing to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Syd McClain to the minors. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Doug Bird to the minors. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Chris Diaz to the minors. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Bill Holloway to the minors. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Mike Gainer to the minors.
1950-08-15The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted C.C. Sabathia to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Doug Bird to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Hoyt Wilhelm to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Hy Dunn to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Amos Nielsen to the minors. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Frank Urrea to the minors. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Wild Thing to the minors. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Mike Gainer to the minors.
1950-08-12The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Bill Jackson to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Amos Nielsen to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Chris Mackenzie to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Frank Urrea to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Wild Thing to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Phil Machemehl to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted R.C. Minor to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Bob Dessau to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Jim Upton to the minors. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent C.C. Sabathia to the minors. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Pee Wee Reese to the minors. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Doug Bird to the minors. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Eddie Wheat to the minors. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Chuck Fairey to the minors. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Hy Dunn to the minors. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Bill Holloway to the minors.
1950-08-10The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Bill Jackson to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Doug Bird to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Willie Schreiber to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Bill Holloway to the minors. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Frank Urrea to the minors. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Wild Thing to the minors.
1950-08-08The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Wild Thing to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Amos Nielsen to the minors.
1950-07-20The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Dave Bemis to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Wild Thing to the minors.
1950-07-18The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Arnold Ziffle to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Wild Thing to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Willie Schreiber to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have promoted Tom Dozier to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Dave Bemis to the minors. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Hoyt Wilhelm to the minors. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Bill Jackson to the minors. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II have sent Syd McClain to the minors.
1950-06-22A trade has been completed between the Detroit Spiders and the Cincinnati Big Red Machine II. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II receive C.C. Sabathia, Wild Thing from the Detroit Spiders in exchange for Cecil Hack.
1950-04-01The Detroit Spiders have renamed Mike Robinson to Wild Thing.