| Milt Wilcox | |
|---|---|
_(cropped).jpg) Wilcox at Detroit Tigers fantasy camp in 2012 | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: April 20, 1950 Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| September 5, 1970, for the Cincinnati Reds | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| June 12, 1986, for the Seattle Mariners | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 119–113 |
| Earned run average | 4.07 |
| Strikeouts | 1,137 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Milton Edward Wilcox (born April 20, 1950) is an American former baseball pitcher. He pitched for 16 years in Major League Baseball for the Cincinnati Reds (1970–1971), Cleveland Indians (1972–1974), Chicago Cubs (1975), Detroit Tigers (1977–1985), and Seattle Mariners (1986).
In his first major-league season, he won Game 3 of the 1970 National League Championship Series and lost Game 2 of the 1970 World Series. Fourteen years later, he won 17 games for the 1984 Detroit Tigers team, pitched a shutout in the final game of the 1984 American League Championship Series, and was the winning pitcher in Game 3 of the 1984 World Series.
In 16 major-league seasons Wilcox appeared in 394 games, including 283 as a starter, and compiled a 119–113 win–loss record with a 4.07 earned run average (ERA) and 1,137 strikeouts, 2,0162⁄3 innings pitched, and 770 bases on balls.[1]