Boswell graduated from Calvert Hall College High School in 1963. He drew the interest of several major league teams. One was the hometown Orioles who had ranked him and Wally Bunker as the two best pitching prospects in the country. Not able to afford giving each of them huge signing bonuses, the ballclub only signed Bunker after being disappointed by Boswell's performance during his senior year. Boswell eventually signed with the Twins for US$15,000.[1] Even though the New York Yankees had offered the same amount of money, he decided that his chances to make the majors were better with Minnesota.[2]
After debuting with the Twins in 1965, Boswell pitched for the Twins in the team's World Series loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers. In 1966, Boswell's .706 winning percentage (based on a 12–5 record) led the American League. Following a 1969 game against the Detroit Tigers, Boswell got into a fight with teammate Bob Allison and Manager Billy Martin outside the Lindell AC bar near Tiger Stadium. After knocking out Allison with one punch, Boswell was in turn knocked out by Martin, resulting in a cut that required 20 stitches.[3] Despite the off-field injury, Boswell would win 20 games in 1969, helping the Twins win the American League West.
"It felt like my shoulder went right into my jawbone," Boswell would tell the Fort Myers News-Press years later. "The arm would actually turn black and run all the way down to the elbow."
After being released by the Twins following the 1970 season, Boswell briefly played for the Detroit Tigers and the Baltimore Orioles during the 1971 season.
dave, boswell, baseball, david, wilson, boswell, january, 1945, june, 2012, american, right, handed, pitcher, spent, eight, seasons, major, league, baseball, american, league, with, minnesota, twins, 1964, 1970, detroit, tigers, baltimore, orioles, both, 1971,. David Wilson Boswell January 20 1945 June 11 2012 was an American right handed pitcher who spent eight seasons in Major League Baseball MLB all in the American League AL with the Minnesota Twins 1964 1970 Detroit Tigers and Baltimore Orioles both in 1971 He won twenty games as a starting pitcher during the 1969 season the only time he achieved the feat during his major league career Dave BoswellPitcherBorn 1945 01 20 January 20 1945Baltimore Maryland U S Died June 11 2012 2012 06 11 aged 67 Joppa Maryland U S Batted RightThrew RightMLB debutSeptember 18 1964 for the Minnesota TwinsLast MLB appearanceSeptember 17 1971 for the Baltimore OriolesMLB statisticsWin loss record68 56Earned run average3 52Strikeouts882TeamsMinnesota Twins 1964 1970 Detroit Tigers 1971 Baltimore Orioles 1971 Boswell graduated from Calvert Hall College High School in 1963 He drew the interest of several major league teams One was the hometown Orioles who had ranked him and Wally Bunker as the two best pitching prospects in the country Not able to afford giving each of them huge signing bonuses the ballclub only signed Bunker after being disappointed by Boswell s performance during his senior year Boswell eventually signed with the Twins for US 15 000 1 Even though the New York Yankees had offered the same amount of money he decided that his chances to make the majors were better with Minnesota 2 After debuting with the Twins in 1965 Boswell pitched for the Twins in the team s World Series loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers In 1966 Boswell s 706 winning percentage based on a 12 5 record led the American League Following a 1969 game against the Detroit Tigers Boswell got into a fight with teammate Bob Allison and Manager Billy Martin outside the Lindell AC bar near Tiger Stadium After knocking out Allison with one punch Boswell was in turn knocked out by Martin resulting in a cut that required 20 stitches 3 Despite the off field injury Boswell would win 20 games in 1969 helping the Twins win the American League West During the American League Championship Series Boswell lost 1 0 in 11 innings to Baltimore Orioles pitcher Dave McNally He later revealed that he had suffered a career ending arm injury during the game on a slider thrown to strike out slugger Frank Robinson in the bottom of the 10th It felt like my shoulder went right into my jawbone Boswell would tell the Fort Myers News Press years later The arm would actually turn black and run all the way down to the elbow 3 After being released by the Twins following the 1970 season Boswell briefly played for the Detroit Tigers and the Baltimore Orioles during the 1971 season Boswell was the losing pitcher in Catfish Hunter s perfect game on May 8 1968 4 Boswell was a good hitting pitcher posting a 202 batting average 74 for 367 with 41 runs 4 home runs and 22 RBIs Boswell died of a heart attack at his Joppatowne Maryland home on June 11 2012 1 5 References edit a b Kelly Jacques June 13 2012 Dave Boswell major league pitcher obituary The Baltimore Sun Dave Boswell interview Twins Trivia August 9 2013 a b Souhan Boswell was a character as well as a competitor StarTribune com Retrieved December 18 2012 Retrosheet Boxscore Oakland Athletics 4 Minnesota Twins 0 https web archive org web 20120614040826 http www freep com article 20120612 SPORTS02 120612085 Former Tiger Dave Boswell dies at 67 Archived from the original on June 14 2012 Retrieved June 13 2012 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a Missing or empty title help External links editCareer statistics and player information from Baseball Reference or Fangraphs or Baseball Reference Minors Dave Boswell Baseball Dave Boswell biography Portals nbsp Biography nbsp Baseball Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dave Boswell baseball amp oldid 1190968296, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
