Wilbur Wood Passes Away
Key Points:
- Wilbur Wood, a left-handed knuckleball pitcher and three-time MLB All-Star, passed away at age 84 after a 17-year career with the White Sox, Pirates, and Red Sox.
- Wood struggled early in his career but flourished after a 1966 trade to the White Sox, where Hall-of-Famer Hoyt Wilhelm mentored him in the knuckleball, leading to Wood's emergence as a durable and versatile pitcher.
- From 1971 to 1975, Wood posted impressive stats including a 3.08 ERA over 1681 2/3 innings, led the majors in starts four times, and twice led in innings pitched, with his 376 2/3 innings in 197