Tim Wakefield, the first baseman-turned-knuckleballer who helped the Red Sox win two World Series titles, has died at the age of 57.
as a first baseman who set home run records in college, Wakefield converted to a pitcher after mastering the knuckleball in the minor leagues. Relying on the old-timey pitch that had largely fallen into disuse, he went on to win 200 major league games, including 186 with the Red Sox -- behind only Cy Young and Roger Clemens in franchise history.
The following October, with the Red Sox season again at risk against the Yankees in the ALCS, Wakefield got nine outs in extra innings of Game 5, setting up David Ortiz to win it in the 14th. The Red Sox went on to complete their comeback from a 3-0 series deficit and then sweep theThe Red Sox, and Wakefield, won it all again in 2007.
He announced his retirement the following spring training, seven wins short of breaking the franchise record held by Clemens and Young. He added two complete games in the NLCS -- one in Game 6 to keep Pittsburgh alive. He was voted the MVP of the series late in Game 7, before therallied to win on Francisco Cabrera's single with two outs in the bottom of the ninth.
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