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Bob Wickman
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Career Notes

1995
Recorded 21 holds, finishing second in the AL.

1994
Led the AL with 53 appearances ... Yankees posted a 36-17 mark in those contests ... Established career highs in saves, appearances and ERA ... Snapped his 11-game Yankee Stadium winning streak with a blown save loss to Chicago June 1 ... Yankees are 20-7 in his 27 lifetime starts.

1993
Spent his first full season in the Majors, ranking second on the Yanks in wins and saves ... Was in the starting rotation coming out of spring training, winning his first eight decisions of the year ... Moved to the bullpen after dropping next four decisions ... Took a no-hitter into the seventh inning May 25th vs. Baltimore, ended up with a 1-0 shutout ... Notched his first major-league save at Boston Aug. 3 ... Earned the 9-6 win in relief Oct. 1 vs. Detroit, his final decision of the season and his 10th straight win at New York without a loss ... Compiled an 8-4 mark with 4.78 ERA as a starter and a 6-0 mark with a 4.03 ERA in 22 appearances out of the pen ... Finished with the second highest winning percentage in the AL (.778) behind Juan Guzman ... Won his last 10 decisions at Yankee Stadium to join Ron Guidry and Scott Kamieniecki as the only other Bronx Bombers to win 10 straight at home in the last 25 years ... Wickman's 8-0 start improved his lifetime record to 14-1, the best start by a Yankee starter to begin his career since Whitey Ford started out 16-1.

1992
Spent his first season in the Yankee organization after being acquired from the White Sox with Domingo Jean and Melido Perez in exchange for Steve Sax and cash ... Started the season at Columbus (AAA) where he went 12-5 with a 2.92 ERA in 23 starts before being promoted to New York Aug. 23, after just 23 career Triple-A starts ... Led the Clippers in innings pitched (157) and tied for the club lead in wins with (12) ... Held opposing hitters to a .227 average ... Pitched two scoreless innings in the Triple-A All-Star game ... Was selected as the International League Pitcher of the Week for the week of June 7 ... Was the organization's Pitcher of the Month for May and August ... Also named as Topps's International League Player of the Month in June ... Made his major league debut the next day, earning a no-decision in the Yankees' 9-8 win ... Was immediately placed in New York's starting rotation ... Earned his first major league win in his next start, Aug. 29 at Minnnesota ... Suffered his first major league setback Sept. 14 vs. Chicago ... Went 6-1 with a 4.11 ERA in 11 starts for the Bronx Bombers ... Tied for second in the majors with five Oct./Sept. wins ... New York was 7-1 in his starts ... Between Columbus and New York, led the organization with 18 wins.


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