Kemp Wicker

Kemp Wicker
Pitcher
Born: (1906-08-13)August 13, 1906 Kernersville, North Carolina, U.S.
Died: June 11, 1973(1973-06-11) (aged 66) Kernersville, North Carolina, U.S.
Batted: Right Threw: Left
MLB debut
August 14, 1936, for the New York Yankees
Last MLB appearance
July 31, 1941, for the Brooklyn Dodgers
MLB statistics
Win–loss record	10–7
Earned run average	4.66
Strikeouts	27
Teams
New York Yankees (1936–1938) Brooklyn Dodgers (1941)
Career highlights and awards
2× World Series champion (1936, 1937)

Kemp Caswell Wicker (born Kemp Caswell Whicker; August 13, 1906 – June 11, 1973) was an American left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the New York Yankees from 1936 to 1938 and the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1941.

Wicker was born in Kernersville, North Carolina to Jasper Newton and Alice Crews Wicker. He played collegiately at North Carolina State University.^[1] He is most known for pitching one inning in the 1937 World Series for the Yankees.

After retirement Wicker managed in the minor leagues. He died in Kernersville of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis at age 66, the same disease that claimed his teammate Lou Gehrig and Catfish Hunter.

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External links

• Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet

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