1984 Topps - Rick Waits #218 (Pitcher) - Autographed Baseball Card (Milwaukee Brewers)

Michael Richard Waits (b. May 15, 1952 in Atlanta, Georgia) is a former professional baseball pitcher. Waits, who threw left-handed, played all or part of twelve seasons in MLB for the Texas Rangers, Cleveland Indians and Milwaukee Brewers. Waits currently serves as minor league pitching coordinator for the Seattle Mariners organization.

Waits was originally drafted by the Washington Senators in the fifth round of the 1970 MLB Draft and was the only player from the 5th round draft class of 1970 to record both a win and a save as a major leaguer.

He was best known in the late 1970s and early 1980s as the Cleveland Indians' "Yankee Killer."

On June 13, 1975 he was traded to the Cleveland Indians with Jim Bibby, Jackie Brown and cash for Gaylord Perry. Waits, a starter in his prime, beat the New York Yankees in the final regular season game of 1978, forcing a one-game playoff between the Yankees and Boston Red Sox for the American League East division title. After the Indians-Yankees game ended, news of the Indians' victory was announced on Fenway Park's video screen (there, the Red Sox had defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 5–0 only moments earlier) with the words "THANK YOU, RICK WAITS, GAME TOMORROW.

In 1987, Waits joined the Rimini Pirates of the Italian Baseball League, leading them to two championships (1987 and 1988) and a European Cup Championship (1989). He led the league in ERA, serving the last two seasons (1988 and 1989) as a player-manager. He also managed the IBL's Parma Angels.

Waits later joined the New York Mets organization, with which he worked for fifteen years in various capacities, including a stint as the team's bullpen coach in 2003.

MLB debut - September 17, 1973, for the Texas Rangers
Last MLB appearance - October 6, 1985, for the Milwaukee Brewers

MLB statistics:
Win–loss record 79–92
ERA - 4.25
Strikeouts - 659

Teams:
Texas Rangers (1973)
Cleveland Indians (1975–1983)
Milwaukee Brewers (1983–1985)

Link to all of his issued baseball cards - www.tradingcarddb.com/Person.cfm/pid/6100/col/1/yea/0/Ric...

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