Rick Wise--1965
Focusing off into the distance, Rick Wise
was looking forward to a very
respectable 18-year career that netted
the right-hander 188 big league wins.
Gathering his first major league win in his
second major league start and seventh
big league appearance; Wise should
have been the toast of Philladelphia
when he disposed of the Mets on June
21, 1964.
Unfortunately, he played second fiddle
that day.
Handed the ball by Phillie manager Gene
Mauch, Wise toed the rubber at Shea
Stadium and tossed six innings of
three-hit ball, yielding two unearned runs
before giving way to reliever Johnny
Klippstein who nailed down the Phillies'
8-2 win with three innings of no-hit,
no-run ball.
While there was excitement for the
18-year-old, the day belonged to future
Hall of Famer Jim Bunning, who tossed a
perfect game in the first game of the
double-header against Casey Stengel's
boys.
One can just imagine the headline in the
Philly papers the next day:
"Bunning is Perfect and Oh Yeah, Some
Rookie Won the Second Game for His
First Major League Win as Phillies
Sweep"
Maybe Wise was just looking for some
respect when the Topps photographer
came a clickin' for the 1965 cards.
Editor's Note: Wise would gather his own
no-hitter on June 23, 1971 as the
right-hander stymied the Reds, while he
also banged out two home runs. During
his career Wise would be a part of two
deals where he was traded for future Hall
of Famers (Steve Carlton & Dennis
Eckersley)
(10/7/10)
was looking forward to a very
respectable 18-year career that netted
the right-hander 188 big league wins.
Gathering his first major league win in his
second major league start and seventh
big league appearance; Wise should
have been the toast of Philladelphia
when he disposed of the Mets on June
21, 1964.
Unfortunately, he played second fiddle
that day.
Handed the ball by Phillie manager Gene
Mauch, Wise toed the rubber at Shea
Stadium and tossed six innings of
three-hit ball, yielding two unearned runs
before giving way to reliever Johnny
Klippstein who nailed down the Phillies'
8-2 win with three innings of no-hit,
no-run ball.
While there was excitement for the
18-year-old, the day belonged to future
Hall of Famer Jim Bunning, who tossed a
perfect game in the first game of the
double-header against Casey Stengel's
boys.
One can just imagine the headline in the
Philly papers the next day:
"Bunning is Perfect and Oh Yeah, Some
Rookie Won the Second Game for His
First Major League Win as Phillies
Sweep"
Maybe Wise was just looking for some
respect when the Topps photographer
came a clickin' for the 1965 cards.
Editor's Note: Wise would gather his own
no-hitter on June 23, 1971 as the
right-hander stymied the Reds, while he
also banged out two home runs. During
his career Wise would be a part of two
deals where he was traded for future Hall
of Famers (Steve Carlton & Dennis
Eckersley)
(10/7/10)
