Former pitcher Dave Wickersham died June 18th.

A 6-foot-3, 188-pound right-hander, Wickersham pitched 10 seasons in the major leagues, starting with the Kansas City Athletics and ending with the Kansas City Royals, appearing in the Royals’ first game.

DetroitNews.com

My thoughts go out to his family and friends.

At his peak in 1963 with the Royals and 1964 with the Tigers, he generated 3.1 and 2.4 rWAR respectively. in ’64, he entered his final start of the season with 19 wins, but Norm Cash got in an argument with an umpire:

An out would’ve ended the inning, but first-base umpire Bill Valentine called Linz safe, sending Cash into a tirade that took him and the ump down the first-base line. During the argument, one Yankees runner scored, and the other was rounding the bases — triggering Wickersham to start yelling, “Time out!” He eventually raced to Valentine and tapped him on the shoulder to get his attention; Valentine then ejected him.

The Tigers won the game, but Wickersham was left in tears after losing his chance to win his 20th game. The umpire later regretted the call.