Curtis Ray Wardle (born November 16, 1960) is a former
Major League Baseball
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pitcher
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who played for two seasons.
Curtis pitched for the
Minnesota Twins
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from 1984 to 1985 and the
Cleveland Indians
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in 1985. One highlight of Wardle's brief major league career came on May 20, 1985. Wardle pitched a perfect 9th inning for his only major league save. It secured a 5-2 Twins victory over the Red Sox.
Wardle attended the
University of California, Riverside
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, where he played
college baseball
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for the
Highlanders in 1981.
References
External links
Pura Pelota (Venezuelan Winter League)
1960 births
Living people
Baseball players from California
Cleveland Indians players
Huntsville Stars players
Maine Guides players
Major League Baseball pitchers
Minnesota Twins players
Orlando Twins players
San Bernardino Valley College alumni
SBVC Wolverines baseball players
Sportspeople from Downey, California
Tigres de Aragua players
American expatriate baseball players in Venezuela
UC Riverside Highlanders baseball players
University of California, Riverside alumni
Visalia Oaks players
Wisconsin Rapids Twins players
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