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    Boston's Tim Wakefield retires after 19 years

    Tim Wakefield is retiring after pitching the last 17 seasons for the Boston Red Sox .The 45-year-old knuckleballer planned to make the announcement at the team's spring training facility at a news conference Friday evening.After two seasons with the Pittsburgh Pirates , the right-hander signed as a minor-league free agent in April 1995. He was 186-168 with a 4.43 ERA with the Red Sox. Only Roger Clemens and Cy Young had more wins (192) with the team.Wakefield is first in team history with 3,006 innings and 430 starts, and second in games and strikeouts.For his career, Wakefield was 200-180 with a 4.41 ERA He was 7-8 with a 5.12 ERA last season in 23 starts and 10 relief appearances....

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    1. Wakefield denied 200th win again as Royals rally to beat Red Sox

      Tim Wakefield is still searching for his 200th victory.It's been nearly a month since the Red Sox knuckleballer won his 199th game. He's gone 0-2 with three no-decis...

    2. Wakefield gets 200th win as Red Sox crush Jays

      It took Tim Wakefield a long time, but the Boston knuckleball specialist finally picked up career win No. 200.Wakefield pitched six innings and the Red Sox got a pai...

    3. Boston's Wakefield goes for win No. 200 in Toronto

      Tim Wakefield takes another crack at career win No. 200 game set with the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre .Wakefield has been stuck on 199 wins since beating Seat...

    4. Boston's Wakefield aims for win No. 200 again vs. A's

      Tim Wakefield takes another crack at career win No. 200 game series with the Oakland Athletics at Fenway Park .Wakefield has failed in his five previous attempts at ...

    5. Wakefield finally gets 200th career win

      BOSTON (Reuters) - Tim Wakefield ended the long wait for his 200th career win on Tuesday, the 45-year-old knuckleball pitcher picking up the victory in Boston's 18-6...

    6. Wakefield denied again as A's pound Red Sox

      Tim Wakefield was denied his 200th win for the 5 victory over Boston game series.Josh Willingham homered and knocked in four runs, Scott Sizemore blasted a two-run h...

    7. Boston's Wakefield keeps Blue Jays off

      BOSTON (Reuters) - Red Sox knuckleballer Tim Wakefield kept the Blue Jays batters off balance as Boston scored a 6-4 win over Toronto at Fenway Park on Wednesday.Jac...

    8. Wakefield shuts down Phillies, Red Sox rough up Halladay in 8-3 win

      PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Tim Wakefield pitched eight shutout innings for his first victory in nearly a year, and the Boston Red Sox roughed up Roy Halladay in an 8-3 win ...

    9. Boston's Wakefield given Clemente humanitarian award

      SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Boston Red Sox pitcher Tim Wakefield was given the Roberto Clemente Award on Thursday by Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig prior...

    10. At 44, Wakefield becomes oldest pitcher to win for Red Sox; Boston roughs up Rays 11-5

      Tim Wakefield became the oldest pitcher to win for Boston, and the Red Sox backed their 44-year-old knuckleballer with five home runs Wednesday night to rough up the...

    11. Matsuzaka pitches 2 innings, Wakefield allows 3 runs in 6 frames as Red Sox top Marlins 6-4

      FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — Daisuke Matsuzaka made his first appearance of spring training, coming on in relief of starter Tim Wakefield, and the Boston Red Sox beat the...

    12. Wakefield strong in final tuneup; Dice-K gets in 4 innings as Red Sox beat Nationals 6-1

      WASHINGTON (AP) — Tim Wakefield threw four scoreless innings in his final tuneup, Daisuke Matsuzaka allowed one run over four innings his longest outing of the sprin...

    1. Feeling healthy, Red Sox knuckleballer Tim Wakefield looking for bounce-back year

      FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — Boston Red Sox pitcher Tim Wakefield feels healthy entering the 2010 season. And that is a big improvement on how he ended last year.He made ...

    2. Tim Wakefield becomes Boston's innings pitched leader with 2,777 as Red Sox top Indians 3-2

      CLEVELAND (AP) — Tim Wakefield bounced back from two rough outings and became Boston's career leader in innings pitched, leading the Red Sox past the Cleveland India...

    3. Tim Wakefield pitches 5 scoreless innings to lead Red Sox split-squad to 6-0 win over Orioles

      FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — Tim Wakefield went five scoreless innings, giving up two hits and two walks with three strikeouts, and the Boston Red Sox beat a split squad ...

    4. Knuckleballer Tim Wakefield pitches 3 shutout innings to help Red Sox beat Marlins 9-0

      JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — Tim Wakefield pitched three shutout innings to keep his spring training ERA at 0.00, and the Boston Red Sox beat the Florida Marlins 9-0 on Tues...

    5. Japanese female knuckleballer Eri Yoshida sets sights on becoming next Tim Wakefield

      TOKYO (AP) — Female pitcher Eri Yoshida says she hopes to follow in the footsteps of her hero Tim Wakefield of the Boston Red Sox when she heads to the minor leagues...

    6. Knuckleballer Wakefield retires after 19 seasons, winning 186 games over last 17 with Boston

      Tim Wakefield has never been afraid to face a hitter with his knuckleball, kind of like he's never been afraid to face the truth.After all, he pitched in parts of th...

    7. Wakefield retiring after 19 big league seasons

      Tim Wakefield has retired from the game of baseball.The 45-year-old knuckleballer made the move official during a Friday press conference at JetBlue Park, the spring...

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