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| bats = Right
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1945|1|20}}
| birth_place = [[Baltimore, Maryland]], U.S.
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2012|6|11|1945|1|20}}
| death_place = [[Joppa, Maryland]], U.S.
|debutleague = MLB
| debutdate = September 18
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'''David Wilson Boswell''' (January 20, 1945 – June 11, 2012) was an [[Americans|American]] right-handed [[pitcher]] who spent eight seasons in [[Major League Baseball]] (MLB), all in the [[American League]] (AL), with the [[Minnesota Twins]] (1964–1970), [[Detroit Tigers]], and [[Baltimore Orioles]] (both in 1971). He won twenty games as a [[starting pitcher]] during the [[1969 Minnesota Twins season|1969 season]], the only time he achieved the feat during his major league career.
 
Boswell graduated from [[Calvert Hall College High School]] in 1963. He drew the interest of several major league teams. One was the hometown Orioles who had ranked him and [[Wally Bunker]] as the two best pitching prospects in the country. Not able to afford giving each of them huge [[signing bonus]]es, the ballclub only signed Bunker after being disappointed by Boswell's performance during his [[senior (education)|senior]] year. Boswell eventually signed with the Twins for US $15,000.<ref name="jkellytbs">{{cite news |url=http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2012-06-13/news/bs-md-ob-dave-boswell-20120613_1_minnesota-twins-orioles-president-international-league-orioles |last=Kelly |first=Jacques |title=Dave Boswell, major league pitcher (obituary) |newspaper=The Baltimore Sun |date=June 13, 2012}}</ref> Even though the [[New York Yankees]] had offered the same amount of money, he decided that his chances to make the majors were better with Minnesota.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://twinstrivia.com/interview-archives/dave-boswell-interview/ |title=Dave Boswell interview |date=August 9, 2013 |publisher=Twins Trivia}}</ref>
 
After debuting with the Twins in 1965, Boswell pitched for the Twins in the team's [[1965 World Series|World Series]] loss to the [[Los Angeles Dodgers]]. In 1966, Boswell's {{winpct|12|5}} winning percentage (based on a 12–5 record) led the American League. Following a 1969 game against the [[Detroit Tigers]], Boswell got into a fight with teammate [[Bob Allison]] and Manager [[Billy Martin]] outside the Lindell AC bar near [[Tiger Stadium (Detroit)|Tiger Stadium]]. After knocking out Allison with one punch, Boswell was in turn knocked out by Martin, resulting in a cut that required 20 stitches.<ref name="startribune1">{{cite web |url=http://www.startribune.com/sports/twins/158766855.html |title=Souhan: Boswell was a character as well as a competitor |publisher=StarTribune.com |date= |accessdate=December 18, 2012}}</ref> Despite the off-field injury, Boswell would win 20 games in 1969, helping the Twins win the [[American League West]].
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==External links==
{{Baseballstats |br=b/bosweda01 |fangraphs=1001222|brm=boswel001dav}}
*[https://baseballbiography.com/dave-boswell-1945 BaseballDave LibraryBoswell (Baseball)]
*[http://www.cooloftheevening.com/dave_boswell.htm Dave Boswell biography]