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{{short description|American baseball player (1945-2012)}}
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{{Infobox baseball biography
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| 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
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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After being released by the Twins following the 1970 season, Boswell briefly played for the [[Detroit Tigers]] and the [[Baltimore Orioles]] during the 1971 season.
Boswell was the losing pitcher in [[Catfish Hunter's perfect game]] on May 8, 1968.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1968/B05080OAK1968.htm | title=Retrosheet Boxscore: Oakland Athletics 4, Minnesota Twins 0 }}</ref>
Boswell was a good hitting pitcher, posting a .202 [[batting average (baseball)|batting average]] (74-for-367) with 41 [[run (baseball)|runs]], 4 [[home runs]] and 22 [[
Boswell died of a [[myocardial infarction|heart attack]] at his [[Joppatowne, Maryland]], home on June 11, 2012.<ref name="jkellytbs"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.freep.com/article/20120612/SPORTS02/120612085/Former-Tiger-Dave-Boswell-dies-at-67 |accessdate=June 13, 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120614040826/http://www.freep.com/article/20120612/SPORTS02/120612085/Former-Tiger-Dave-Boswell-dies-at-67 |archivedate=June 14, 2012 }}</ref>
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==External links==
{{Baseballstats |br=b/bosweda01 |fangraphs=1001222|brm=boswel001dav}}
*[https://baseballbiography.com/dave-boswell-1945 Dave Boswell (Baseball)]
*[http://www.cooloftheevening.com/dave_boswell.htm Dave Boswell biography]
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[[Category:Calvert Hall College High School alumni]]
[[Category:Bismarck-Mandan Pards players]]
[[Category:Charlotte Hornets (baseball) players]]
[[Category:Florida Instructional League Twins players]]
[[Category:Rochester Red Wings players]]
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