It's nice to have a catcher who knows my mechanics, too. That way if I get into trouble he can stop it before I get out of control.

In Game Five Wakefield again pitched out of the bullpen and was the winning pitcher in a 14-inning game throwing three shutout innings as the Red Sox won 5–4. 163 batting average in his two years. Dickey.

Timothy Stephen Wakefield (born August 2 1966) is a retired American professional baseball pitcher. Dickey. Wakefield at the time of his retirement was the oldest current active player in the majors and one of the last knuckleballers; the other being R.