Happy 70th Birthday, Wally Bunker

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Happy birthday, Wallace Edward Bunker.

The 1964 Major League winning percentage champion (tied with Sandy Koufax at .792), also finished in 2nd place behind Tony Oliva in that year's Rookie of the Year voting, pitched a complete-game shutout in Game Three of the 1966 World Series for the World Champion Baltimore Orioles, and won 60 games between 1964 and 1971 in an injury-shortened career.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/bunkewa01.shtml

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Happy birthday, Wallace Edward Bunker.

The 1964 Major League winning percentage champion (tied with Sandy Koufax at .792), also finished in 2nd place behind Tony Oliva in that year's Rookie of the Year voting, pitched a complete-game shutout in Game Three of the 1966 World Series for the World Champion Baltimore Orioles, and won 60 games between 1964 and 1971 in an injury-shortened career.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/bunkewa01.shtml

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Absolutely. Happy Birthday.

[Number5]

Happy Birthday!

[25 Nuggets]

Another tidbit about Bunker, he was the opening day starter and best pitcher on the inaugural Kansas City Royals team of 1969. He was the 25th pick of the Expansion draft.

Happy Orbit Wally!

[tntoriole]

Happy Birthday, Wally! I was lucky enough to have been at the 3rd game he pitched in the 1966 World Series. Wally pitched a complete game shutout, Paul Blair hit a homer in the fifth and the last out was Luis Aparicio throwing to Boog!!

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Happy Birthday, Wally! I was lucky enough to have been at the 3rd game he pitched in the 1966 World Series. Wally pitched a complete game shutout, Paul Blair hit a homer in the fifth and the last out was Luis Aparicio throwing to Boog!!

I was there, too! Most important game Bunker ever pitched. When the game started with a good catch by Blefary in left field, you knew it was going to be special.

[tntoriole]

I was there, too! Most important game Bunker ever pitched. When the game started with a good catch by Blefary in left field, you knew it was going to be special.

Clank was always better in left than he got credit for...

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Final Bunker bump before it gets sent to the "Orioles History" section.