13 Facts About Ed Whitson

Eddie Lee Whitson was born on May 19,1955 and is a former Major League Baseball pitcher.

Ed Whitson was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the sixth round of the 1974 Major League Baseball draft out of Unicoi County High School in Erwin, Tennessee.

Ed Whitson was traded from the Giants to the Cleveland Indians for Duane Kuiper on November 15,1981.

Ed Whitson made his first start for the Indians in the first game of a double header with the Milwaukee Brewers on August 1,1982, pitching six innings and giving up just one run to earn the win.

Ed Whitson started game two, lasting only two-thirds of an inning, giving up three runs on five hits.

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Ed Whitson later told family that he was so nervous before the game that he could barely walk to the mound.

Ed Whitson became a free agent following the 1984 season, and signed a five-year contract with the New York Yankees worth $4.

Ed Whitson began receiving verbal abuse and hate mail, and refused to let his wife, Kathleen, attend home games at Yankee Stadium.

Ed Whitson was used both as a starter and out of the bullpen by new manager Lou Piniella in 1986.

Tommy John thought that Ed Whitson had trouble handling the intense pressure and media coverage of New York.

Still traumatized by his experience in New York, Ed Whitson received a death threat prior to a scheduled start against the New York Mets at Shea Stadium in 1987.

Ed Whitson made the start, after being escorted to the stadium by National League President A Bartlett Giamatti and his security team.

Ed Whitson was pulled from the game in the fourth inning after giving up six runs.