Dave Wallace (baseball)

Dave Wallace
Wallace (left) with Caleb Joseph in 2015
Pitcher
Born: (1947-09-07) September 7, 1947 (age 69) Waterbury, Connecticut
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
July 18, 1973, for the Philadelphia Phillies
Last MLB appearance
May 19, 1978, for the Toronto Blue Jays
MLB statistics
Win–loss record	0–1
Earned run average	7.84
Strikeouts	12
Teams
As player Philadelphia Phillies (1973–1974) Toronto Blue Jays (1978) As coach Los Angeles Dodgers (1995–1997) New York Mets (1999–2000) Boston Red Sox (2003–2006) Houston Astros (2007) Baltimore Orioles (2014–2016)

As player

As coach

David William Wallace (born September 7, 1947) is an American former professional baseball pitcher, pitching coach and front-office executive. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Phillies and Toronto Blue Jays. After his playing career he was a pitching coach for the Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Mets, Boston Red Sox, Houston Astros and Baltimore Orioles.

An all-around athlete in high school, Wallace played baseball, basketball and football. Wallace had a Hall of Fame collegiate career at the University of New Haven, where he went 24–7 with a 2.18 earned run average and 311 strikeouts in his four-year career. He signed with the Philadelphia Phillies as an amateur free agent in 1970. A right-handed relief pitcher, Wallace posted a 47–31 record with 60 saves in 355 career minor league outings. In the Majors, he made 13 appearances for the Phillies (1973–74) and Toronto Blue Jays (1978) and went 0–1 with 12 strikeouts and a 7.84 ERA in 20 ²⁄₃ innings. He concluded his playing career with Triple-A Pawtucket (1979).