About Kemp Wicker
Lived 1906 – 1973 (aged 66). Kemp Wicker was an American baseball player.
Kemp Caswell Wicker (born Kemp Caswell Whicker; August 13, 1906 – June 11, 1973) was an American left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the New York Yankees from 1936 to 1938 and the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1941.
Wicker was born in Kernersville, North Carolina to Jasper Newton and Alice Crews Wicker. He played collegiately at North Carolina State University. He is most known for pitching one inning in the 1937 World Series for the Yankees.
After retiring from baseball, Wicker became the owner and operator of a restaurant in Burlington Mills. He continued in that position until his retirement in 1967. He died at his home in Kernersville, North Carolina on June 11, 1973 due to complications of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis at age 66, the same disease that claimed his teammate Lou Gehrig.
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Who was Kemp Wicker?
American baseball player
When was Kemp Wicker born?
Kemp Wicker was born on 13 August 1906 in Kernersville.
When did Kemp Wicker die?
Kemp Wicker died on 11 June 1973 in Kernersville.
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Kemp Wicker was a baseball player.
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Kemp Wicker was American.
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