Wes Stock

Wesley Gay Stock (born April 10, 1934) is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher, pitching coach and television commentator. He appeared in 321 games pitched (all but three in relief) between 1959 and 1967 with the Baltimore Orioles and Kansas City Athletics. Stock threw and batted right-handed; he was listed as tall and .

Biography Stock attended Shelton High School then Washington State University (then College) where he was initiated into Phi Kappa Tau fraternity. He played college baseball for the Cougars from 1954 to 1955. He signed with the Orioles in 1956 and spent 1957–1958 performing military service. His initial trial with Baltimore in April 1959, came after only one season of minor league baseball in the Class C Northern League. He earned his first MLB save on April 25 but was optioned to the minors in May. He would pitch in every subsequent season through 1967.

On June 15, 1964, the Orioles traded Stock to the Kansas City Athletics for Charley Lau.

Over all or parts of nine MLB seasons, Stock won 27 of 40 decisions (a winning percentage of .675) with 365 strikeouts and 22 saves in innings pitched.