Gary Lee Waslewski was a Major League Baseball

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  player who played as a pitcher

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 from 1967-72. He was 11-26 with 5 saves in his career, with an ERA of 3.44.http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/waslega01.shtml

He attended Berlin High School

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 in Berlin, Connecticut

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, and the University of Connecticut

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Waslewski made his major league debut in 1967 with the Boston Red Sox

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. In 1968, he was one of 10 pitchers who led the AL with a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage.http://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/AL/1968-fielding-leaders.shtml On December 3, 1968, he was traded by the Red Sox to the St. Louis Cardinals

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 for Dick Schofield

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. On June 3 the following season, he was traded by the Cardinals to the Montreal Expos

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 for Mudcat Grant

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. On May 15, 1970, he was traded by the Expos to the New York Yankees

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 for Dave McDonald

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. Released by the Yankees on April 3, 1972, he signed as a free agent on May 15, 1972, with the Oakland Athletics

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