Richard Clyde Sawyer (born April 7, 1948 in Bakersfield, California)
is a former
pitcher
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in
Major League Baseball
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who played from 1974 through 1977 for the
New York Yankees
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and
San Diego Padres
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.
References
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Retrosheet
1948 births
Living people
Bakersfield Renegades baseball players
Baseball players from Bakersfield, California
Cal State Northridge Matadors baseball players
Cardenales de Lara players
American expatriate baseball players in Venezuela
Gulf Coast Indians players
Jacksonville Suns players
Major League Baseball pitchers
New York Yankees players
Portland Beavers players
Reno Silver Sox players
San Diego Padres players
San Antonio Brewers players
Syracuse Chiefs players
East Bakersfield High School alumni
Humboldt Crabs players
20th-century American sportsmen
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