Ted Wieand

Weiand was a longtime resident of Slatington, Pennsylvania, where he graduated from high school in 1951. He died on July 7, 2021, in an Allentown, Pennsylvania, hospital at age 88.

His pitching career continued in the minor leagues through 1962.

Wieand did not appear in the major leagues again until April 14, 1960, when he faced the Pittsburgh Pirates at Forbes Field. He entered the game in the eighth inning to mop up and retired Pittsburgh in order, as the Pirates drubbed the Reds, 13–0.

Wieand made his MLB debut on September 27, 1958, facing the Milwaukee Braves at County Stadium. He came into the game in the fourth inning in relief of Cincinnati starter Jay Hook. He pitched the fourth and fifth frames, giving up four hits and two runs, including a home run to Frank Torre—the first MLB batter he faced. He also struck out two, with Hall of Famer Warren Spahn being his first victim.

Wieand signed with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1952. On December 5, 1957, he was traded to the Cincinnati Redlegs (as the Reds were then called) with fellow pitchers Marty Kutyna and Willard Schmidt for young centerfielder Curt Flood and another outfielder, Joe Taylor. Flood became a three-time All-Star in St. Louis, a key member of three National League champions and winner of two World Series rings (1964; 1967). Moreover, he changed the game of baseball by his 1969 legal challenge of the transfer system and reserve clause, eventually resulting in the Curt Flood Act of 1998, which limits Major League Baseball's antitrust exemption in labor matters.

Franklin Delano Roosevelt "Ted" Wieand (April 4, 1933 – July 7, 2021) was an American professional baseball pitcher who appeared in six games (all in relief) in Major League Baseball (MLB) over parts of two seasons (1958 and 1960) for the Cincinnati Reds. Born in Walnutport, Pennsylvania, he threw and batted right-handed, stood 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m) tall and weighed 195 pounds (88 kg).