record with 235 strikeouts and a 4.34 ERA in 371 innings pitched. Wade also pitched 16 seasons in the minor leagues, winning 148 games and pitching over 2,000 innings for thirteen different teams. Scouting career Wade was hired by the Dodgers as a scout in 1962 and he was promoted to director of scouting in 1973. As the Dodgers director of scouting, he supplied the team with players that would lead it to eight National League championships and four World Series titles during the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. The Dodgers earned seven Rookie Of The Year awards in a period of sixteen years starting with Rick Sutcliffe in 1979. Dodgers players drafted during Wade's tenure as scouting director included; Mike Piazza, Rick Sutcliffe, Dave Stewart, Mike Scioscia, Bob Welch, Mickey Hatcher, Steve Sax, Mike Marshall, Steve Howe, Orel Hershiser, John Franco and Eric Karros. He held the director of scouting post until his retirement after the end of the season. Wade died of cancer at the age of 80 in Los Angeles on December 2, 2002. His older brother, Jake Wade, was also a major league pitcher. References External links 1922 births 2002 deaths Anniston Rams players Baseball players from North Carolina Birmingham Barons players Brooklyn Dodgers players Chicago Cubs players Durham Bulls players Hollywood Stars players Indianapolis Indians players Los Angeles Angels (minor league) players Los Angeles Dodgers executives Los Angeles Dodgers scouts Major League Baseball pitchers Major League Baseball scouting directors Nashville Vols players New York Mets scouts Pittsburgh Pirates players St. Louis Cardinals players Salt Lake City Bees players San Diego Padres (minor league) players Spokane Indians players Syracuse Chiefs players Vancouver Mounties players People from Morehead City, North Carolina United States Army Air Forces personnel of World War II Deaths from cancer in California New Bern Bears players