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Wilmer David "Vinegar Bend" Mizell (August 13, 1930 - February 21, 1999) was an American left-handed pitcher in major league baseball who went on to serve three terms as a Republican U. S. congressman from North Carolina between 1969 and 1975. He represented the Winston-Salem (Davidson County) district. Defeated for a fourth term in 1974, Mizell was among dozens of Republicans nationally punished by voters irate over Watergate though he, like his colleagues, had nothing to do with the scandal.

Mizell in baseball

He was born in tiny Vinegar Bend in Washington County, Alabama. Search for singles & post free photo personal ads. He graduated from high school in adjacent Leakesville, Mississippi, in 1949. He was a professional pitcher between 1949 and 1963, although he served in the United States Army from 1953 to 1954. During his major league baseball career, he played for the St. Louis Cardinals (1952-1960), Pittsburgh Pirates (1960-1962), and New York Mets (1962). Mizell was known as Vinegar Bend Mizell during his major league career.

In a nine-season career, Mizell was 90-88 with a 3. in Alabama. 85 ERA in 268 games, 230 of those starts. He pitched 61 complete games, including 15 shutouts. He allowed 654 earned runs and struck out 918 in 1528 and 2/3 innings pitched.

After leaving baseball, Mizell worked in sales and public relations for the Pepsi-Cola company in Winston-Salem until 1967.

Mizell in politics