Twitchell was an All-Star in 1973 for the last place Phillies when he had a 2.50 earned run average (ERA), good for 3rd in the National League (NL). In the All-Star game, he pitched one scoreless inning. Twitchell was also noted for giving up the home run that got Hank Aaron into 2nd place all-time (649), passing Willie Mays), in 1972. He attended Wilson High School in Portland, Oregon (the same high school as Dale Murphy). Twitchell was inducted into the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame, in 2006.\n', '

Twitchell’s career win-loss record was 48–65, in 282 games pitched (133 starts). He had a 3.98 ERA, with 1,063 innings pitched.\n', '

Twitchell died of cancer on September 16, 2010.\n', '

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