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Steve Carlton's number 32 was retired by the Philadelphia Phillies in 1989. Phillies announcer and Hall of Famer Richie Ashburn said of Carlton as a pitcher, "Lefty was a craftsman, an artist. He was a perfectionist. He painted a ballgame.
The 25-year-old righty was faced by Steve "Lefty" Carlton. Carlton was 14–9 in 30 games with a 2.98 ERA, striking out 168 in 193 innings during the regular season. The game played out very tentatively, with just one early run scored by Boston in the top of the third.
Lefty is a nickname for a person who is left-handed. ... Lefty Capers (1906–1961) Steve Carlton (born 1944) Cliff Chambers (1922–2012) Lefty Clarke (1896–1975), ...
The group includes three left-handed pitchers: CC Sabathia, Steve Carlton, and Randy Johnson. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Randy Johnson reached the mark with the fewest games pitched and innings pitched . [ 3 ] The Minnesota Twins were the first of four franchises to see multiple pitchers record their 3,000th strikeout: Walter Johnson (while the franchise was ...
With Steve Carlton finally available to pitch, the Phillies cut the series deficit to 2–1 at Dodger Stadium, when Carlton pitched a complete game. In the top of the second with two outs, Mike Schmidt doubled and Tim McCarver drew a walk from Don Sutton.
Three players have won seven strikeout championships: Dazzy Vance, who leads the National League; [9] Bob Feller; [10] and Lefty Grove. [11] Grover Cleveland Alexander and Rube Waddell led their league six times, [ 12 ] [ 13 ] and five-time winners include Steve Carlton , [ 14 ] Roger Clemens , [ 15 ] Sam McDowell , [ 16 ] Christy Mathewson ...
Glavine is the 23rd pitcher to win 300 games, and the fifth left-handed pitcher to do so, joining Eddie Plank, Lefty Grove, Warren Spahn, and Steve Carlton. [8] (Randy Johnson won his 300th game on June 4, 2009, becoming the 24th pitcher and 6th left-hander to do so.)
[1] [2] Between 1982 and 1990, the 300-win club gained six members: Gaylord Perry, Phil Niekro, Steve Carlton, Nolan Ryan, Don Sutton, and Tom Seaver. [2] These pitchers benefited from baseball's increase from a 154-game schedule to a 162-game schedule in 1961, and expansion of the league from 16 teams in 1960 to 26 by 1977.