Some experts believed it went as fast as 110 mph 180 kmh, others that his pitches traveled at less than that speed. Youll get all the stories, all the stats, all the vitals, all the plaques, all you need to know about everyone in the hall, including the new class to be inducted in july 2020 consisting of derek jeter, marvin miller. A book for baseball fans of all ages, baseball history comes alive on every page, with biographies and great photographs of every member of the national baseball hall of fame. Cold shoulder steve carltons parents and family bewildered. Steve carlton player card the baseball cube college stats. This is a list of nicknames of major league baseball teams and players.
His outpitch, a hard, biting slider complemented a great fastball. In his first year with the club, he led the league with 27 wins, eight shutouts, and a sizzling 1. Inside a scrapbook joseph carlton keeps close at hand is a photograph of his son, steve, as he prefers to remember him. He thrived on the mound by physically and mentally challenging himself off the field. Lineup cards free delivery possible on eligible purchases. In its pages, renowned sportswriter bert randolph sugar presents. Italic season totals indicate player led all major leagues. Buy and sell results for steve carlton at, your no.
The transaction and player splits data used here was obtained free of charge from and is ed by retrosheet. Scores, standings, batting stats, and pitching stats. All data is also open and available as a free download. The steve carlton world series stats seen below include his world series yearbyyear hitting stats, world series fielding stats, and world series pitching stats where applicable. May 04, 2012 twentyseven yearold lefthanded pitcher steve carlton had posted a gaudy 209 record for the 1971 cardinals, and in five full and two partial seasons in the major leagues, had won 77 games. Top steve carlton cards, vintage, rookies, autographs. This steve carlton baseball card checklist includes every known baseball card that steve carlton has appeared on, in chronological order. At north miami high school he pitched for the baseball team and played basketball, quitting the latter to focus on baseball as a senior in 1963. Find collections of all the annual card values of baseball cards here. Other stats awards 21 pitching logs pitching splits extended stats transactions feats 51 leaderboards 177 the steve carlton page is available to be sponsored. Carlton pitched for miamidade, a junior college in florida, before the lefthander signed a contract with the.
Instead, carlton, nicknamed lefty, used martial arts and weight lifting as part of his conditioning program and got himself to a fitness level that allowed him to throw for 24 seasons in the big leagues. Baseball box scores baseball fever football almanac pigskin fever today in baseball history. He thrived on the mound by physically and mentally. Until the award was replaced by two separate ones in 20, it was given annually to one pitcher each in the american league and national league. Steve carlton was the first pitcher in baseball history to win four cy young awards in a career. Steve carlton bio born, age, family, height and rumor. Wins above replacement data courtesy of baseball defensive regression analysis data used here was obtained with permission from michael humphreys, author of wizardry the transaction and player splits data used here was obtained free of charge from and is ed by retrosheet. In major league baseball, the 300 win club is the group of pitchers who have won 300 or more games. Steve carlton baseball hall of fame biographies youtube. Major league players, former commissioners of major league baseball.
Steve carlton retired with a record of 329244 with 4,6 strikeouts and a career 3. Fielding stats are a combination of official records and retrosheet. He played in major league baseball as a lefthanded pitcher for six different teams from 1965 to 1988, most notably as a member of the philadelphia phillies with whom he won four cy young awards as we. Steve carlton world series stats by baseball almanac. Sure, we just wanted to let you know that the 7 day subscription term is exclusively designed for you and not available at our regular pricing.
He was sometimes called the fastest pitcher in baseball history and had a fastball that probably exceeded 100 mph 160 kmh. It includes a complete list of nicknames of players in the baseball hall of fame, a list of nicknames of current players, nicknames of popular players who have played for each major league team, and lists of nicknames grouped into particular categories e. Steve carlton s position, debut, last game, year of hall of fame induction, year by year and career stats, and more. Steve carlton pitched in 229 innings in his 20th major league season in 1984.
Did you know that in the steve carlton miscellaneous allstar items of interest section seen above you can click the stats link under the allstar label and a truly comprehensive history of that allstar game will appear on your screen. Steve carlton league championship series stats by baseball. The new york gothamsgiantssan francisco giants are the only franchise to see three players reach the milestone while on their roster. Steve carlton allstar stats by baseball almanac did you know that in the steve carlton miscellaneous allstar items of interest section seen above you can click the stats link under the allstar label and a truly comprehensive history of that allstar game will appear on your screen. The steve carlton league championship series stats seen below include his league championship series yearbyyear hitting stats, league championship series fielding stats, and league championship series pitching stats where applicable. Steve is standing with his older sister, joanne, in this picture, and there he is, just 12, with his eyes crossed, tongue out, and both hands stretching at the ends of his ear lobes. Steve carlton stats by baseball almanac steve carlton was the first pitcher in baseball history to win four cy young awards in a career.
Baseball s silent strongman achievers library binding february 1, 1984. Pro baseball digest november 1972 mlb steve carlton cover. With just an occasional public appearance here and there, carlt. In his career, kingman averaged a home run every 15. Steven norman carlton december 22, 1944 was the first pitcher to ever win four cy young awards and trails only warren spahn 363 in victories by a lefthander and nolan ryan 5,714 in strikeouts. Defensive regression analysis data used here was obtained with permission from michael humphreys, author of wizardry. Steven norman carlton born december 22, 1944, is an american former professional baseball player.
Steve carlton was an extremely focused competitor with complete dedication to excellence. Pro baseball digest november 1972 mlb steve carlton cover photo carlton fisk, steve carlton on. May, 2017 when steve carlton last left a major league mound on april 23, 1988, he seemingly walked away from baseball. Join facebook to connect with steve carlton and others you may know. Steve carlton signed steve carlton night program jsa. All wins above replacement and wins above average data comes from baseball.
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Do you enjoy talking about baseball cards, baseball collectibles, and baseball memorable. Stats awards fabulous feats famous firsts hall of fame hitting charts legendary lists pitching charts record books rules scoring. Dec 20, 2010 steve carlton was an extremely focused competitor with complete dedication to excellence. Encyclopedia of baseball catchers steve carltons battery. Steve carlton was born on december 22, 1944 in miami, florida, usa as steven norman carlton. Stats awards fabulous feats famous firsts hall of fame hitting charts legendary lists pitching charts record books. This is something that has been missing from the baseball landscape. Baseball players, especially pitchers, work hard to stay in shape during the offseason with cardio conditioning. A grand jury, a tellall book and a congressional committee have combined to form a. Steve carlton, american professional baseball player. Sporting news established the pitcher of the year award in 1944 to recognize the most outstanding pitchers in major league baseball mlb. Louis cardinals, gussie busch, ordered his team to trade its star lefthanded pitcher, steve carlton, after a contract squabble.
Statistics have been kept for professional baseball since the creation of the national league and american. Steve carlton classic baseball cards for sale ebay. A baseball card checklist for steve carlton that includes every baseball card in our baseball card database. Its also available for football, basketball and hockey. Opeechee steve carlton baseball cards for sale ebay. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the. Pro baseball digest november 1972 mlb steve carlton cover photo. He was elected to the baseball hall of fame in 1994.
June 3, 1939 april 19, 2020, nicknamed dalko, was an american lefthanded pitcher. Get the latest updated stats for minnesota twins starting pitcher steve carlton on. He pitched from 1965 to 1988 for six different teams in his career which includes. Steve was the only son of joe and anne carlton and was raised with his sisters joanne and christina on 144th street in miami. He played in major league baseball as a lefthanded pitcher for six different teams from 1965 to 1988, most notably as a member of the philadelphia phillies with whom he won four cy young awards as well as the 1980 world series. In 1983 carlton became the second pitcher to surpass walter johnsons career record of 3,508 strikeouts nolan ryan was the first. Get scores, news and notes in your inbox every day. Steve carlton mlb player profile page from whatifsports. Carlton was born and raised in miami, florida, where he played little league and american legion baseball during his youth. He played in major league baseball as a left handed pitcher for six different. Sponsor this page attach your namecompany to the steve carlton page and 1 help support the baseball cube 2 remove ads from this page for other visitors. Cardinals and the carlton trade the following season, wise became an unwitting participant in one of the most onesided trades in baseball history. The statistics used were obtained free of charge from the baseball databank.
Twentyseven yearold lefthanded pitcher steve carlton had posted a gaudy 209 record for the 1971 cardinals, and in five full and two partial seasons in the major leagues, had won 77 games. Complete list of all catchers who ever played major league baseball from 1871 to the present, including their stats, photos, awards, records, trivia, equipment, and rankings at bat and on the field by chuck rosciam, member of sabr. Youll get all the stories, all the stats, all the vitals, all the plaques, all you need to know about everyone in the hall, including the new class to be inducted in. Hank aarons 755 home runs career stats, facts and history of. When steve carlton last left a major league mound on april 23, 1988, he seemingly walked away from baseball. Carlton was as focused as any pitcher who ever lived. Unfollow steve carlton autograph baseball to stop getting updates on your ebay feed.
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