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Robin Roberts led the National League in wins four years in a row (1952–1955). Hall of Famer Sandy Koufax led the NL in wins three times before retiring at the age of 30. Jake Peavy's 19 wins in 2007 led all National League pitchers. 2006 Cy Young Award winner Brandon Webb led the National League with 22 wins in 2008.
This is a list of Major League Baseball (MLB) pitchers with 200 or more career wins. In the sport of baseball, a win is a statistic credited to the pitcher for the winning team who was in the game when his team last took the lead. A starting pitcher must complete five innings to earn a win; if this does not happen, the official scorer awards ...
The National League circuit remained unchanged from 1900 through 1952. In 1953 the Braves moved from Boston to Milwaukee; in 1966 they moved again, to Atlanta. In 1958 the Brooklyn Dodgers and the New York Giants moved to Los Angeles and San Francisco, respectively, bringing major league baseball to the West Coast of the U.S. for the first time.
List of Major League Baseball career passed balls leaders; List of Major League Baseball career fielding errors as a first baseman leaders; List of Major League Baseball career fielding errors as a second baseman leaders; List of Major League Baseball career fielding errors as a third baseman leaders; List of Major League Baseball career ...
In Major League Baseball (MLB), records play an integral part in evaluating a player's impact on the sport. Holding a career record almost guarantees a player eventual entry into the Baseball Hall of Fame because it represents both longevity and consistency over a long period of time. (For Japanese baseball records see Nippon Professional Baseball)
In Major League Baseball (MLB), a player in each league wins the "RBI crown" [4] or "RBI title" [5] [6] each season by hitting the most runs batted in that year. The first RBI champion in the National League (NL) was Deacon White; in the league's inaugural 1876 season, White hit 60 RBIs for the Chicago White Stockings. [7]
Major League Baseball recognizes the player in each league with the lowest earned run average each season. The first ERA champion in the National League was George Bradley; in the National League's inaugural 1876 season, Bradley posted a 1.23 ERA for the St. Louis Brown Stockings, allowing 78 earned runs in 573 innings pitched. [3]
List of Major League Baseball All-Star Game records; List of Major League Baseball attendance records; List of Major League Baseball postseason records. List of World Series career records; List of World Series single-game records; List of World Series single-series records