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Widely regarded as one of the greatest pitchers in baseball history, Maddux is the only pitcher in MLB history to win at least 15 games for 17 straight seasons. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] He also holds the record for most Gold Gloves by any player with 18, and most putouts by a pitcher with 546, including a tied live-ball-era record of 39 putouts in a season ...
Among pitchers whose entire careers were in the post-1920 live-ball era, Warren Spahn [5] has the most wins with 363. Only 24 pitchers have accumulated 300 or more wins in their careers. [6] Roger Clemens [7] is the only pitcher with 300 wins or more not elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
A prodigy who bypassed baseball's minor leagues, Feller made his debut with the Indians at the age of 17. His career was interrupted by four years of military service (1942–1945) as a United States Navy Chief Petty Officer aboard USS Alabama during World War II. Feller became the first pitcher to win 24 games in a season before the age of 21.
FILE - This is a 1959 file photo showing Baltimore Orioles minor league pitcher Steve Dalkowski posed in Miami, Fla. Dalkowski, a hard-throwing, wild left-hander who inspired the creation of the ...
Pitcher and first-ever draft choice for the Colorado Rockies (1996–1997) Johnny Burnett: Shortstop for Cleveland Indians (1927–1934) and St. Louis Browns (1935) who set an MLB record with nine hits in one game Tiny Chaplin: Pitcher for the New York Giants (1928, 1931–1930) and Boston Bees (1936) Doug Corbett
Grover Cleveland Alexander (February 26, 1887 – November 4, 1950), nicknamed "Old Pete" and "Alexander the Great", was an American Major League Baseball pitcher. He played from 1911 through 1930 for the Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago Cubs, and St. Louis Cardinals. In 1938, Alexander was elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame. [1]
On April 29, 2008, Scherzer made his MLB debut against the Houston Astros when he came on in relief and struck out the first batter he faced, Jack Cassel. He threw 4 1 ⁄ 3 perfect innings while striking out seven. [14] In the process he set the record for the number of consecutive batters retired (13) for a pitcher making his MLB debut as a ...
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