(born October 22, 1941) is an American former professional baseball player. He was a pitcher in Major League Baseball for seventeen years, most notably with the Chicago White Sox where he earned 163 of his 164 wins. A knuckleball specialist, he threw left-handed, and batted right-...
Starting pitcher:Max Scherzer It’s hard to remember a time when Scherzer wasn’t one of the best pitchers in baseball, but he didn’t arrive at that point immediately. The right-hander posted a 3.92 ERA (109 ERA+) over his first four seasons, and he had a 4.72 ERA through 22 starts...
Today, we come to you having completed a Herculean task: We come to rank every MVP season ever. Starting in 1931 -- the first year the Baseball Writers' Association of America voted on an award for both leagues -- we're looking at all 189 MVP seasons and pitting them against each othe...
At a 1931 barnstorming exhibition game in Tennessee, a seventeen-year-old pitcher for the Chattanooga Lookouts struck out Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig back to back. Her name was Jackie Mitchell--"organized baseball's first girl pitcher." On September 9, 1965, Sandy Koufax ma...
Ace pitcher Jose Fernandez tragically passed away in a boating accident with a week to go in the season. With everyone donning his No. 16 jersey, the Marlins returned to the field with heavy hearts. Leading off the game was Dee Gordon, one of the fastest players in baseball but with ...
Bob,Gorman - 《Nine A Journal of Baseball History & Culture》 被引量: 0发表: 2014年 Facing Mariano Rivera: Players Recall the Greatest Relief Pitcher Who Ever Lived The all-time career leader in saves, with 652, Mariano Rivera is one of the greatest professional athletes in history. Since...
Gil Meche was a star pitcher at Acadiana high before he was drafted in the 1st round of the 1996 MLB Draft by the Seattle Mariners. He played six seasons in Seattle, and four with the Kansas City Royals, where he was selected to the All-Star team in 2007. ...
34. Pete Rose –“Charlie Hustle” he has the most hits in baseball history 4,256 he also won 3 titles. Pete Rose made the All Star team 18 times in 5 different positions (1B 3B RF, LF, 2B) (Not in the Hall of Fame) 35. Roger Clemens – Dominant pitcher he won 354 times 9th...
He was a pitcher for 17 seasons in the MLB, most of which were played with the New York Giants. Mathewson was a pioneer at the pitching position. He was a rookie in 1900, and he brought in the century by being one of the best pitchers and players in MLB history....
Babe Ruth George Herman Ruth Jr., better known as Babe Ruth, was an American professional baseball player whose career in Major League Baseball spanned 22 seasons, from 1914 through 1935. Ruth would have made the Hall of Fame as a pitcher, not to mention the fact that he revolutionized the...