Sanford Koufax is an American former baseball pitcher who played 12 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers from 1955 to 1966. He has been hailed as one of the greatest pitchers in baseball history. Koufax joined the major leagues at age 19 and had never pitched a game in the minor leagues. As a result,the first half of his career was marred with inconsistency and control problems. He was a member of World Series championship teams in both Brooklyn and Los Angeles,though he did not appear in any of the Series wins despite pitching brilliantly in the 1959 series. After making adjustments prior to the 1961 season to improve his control and getting more regular playing time,Koufax quickly rose to become the most dominant pitcher in MLB before arthritis in his left elbow ended his career prematurely at age 30.
Gregory Alan Maddux,also known as "Mad Dog" and "The Professor," is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played 23 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for four teams. Maddux is best known for his accomplishments while playing for the Atlanta Braves and the Chicago Cubs. With the Braves,he won the 1995 World Series over the Cleveland Indians. The first to achieve a number of feats and records,he was the first pitcher in major league history to win the Cy Young Award four consecutive years (1992–1995),matched by only one other pitcher,Randy Johnson. During those four seasons,Maddux had a 75–29 record with a 1.98 earned run average (ERA),while allowing less than one baserunner per inning.
Mark William Prior is an American former professional baseball pitcher and current coach. A onetime top prospect of the Chicago Cubs,he pitched for the team from 2002 to 2006 in a career that was marred by injuries. In his prime,his repertoire of pitches included a mid-90s mph fastball,a curveball,and a changeup. He is currently the pitching coach for the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Kerry Lee Wood is an American former baseball pitcher who played 14 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chicago Cubs,Cleveland Indians,and New York Yankees. Wood first came to prominence as a 20-year-old rookie,when he recorded 20 strikeouts in a one-hit shutout against the Houston Astros,which some have argued may be the greatest single-game pitching performance in MLB history. The game also made Wood the co-holder of the MLB record for strikeouts in a single game (20) and earned Wood the nickname Kid K. He was later named the 1998 National League Rookie of the Year.
Miguel Ángel Cuellar Santana was a Cuban professional baseball player. He played for 15 seasons in Major League Baseball as a left-handed pitcher in 1959 and from 1964 through 1977,most prominently as a member of the Baltimore Orioles who won the American League (AL) pennant in each of Cuellar's first three seasons with the team. During that time,Cuellar and the Orioles won the 1970 World Series. Cuellar also played for the Cincinnati Reds,St. Louis Cardinals,Houston Astros and California Angels.
Don James Larsen was an American professional baseball pitcher. During a 15-year Major League Baseball (MLB) career,he pitched from 1953 to 1967 for seven different teams:the St. Louis Browns / Baltimore Orioles,New York Yankees (1955–1959),Kansas City Athletics (1960–1961),Chicago White Sox (1961),San Francisco Giants (1962–1964),Houston Colt .45's / Astros (1964–65),and Chicago Cubs (1967).
JoséDennis Martínez Ortiz,nicknamed "El Presidente",is a Nicaraguan professional baseball pitcher. Martínez played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Baltimore Orioles,Montreal Expos,Cleveland Indians,Seattle Mariners,and Atlanta Braves from 1976 to 1998. He threw a perfect game in 1991,and was a four-time MLB All-Star. He was the first Nicaraguan to play in the majors.
Stephen Christopher Trachsel is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher with the Chicago Cubs,Tampa Bay Devil Rays,Toronto Blue Jays,New York Mets and the Baltimore Orioles between 1993 and 2008. He batted and threw right-handed.
Allan Fulton Worthington,nicknamed "Red",is a former professional baseball pitcher. He played all or part of 14 seasons in Major League Baseball for the New York / San Francisco Giants,Boston Red Sox (1960),Chicago White Sox (1960),Cincinnati Reds (1963–64) and Minnesota Twins (1965–69). Worthington batted and threw right-handed.
David Arthur McNally was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a left-handed pitcher from 1962 through 1975,most notably as a member of the Baltimore Orioles dynasty that won four American League pennants and two World Series championships between 1966 and 1971. A three-time All-Star,McNally won 20 or more games for four consecutive seasons from 1968 through 1971. He was one of four 20-game winners for the 1971 Orioles,currently the last team as of 2022 to have four 20-win pitchers on the same roster.
James Leslie "Hippo" Vaughn was an American left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball. In a career that spanned thirteen seasons,he played for the New York Highlanders,the Washington Senators (1912),and the Chicago Cubs (1913–1921). Vaughn won over twenty games in five seasons for the Cubs. His highlight year was 1918,where he earned a National League-leading 22 wins when the season was ended a month early due to government restrictions brought about by World War I. That same year,Vaughn also led the National League in earned run average (ERA) and strikeouts to become the ninth triple crown winner in the modern era and the fifteenth overall. His nickname of "Hippo" came from his height of 6 feet 4 inches and weight of 215 pounds.
Kenneth Dale Holtzman is an American former professional baseball player and coach. He played in Major League Baseball as a left-handed pitcher from 1965 through 1979,most notably as a member of the Chicago Cubs for whom he pitched two no-hitters and,with the Oakland Athletics dynasty that won three consecutive World Series championships between 1972 and 1974. A two-time All-Star,Holtzman was a 20-game-winner for the Athletics in 1973. He also played for the Baltimore Orioles and the New York Yankees.
James William Maloney is a former right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who played with the Cincinnati Reds (1960–1970) and California Angels (1971). One of the hardest-throwing pitchers of the 1960s,Maloney boasted a fastball clocked at 99 miles per hour (159 km/h), threw two no-hitters, won ten or more games from 1963 to 1969,and recorded over 200 strikeouts for four consecutive seasons (1963–1966).
Myron Walter Drabowsky was an American professional baseball pitcher,best-remembered for throwing 6+2⁄3 scoreless innings of relief to win Game 1 of the 1966 World Series. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chicago Cubs,Milwaukee Braves,Cincinnati Reds,Kansas City Athletics,Baltimore Orioles,Kansas City Royals,St. Louis Cardinals,and Chicago White Sox. A noted practical joker,Drabowsky engaged in such antics as leaving snakes in teammates' lockers or phoning the opposing team's bullpen to tell a pitcher to warm up. He batted and threw right-handed.
Stephen David Barber was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) left-handed pitcher. He pitched for the Baltimore Orioles and six other teams from 1960 to 1974. Barber spent his first eight years with the Orioles,where he compiled an outstanding 95–75 record. Arm injuries hampered the rest of his career which saw him win only 26 and lose 31 for the rest of his 15-year career. While with the Orioles,Barber was an All-Star for two seasons. From 1961 to 1967,Barber bucked baseball superstition by wearing number 13. He also wore this number with the Seattle Pilots.
Thomas Edgar Cheney was a Major League Baseball player. Cheney,a right-handed pitcher from Morgan,Georgia,played for the St. Louis Cardinals,Pittsburgh Pirates and Washington Senators in a span of eight seasons from 1957 to 1966.
Perce Leigh "Pat" Malone was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball who played from for the Chicago Cubs (1928–1934) and New York Yankees (1935–1937). Listed at 6 feet 0 inches (1.83 m) and 200 pounds (91 kg),Malone batted left-handed and threw right-handed. He played for four pennant winners and two World Series champions.
Robert Lane "Bob" Miller was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a right-handed pitcher from 1957 to 1974. Miller played for three World Series champions:the 1963 Los Angeles Dodgers,1965 Los Angeles Dodgers and the 1971 Pittsburgh Pirates—five league champions and four division winners,as well as for four teams that lost 100 or more games in a season.
The 1960 Major League Baseball season was played from April 12 to October 13,1960. It was the final season contested by 16 clubs and the final season that a 154-game schedule was played in both the American League and the National League. The AL began using the 162-game schedule the following season,with the NL following suit in 1962.
Jacob Joseph Arrieta is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Baltimore Orioles,Chicago Cubs,Philadelphia Phillies,and San Diego Padres.
