| Mike Caldwell | |
|---|---|
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| Pitcher | |
| Born:January 22, 1949 Tarboro, North Carolina, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Left | |
| MLB debut | |
| September 4, 1971, for the San Diego Padres | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 25, 1984, for the Milwaukee Brewers | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 137–130 |
| Earned run average | 3.81 |
| Strikeouts | 939 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
Ralph Michael Caldwell (born January 22,1949) is an American former professional baseball left-handed pitcher.
Caldwell was drafted in the 12th round of the 1971 amateur draft by the San Diego Padres after graduating from North Carolina State University,where he played college baseball for the Wolfpack. [1] He made his major league debut on September 4,1971,against the Atlanta Braves. His Padres won‐lost record of 13–25 included a second full major‐league season in 1973 in which he was mostly a relief pitcher who went 5–14 with a 3.74 earned run average (ERA). He was traded from the Padres to the San Francisco Giants for Willie McCovey and Bernie Williams on October 25,1973. The Giants were desperate for more left‐handed pitchers beyond Ron Bryant. [2]
Caldwell was traded again in 1976,this time to the St. Louis Cardinals with John D'Acquisto and Dave Rader for Willie Crawford,Vic Harris and John Curtis. Before the start of the 1977 season,Caldwell was traded for the third time,going to the Cincinnati Reds for Pat Darcy. After just 14 games,the Reds traded him to the Milwaukee Brewers for minor leaguers Dick O'Keefe and Garry Pyka.
Caldwell had his best season in 1978 when he went 22–9 with a 2.36 ERA and led the AL in complete games with 23. Caldwell was named the AL Comeback Player of the Year by The Sporting News and finished second in the Cy Young Award balloting to Ron Guidry. Caldwell finished in double figures in victories for six consecutive seasons for the Brewers (1978–1983) and won two games in the 1982 World Series against the St. Louis Cardinals in a losing effort,the first win being a complete game shutout in game 1. Caldwell was given his unconditional release by the Brewers organization in 1985. Caldwell,as of 2019,is still the Brewers' all-time leader in wins by a left-handed pitcher,with 102.
In 1978,he was one of the three left-handed pitchers named "Mike" (the others being Mike Flanagan and Mike Willis) to hand the New York Yankees' Ron Guidry a loss in his 25–3 season. He and the Brewers shut out the New York Yankees and Guidry 6–0 on July 7,1978. During his prime years in Milwaukee,Caldwell was known as a "Yankee killer",and proved to be very successful against them. From 1977 to 1982,Caldwell was 12–5 with a 2.66 ERA against the Yankees.
Caldwell threw mainly a sinker and a regular fastball,relying on control and varying speeds of pitches to get outs. Indeed,in his entire MLB career,Caldwell struck out 100 or more batters in a full-season only twice.
Willie Lee McCovey,nicknamed "Stretch" and "Willie Mac",was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a first baseman from 1959 to 1980,most notably as a member of the San Francisco Giants for whom he played for 19 seasons. McCovey also played for the San Diego Padres and Oakland Athletics in the latter part of his MLB career.
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The 1982 New York Yankees season was the 80th season for the Yankees. The team finished in fifth place in the American League East with a record of 79–83,finishing 16 games behind the AL Champion Milwaukee Brewers. As a result,the Yankees endured their first losing season since going 80–82 in 1973,the team's final season at the original Yankee Stadium before the 1976 renovations. The Yankees were managed by Gene Michael,Bob Lemon,and Clyde King. The Yankees played their home games at Yankee Stadium.
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The 1979 Major League Baseball season concluded with the Pittsburgh Pirates defeating the Baltimore Orioles in seven games in the 1979 World Series. None of the post-season teams of 1977 or 1978 returned to this year's postseason.
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The 1977 Major League Baseball season saw the American League (AL) having its third expansion,as the Seattle Mariners and Toronto Blue Jays began play,with Seattle returning to the MLB fold after a seven-year absence when the Pilots relocated to Milwaukee to become the Brewers. However,the National League (NL) did not expand,remaining at 12 teams compared to the AL's 14,until the Colorado Rockies and Florida Marlins joined the NL in 1993.
