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Steven Norman Carlton (born December 22, 1944) is an American former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a left-handed pitcher for six different teams from 1965 to 1988, most notably as a member of the Philadelphia Phillies with whom he won four Cy Young Awards as well as the 1980 World Series.
Dec 22, 2010 · Check out the latest Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More of Steve Carlton. Get info about his position, age, height, weight, draft status, bats, throws, school and more on Baseball-reference.com.
Steve Carlton was the first pitcher in baseball history to win four Cy Young Awards in a career. The intimidating lefty won a Cy Young in 1972, 1977, 1980 and 1982 - the same four years Lefty led the National League in wins.
Steve Carlton was the first pitcher to win four Cy Young Awards. Baseball players, especially pitchers, work hard to stay in shape during the off-season with cardio conditioning. But running just wasn’t for Steve Carlton.
Dec 21, 2023 · With Carlton celebrating a birthday, here’s a collection of his top 10 career highlights. 1. A difference-maker like no other. Carlton sustained a 15-game winning streak during this span that encompassed 18 starts. His performance was nothing short of phenomenal.
Steve Carlton is a former left-handed pitcher who was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1994. Armed with a sweeping curveball, a powerful fastball and a devastating slider that broke down late, "Lefty" earned four Cy Young awards and more than 4,000 strikeouts and 300 wins in his career.
Steve Carlton (born Dec. 22, 1944, Miami, Fla., U.S.) is an American professional baseball player. In 1983, Carlton became the second pitcher to surpass Walter Johnson ’s career record of 3,508 strikeouts (Nolan Ryan was the first).
Jan 4, 2012 · After his historic 1972 campaign (27 victories for a Phillies team that won only 59 games and finished in the NL East basement), Carlton’s next three seasons had been marred by mediocrity. But with a renewed focus, he established himself as one of the game’s top pitchers during the period 1976-1980.
Jan 24, 2020 · Think about that: Steve Carlton had one of the greatest left-handed fastballs in baseball history, and he had the greatest slider in baseball history, righty or lefty, but when Carlton came to...
Steve Carlton is the second winningest lefthander in MLB history and the first pitcher to win four Cy Young Awards.
