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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 · Steve Carlton was a Hall of Fame pitcher who played for the Phillies and the Cardinals. He won four Cy Young awards, a Triple Crown, and two World Series.
- December 22, 1944
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- Steven Norman Carlton
- 12-22-1944 (Capricorn)
- Miami, Florida
- Lefty
- A difference-maker like no other. June 7-Aug. 17, 1972. Carlton sustained a 15-game winning streak during this span that encompassed 18 starts. His performance was nothing short of phenomenal.
- Virtually untouchable. Sept. 15, 1969. Having established his slider as his “money” pitch, Carlton set a modern-day record by amassing 19 strikeouts in a nine-inning game.
- Mr. 4,000. Aug. 5, 1986. Carlton’s skills had begun to erode by the time he joined the Giants after the Phillies released him at midseason. But he had enough left to claim Cincinnati’s Eric Davis as his 4,000th strikeout victim.
- A nice round number. April 29, 1981. Carlton continued to entrench himself among the all-time greats when he recorded his 3,000th strikeout. He victimized Montreal’s Tim Wallach to reach the milestone number and conclude a first inning in which he struck out the side en route to a complete-game effort in a 6-2 Phillies win.
Learn about Steve Carlton, the first pitcher to win four Cy Young Awards and a 300-game winner. See his stats, stories, and related Hall of Famers.
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.
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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).
