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- December 22, 1944
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.
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.
- 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.
Steve Carlton Bio. Fullname: Steven Norman Carlton; Nickname: Lefty; Born: 12/22/1944 in Miami, FL; College: Miami Dade CC; Debut: 4/12/1965; Hall of Fame: 1994
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. Instead, Carlton, nicknamed “Lefty”, used martial arts and weight lifting as part of his conditioning program and propelled himself to a fitness level that allowed him to throw for 24 ...
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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.
