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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.
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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.
He signed with the San Francisco Giants in 1986 and finished out his career with the Cleveland Indians and Minnesota Twins. He finished his career with 329 wins – second to only Warren Spahn among lefties – and 4,136 strikeouts. Carlton was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1994. Read more.
Carlton secured career victory No. 300 while again showing the Cardinals what they missed out on. He struck out 12 and walked one in eight innings while defeating his former team in a 6-2 decision. A respectable .201 career hitter, Carlton contributed a second-inning RBI single off St. Louis starter Joaquin Andujar.
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).
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
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 was known simply as "Lefty." And what a lefty he was when on a Major League mound from 1965-88. The Hall of Fame left-hander is in some pretty elite company among the all-time greatest pitchers in baseball history. Here's a look at 10 amazing Carlton stats. Complete-ly dominant.
Steve Carlton played 24 seasons for 6 teams, including the Phillies and Cardinals. He had 329 wins, 244 losses, an ERA of 3.22 and 4,136 strikeouts. He won 4 Cy Young awards, 1 Gold Glove award and 2 World Series. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1994.