Steve Carlton biography
Steve Carlton, in full Steven Norman Carlton, byname Lefty, (born Dec. 22, 1944, Miami, Fla., U.S.), American skilled baseball participant. In 1983 Carlton grew to become the second pitcher to surpass Walter Johnson’s profession report of three,508 strikeouts (Nolan Ryan was the primary).
Carlton pitched for Miami-Dade, a junior school in Florida, earlier than the left-hander signed a contract with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1965. After a stint within the minor leagues, he moved as much as the Cardinals in 1966. He was a three-time all-star in St. Louis, however a wage dispute with crew administration resulted in Carlton being traded to the Philadelphia Phillies after the 1971 season.
Carlton got here into his personal whereas pitching for the Phillies: he captured the pitching Triple Crown in his first season in Philadelphia—main the National League (NL) in earned run common (1.97), wins (27), and strikeouts (310)—and gained the NL Cy Young Award because the league’s finest pitcher. He went on to steer the league in strikeouts 4 extra occasions (1974, 1980, 1982, 1983) and positioned within the high 10 in NL strikeouts 16 occasions over the course of his 24-season profession. A workhorse pitcher, Carlton additionally completed atop the league in innings pitched on 5 events. He gained the NL Cy Young Award three extra occasions (1977, 1980, 1982) earlier than he left the Phillies in 1986.
Although he introduced his retirement in 1986 after recording his 4,000th strikeout (whereas with the San Francisco Giants), Carlton continued to play, pitching for a number of groups till 1988. His 329 wins had been the ninth highest complete in main league historical past on the time of his retirement. Carlton amassed 4,136 strikeouts throughout his profession, an quantity exceeded solely by Nolan Ryan, Randy Johnson, and Roger Clemens. Carlton was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1994.