Vital Statistics:
Born: Dec. 22, 1944 in Miami, Fla.
Teams: St. Louis Cardinals (1965-1971), Philadelphia Phillies (1972-1986), Chicago White Sox (1986), San Francisco Giants (1986), Cleveland Indians (1987), Minnesota Twins (1987-1988)
Inducted into Hall of Fame: 1994
Batted: Left
Threw: Left
Primary position: Pitcher
Career Highlights:
- Was the first pitcher to win four Cy Young Awards.
- Won 20 games in a season six times and 329 total games - only Warren Spahn has more among left-handers.
- Second all-time in strikeouts with 4,136 in his 24 seasons. Struck out 19 in a game against the Mets in 1969.
- Won World Series titles with the Cardinals (1967) and Phillies (1980).
- Elected to the Hall on the first ballot with 95.82 percent of the vote.
