(Mike Cuellar and Brooks Robinson celebrate the last out of the 1970 series)
Mike Cuellar died in Florida on Friday. He had been ill for a few months.
Mike was the greatest Cuban lefthander.
All together, he won 185 games, shared the 1969 Cy Young with Denny McClain and pitched the complete game that won the 1970 series.
He was a 20-game winner in 1969, 1970, 1971 and 1974. He represented the AL in 4 All Star games.
My favorite Cuellar memory was the 1974 season. The O's won 28 of the last 34 and Cuellar was in the middle of it all. At one point, he pitched back to back complete games on 2-days rest. It was awesome!
Beyond the numbers, he was a family friend and very nice man.
We send our best to Miriam and the family. We will always remember Mike!
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