The great Steve Carlton made some National League history on this day in 1981. Carlton set the NL mark for K’s!
Over an amazing career, Carlton 329 games with a 3.22 ERA. He also completed 254 games with 4,136 strikeouts. His best season was 1972: 27-10, a 1.97 ERA, 30 complete games, 8 shutouts and 320 strikeouts. The amazing thing is that he pitched for a team that won 59 games. It may have been the greatest pitching performance ever.
Great pitcher. Maybe the best lefty after Koufax with all due respect to Randy Johnson!
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