- Cy Young
Denton True "Cy" Young was an American baseball player who pitched for five different major league teams from 1890 to 1911. He established numerous professional pitching records during his 22-year career in the majors, some of which have stood for a century. Young retired with 511 career wins, the most in MLB history and 94 more wins than Walter Johnson, who is second on the list. In honor of Young's contributions to Major League Baseball, MLB created the Cy Young Award, … - Matt Cain
Matthew Thomas Cain (born October 1 1984 in Dothan, Alabama) is a pitcher for the San Francisco Giants. He is 6' 3" tall and weighs 235 lbs. Cain graduated from Houston High School in Germantown, Tennessee, and was selected by the Giants in the 1st round (25th overall) in the 2002 MLB amateur entry draft. Prior to the 2005 season, Cain was named the Giants' #1 prospect by Baseball America. He has a fastball, curve, slider and change-up. - Joe Saunders
Joseph Francis "Joe" Saunders (born June 16, 1981 in Falls Church, Virginia) is a Major League Baseball left-handed starting pitcher for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. Saunders played college baseball at Virginia Tech, where he compiled a 27-7 career record. His 27 wins tied him for third place in most career wins in school history. Saunders was drafted in the first round (12th overall) by the Anaheim Angels in 2002. - Jeff Suppan
Jeffrey Scot Suppan (born January 2, 1975, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma), is a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Milwaukee Brewers. - Sergio Mitre
Sergio Armando Mitre (born February 16, 1981 in Los Angeles, California) is a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Florida Marlins. Throws and bats right handed. Mitre graduated from Montgomery High School in San Diego, California, june 1999. He was the Chicago Cubs 7th-round selection in the 2001 draft out of San Diego City College. He made his major league debut for the Cubs in 2003 after being called up from the West Tenn Diamond Jaxx (Cubs AA team). - Bud Black
William Carroll Black (July 9, 1932 - October 2, 2005) was a Major League Baseball pitcher in the 1950s. He was signed by the St. Louis Browns as an amateur free agent in 1950, then traded to the Detroit Tigers in a multi-player deal on August 14, 1952. He pitched for the Tigers in 1952, 1955, and 1956. In all he appeared in 10 games, five as a starter, won 2, lost 3, pitched 32 innings, and had an ERA of 4.22. - John Patterson
John Hollis Patterson (born January 30, 1978 in Orange, TX) is a starting pitcher in Major League Baseball, currently with the Washington Nationals. A USA Today prep All-American in his senior year at West Orange-Stark (TX) High School, Patterson was drafted by the Montreal Expos in the first round (5th overall pick) of the 1996 Major League Baseball Draft. After Montreal lost the draft rights to Patterson on a technicality, … - Juan Cruz
Juan Carlos Cruz (born October 15, 1978 in Bonao, Dominican Republic) is a Major League Baseball pitcher who currently pitches for the Arizona Diamondbacks (since 2006) in the starting rotation. Cruz features a fastball that tops out at 96 MPH, along with a hard slider, and a changeup. Cruz attended Janaco Bonao High School in Bonao. Juan was signed for the Chicago Cubs by scout Jose Serra. He began his pro career with the Cubs' Rookie Level team, the Mesa Cubs, … - Devern Hansack
Devern Brandon Hansack (born February 5, 1978 [as listed by the Red Sox, other sources have listed him as being born in 1980 and 1982] in Pearl Lagoon, Nicaragua) is a pitcher who currently plays in the Boston Red Sox organization. He bats and throws right-handed. Hansack originally signed with the Houston Astros as a non-drafted free agent on October 21, 1999. He spent 5 seasons with the organization before being released on March 29, 2004. - Robin Roberts
Robin Evan Roberts (b. September 30 1926, Springfield, Illinois) is a former Major League Baseball starting pitcher who played with the Philadelphia Phillies (1948-61), Baltimore Orioles (1962-65), Houston Astros (1965-66) and Chicago Cubs (1966). His major league debut was on June 18, 1948. In 1950 he led his Phillies "Whiz Kids" team, the youngest major league baseball squad ever fielded, to its first National League pennant in 35 years. - Mickey Lolich
Michael Stephen Lolich (born September 12, 1940 in Portland, Oregon) was a baseball pitcher in the Major Leagues from 1962 until 1979, playing the majority of his career with the Detroit Tigers. Lolich is best known for his performance in the 1968 World Series, when he allowed just five runs in three complete games, winning all three including the final and decisive game. - Red Barrett
Charles Henry "Red" Barrett (February 14, 1915 - July 28, 1990), born in Santa Barbara, California, was a major league baseball pitcher. He began his baseball career with the Cincinnati Reds in 1937, and played his final game with the Boston Braves in 1949. He also played for the St. Louis Cardinals for two seasons. The right-hander stood 5'11" and weighed 183 lbs. Barrett is best known for pitching the shortest night game in baseball history, … - Roger Craig
Roger Lee Craig (born February 17, 1930 in Durham, North Carolina) is a former pitcher, coach and manager in Major League Baseball. During an 11-year playing career, Craig won 10 or more games in 1956, 1957, and 1962. A master at the split-finger fastball, Craig started his career with the Brooklyn Dodgers, and closed out his career with the Philadelphia Phillies. Craig was best known as a player for being an original New York Met. - Lew Burdette
Selva Lewis Burdette, Jr. was an American right-handed starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played primarily for the Boston and Milwaukee Braves. The team's top righthander during its years in Milwaukee, he was the Most Valuable Player of the 1957 World Series, leading the franchise to its first championship in 43 years, and the only title in Milwaukee history. - Larry Dierker
Lawrence Edward Dierker (born September 22 1946, in Hollywood, California) is a former pitcher and manager in Major League Baseball who had a 14-year pitching career from 1964 to 1977 and a five-year career managing the Houston Astros from 1997 to 2001. He played for the Houston Colt .45s/Astros and the St. Louis Cardinals, both of the National League. - Chief Bender
Charles Albert "Chief" Bender (May 5, 1884 <sup>1<;/sup> - May 22, 1954) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball during the first two decades of the 20th century. He is also a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame. Bender was born in Crow Wing County, Minnesota as a member of the Ojibwa tribe - he faced discrimination throughout his career, not least of which was the stereotyped nickname ("Chief") by which he is almost exclusively known today. - Johnny Sain
John Franklin Sain (September 25 1917 - November 7 2006) was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who was best known for teaming with lefthander Warren Spahn on the Boston Braves teams from 1946 to 1951. He was the runner-up for the National League's Most Valuable Player Award in the Braves' pennant-winning season of 1948, after leading the National League in wins, complete games and innings pitched. - Ted Lyons
Theodore Amar Lyons (December 28, 1900 - July 25, 1986) was an American professional baseball starting pitcher, manager and coach. He played 21 big league seasons, all of them with the Chicago White Sox. Lyons broke into the major leagues in 1923 and worked his way into the starting rotation the following year, when he posted a 12-11 record and 4.87 ERA. Over the following 18 seasons, he won 20 or more games three times (in 1925, … - Dae-Sung Koo
Dae-Sung Koo (born August 2, 1969 in Daejeon, South Korea) is a left-handed pitcher, formerly with the New York Mets of Major League Baseball. Koo is a left-handed pitcher despite being born right-handed. As a child, he suffered an injury which forced him to become left-handed. Koo attended Hanyang University where he was a teammate of Chan Ho Park. Koo played for the South Korean national Olympic team in both the 1992 and 2000 games. - Rube Foster
George "Rube" Foster (January 5, 1888 in Lehigh, Oklahoma - March 1, 1976 in Bokoshe, Oklahoma) was a former Major League Baseball player. Foster was a right-handed pitcher with the Boston Red Sox from 1913 to 1917 and won two World Series championships with the team in 1915 and again in 1916. Foster was picked up by the Boston Red Sox and made his major league debut for the team on April 10, 1913. - Bud Smith
Bud Smith (born Robert Allan Smith on October 23, 1979 in Torrance, California) is a former American baseball player for the St. Louis Cardinals, active at the Major League level in 2001 and 2002. His Major League career was short but notable, as he became the 18th rookie since 1900 to throw a no-hitter. Smith's Cardinals defeated the San Diego Padres 4-0 on September 3, 2001, the rookie hurler giving up four walks but no hits, … - Steve Rogers
Stephen Douglas Rogers is a former starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played his entire career for the Montréal Expos. He batted and threw right-handed. A native of Jefferson City, Missouri and gradute of the University of Tulsa, Rogers is remembered as the most successful pitcher in Montreal Expos history. Rogers was known for an unusual delivery, appearing to almost stumble during his follow-through. - Ed Sprague
Edward Nelson Sprague, Sr. (born September 16, 1945 in Boston, Massachusetts) is a former pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for four different teams between 1968 and 1976. Listed at 6' 4", 195 lb., he batted and threw right-handed. A hard-thrower, Sprague did not play at school level. He was scouted while pitching in the army in Germany and was signed by the St. Louis Cardinals in 1966. A year later he was sold to the Oakland Athletics. - Floyd Bannister
Floyd Franklin Bannister (born June 10, 1955 in Pierre, South Dakota) is a former left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who pitched for the Houston Astros, Seattle Mariners, Chicago White Sox, Texas Rangers, Kansas City Royals, and the California Angels. This left-hander attended Arizona State University and was known for striking out a few hitters in his time, amassing 1723 over his career, an average of 147 a year. His career high was 209 strikeouts in 1982. - Jack Hamilton
Jack Edwin Hamilton (born December 25, 1938 in Burlington, Iowa) was a Major League Baseball pitcher. Originally signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as a free agent, he debuted as a starter for the Philadelphia Phillies in 1962 and posted a 9-12 record with an Earned Run Average of 5.09. He showed more promise pitching out of the bullpen, and spent most of his career as a relief pitcher until his retirement in 1969, … - Bob Buhl
Robert Ray Buhl (August 12 1928 - February 16 2001) was an American right-handed starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played with the Milwaukee Braves (1953-62), Chicago Cubs (1962-66) and Philadelphia Phillies (1966-67). A native of Saginaw, Michigan, in a 15-year career Buhl posted a 166-132 record with 1288 strikeouts and a 3.55 ERA in 2587 innings. He pitched 111 complete games and compiled 20 shutouts. - Nelson Briles
Nelson Kelley "Nellie" Briles (Born August 5, 1943 in Dorris, California – Died February 13, 2005 in Orlando, Florida) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the St. Louis Cardinals (1965-70), Pittsburgh Pirates (1971-73), Kansas City Royals (1974-75), Texas Rangers (1976-77) and Baltimore Orioles (1977-78). Born in Dorris, California, he grew up in Chico, California where he played at Chico Senior High School, and California State University, … - Camilo Pascual
Camilo Alberto Pascual Lus (born January 20 1934 in Havana, Cuba) is a former Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher who had an 18-year career from 1954 to 1971. He played for the Washington Senators, which relocated in 1961 and became the Minnesota Twins. He later played for the second Washington Senators franchise (which relocated to Texas after his career) and the Cleveland Indians, all of the American League. - Danny Cox
Danny Bradford Cox (born September 21, 1959 in Northampton, England), is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He pitched for the St. Louis Cardinals from 1983 to 1988. He then started relieving for the Philadelphia Phillies from 1991 to 1992, then was traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates to help them win the NL East. He then signed with the Toronto Blue Jays from 1993 to 1995, then he retired. In an eleven-year career, Cox posted a career 74 wins, 75 losses, … - Ben McDonald
Larry Benard McDonald (born November 24, 1967 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana) is a retired Major League Baseball pitcher. A collegiate star at Louisiana State University, McDonald led the 1988 US Olympic Team to a gold medal, winning complete games against host South Korea and Puerto Rico. During his three-year college career at LSU, McDonald twice helped his team reach the College World Series. His best collegiate season came in 1989, which he finished with a 14-4 record, … - Jack Sanford
John Stanley Sanford was an American right-handed starting pitcher in Major League Baseball, and later in his career a relief pitcher as well, for the Philadelphia Phillies, San Francisco Giants, and California Angels. He finished his career playing very briefly with the Kansas City Athletics. Sanford was born in Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts. He won the National League's Rookie of the Year award in 1957 with the Phillies for a season with outstanding numbers. - Vern Ruhle
Vernon Gerald Ruhle (January 25 1951 - January 20 2007) was an American right-handed pitcher and coach in Major League Baseball who played thirteen seasons from 1974 to 1986, primarily with the Detroit Tigers and Houston Astros. Ruhle was born in Coleman, Michigan, and attended Olivet College. He was selected by the Tigers in the 17th round of the 1972 amateur draft, and made his debut with the club in September 1974. - Ellis Kinder
Ellis Raymond Kinder (July 26, 1914 - October 16, 1968), also nicknamed "Old Folks", was a Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher who played for the St. Louis Browns (1946-1947), Boston Red Sox (1948-55), St. Louis Cardinals (1956) and Chicago White Sox (1956-57). He was born in Atkins, Arkansas. Despite making his MLB debut as a 31 year old rookie, Kinder had a reputable career. - Don Aase
Donald William Aase (born September 8, 1954 in Orange, California, USA -) was a baseball pitcher who played for 13 years (1977-90) on teams such as the Boston Red Sox (1977), California Angels (1978-84) and Baltimore Orioles (1985-88), of the American League. In the National League, he played for the New York Mets (1989) and Los Angeles Dodgers (1990). Aase was named to the American League All-Star team in 1986. - Stan Williams
Stanley Wilson Williams (born September 15, 1936 in Enfield, New Hampshire), nicknamed "Big Daddy", is a former Major League Baseball starting and relief pitcher who threw and batted right-handed. He played for the Los Angeles Dodgers (1958-1962), New York Yankees (1963-1964), Cleveland Indians (1965-1969), Minnesota Twins (1970-1971), St. Louis Cardinals (1971), and lastly the Boston Red Sox very briefly in 1972 where he had no decisions. - Steve Gromek
Stephen Joseph "Steve" Gromek was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played seventeen seasons in the American League with the Cleveland Indians (1941-1953) and Detroit Tigers (1953-1957). An All-Star in 1945, Gromek posted a 19-9 won-loss record with a 3.26 ERA. In Game 4 of the 1948 World Series, Gromek pitched one game, defeating the Boston Braves in a complete game win. He was traded mid-season to the Tigers in 1953. In his first full season with the team, … - Bob Veale
Robert Andrew Veale (born October 28 1935 in Birmingham, Alabama) is a former left-handed starting pitcher mostly, although he was used in relief as well, in Major League Baseball. Veale was one of the few switch-hitting pitchers all-time. He pitched for the Pittsburgh Pirates (1962-1972) and briefly, the Boston Red Sox (1972-1974). He attended Benedictine College in Atchison, Kansas. Veale was a top strikeout pitcher for the Pirates for about 7 years. - John Lee Richmond
John Lee Richmond (or simply Lee Richmond) (born May 5 1857 in Sheffield, Ohio - died October 1 1929 in Toledo, Ohio) was a left-handed pitcher who threw the first perfect game in major league baseball history. He played for the Worcester, Massachusetts Worcesters (no nickname). The game was played at the Worcester Agricultural Fairgrounds near the intersection of Sever St. and Highland St. in Worcester. The game was played on June 12 1880, … - Jack Pfiester
John (Jack) Albert Pfiester (born May 24, 1878 in Cincinnati, Ohio - September 3, 1953), is a former professional baseball player who pitched in the Major Leagues from 1903-1911. Pfiester finished with a 1.51 ERA in '06 (one of the best rookie seasons by any pitcher since), and a 1.15 ERA in '07. His career ERA is 2.02, 3rd lowest among pitchers with 1,000+ innings thrown, and he had a .617 winning percentage. - Joe Sparma
Joseph Blase Sparma was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played seven seasons with the Detroit Tigers (1964-1969) and Montreal Expos (1970). Born in Massillon, Ohio, Sparma attended Ohio State University and played quarterback on the football team under coach Woody Hayes. Sparma's best season in Major League baseball baseball was 1967, in which he pitched over 200 innings and posted a won-loss record of 16-9 with 11 complete games, 5 shutouts, and a 3.76 ERA.
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