Bullet Joe Bush
The purported inventor of the forkball, 196-game winner Bullet Joe Bush won 15 games for the 1916 Philadelphia Athletics team that won only 36 contests all season.
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The purported inventor of the forkball, 196-game winner Bullet Joe Bush won 15 games for the 1916 Philadelphia Athletics team that won only 36 contests all season.
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The winningest left-hander in Toronto Blue Jays history, Jimmy Key won the World Series clincher for the 1992 Jays and the 1996 New York Yankees.
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In his dozen big league seasons, 1958 Cy Young and World Series MVP Bob Turley saw his team appear in seven Fall Classics and win four of them.
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From 1985-1995 Tom Henke pitched in 601 games, finished 524 of them, and recorded 308 saves with a 165 ERA+ and 10 strikeouts per 9 innings pitched.
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Among southpaws, former Mets captain John Franco has the most saves in baseball history; only four right-handers have surpassed his save total.
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Two-hundred and twenty-two game winner Jerry Koosman scattered five hits in a complete-game effort in Game 5 of the 1969 World Series to give the Mets their first title. Be sure to visit our page on Facebook.
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The 1957 World Series MVP, Lew Burdette won 203 games and left the Braves as #3 on the franchise leaderboard in games, innings and wins.
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Sam McDowell is one of only 9 pitchers to record multiple 300-strikeout seasons; all but McDowell, Curt Schilling and J.R. Richard are in the Hall of Fame.
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Jim Whitney won 30+ games twice, 20+ games five times, and 191 overall; he finished his career with a 2.97 ERA and a 56 lifetime WAR.
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In 1977 Sparky Lyle became the first American League relief pitcher to earn the Cy Young Award; he revolutionized the role of relievers.
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