Johan Santana
Gold Glover Johan Santana pitched the 1st no-hitter in Mets history & finished in the top-7 for the Cy Young in 6 straight years, winning the award twice.
Read More > Dave Stieb
During the 1980s Dave Stieb had a 48.1 WAR and a 126 ERA+ while Jack Morris tallied a 30.3 WAR and a 109 ERA+; Stieb, not Morris was the best pitcher of the decade.
Read More >Max Scherzer
While with the Washington Nationals Max Scherzer tossed two no-hitters, had a 20-strikeout game, earned two Cy Young Awards and a World Series title.
Read More >Bob Shawkey
While on furlough from WWI military service in 1918, Bob Shawkey shut out the Senators in Washington D.C. on the Fourth of July; he later helped the Yankees win 4 pennants.
Read More >Ryne Duren
The inspiration for Charlie Sheen’s Wild Thing character in the movie Major League, Ryne Duren was a World Series champion and a four-time All Star.
Read More >Camilo Pascual
On April 18, 1960 Camilo Pascual of the Washington Senators struck out 15 Red Sox to set a still-standing MLB record for Opening Day strikeouts.
Read More >Schoolboy Rowe
Three-time All Star Schoolboy Rowe went 59-24 with 32 complete games and 10 shutouts for the Tigers pennant-winning clubs of 1934, ’35, and ’40.
Read More >Claude Osteen
From 1964-1973 three-time All Star Claude Osteen averaged more than 16 wins per season; his World Series ERA was 0.86 in 21 innings of work.
Read More >Eddie Lopat
Eddie Lopat, Vic Raschi and Allie Reynolds formed The Big Three that pitched the Yankees to five straight World Series titles from 1949-1953.
Read More >Jesse Orosco
Former All Star Jesse Orosco pitched in an MLB-record 1,252 games during his 24-year big league career that spanned from 1979-2003.
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