Steve Carlton Baseball Cards

About Steve Carlton, Hall of Famer

Steve Carlton was a dominant left-handed pitcher who played for six MLB teams from 1965 to 1988, most memorably the Philadelphia Phillies. The imposing 6'4" hurler debuted with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1965 and reached two World Series before being traded to Philadelphia in 1972 following a salary dispute. With the Phillies, Carlton became the first pitcher ever to win four Cy Young Awards and helped lead them to the 1980 World Series championship. He finished his career with the second-most strikeouts among left-handed pitchers and the second-most wins. Carlton was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1994 on his first ballot.

Did you know? In 1972, Carlton won 27 games for the last-place Philadelphia Phillies (59-97 record), accounting for nearly half of his team's victories—a modern major league record for winning percentage.

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