Download PDF by Bruce Morgan: Steve Carlton and the 1972 Phillies

By Bruce Morgan

In 1972, the Philadelphia Phillies skilled one in all their worst seasons in franchise historical past, completing with an abysmal 59–97 checklist. but all through this disastrous season, Steve “Lefty” Carlton proved to be a diamond within the tough. In his first 12 months with the membership, he led the league with 27 wins, 8 shutouts, and a hot 1.98 period, incomes an unbelievable 45.8 percentage of Philadelphia’s wins. He additionally received his first Cy younger award, the 1st pitcher to take action with a last-place workforce. This paintings chronicles Carlton’s magical season, together with the Rick Wise-for-Carlton alternate, his 5-1 begin following the avid gamers’ first-ever strike, his 15-game profitable streak, and a couple of memorable video games alongside the way in which. Interviews with Phillies icons, corridor of Famers, and mythical activities writers upload insights to this account of Carlton’s outstanding achievements amidst the most calamitous classes in Phillies history.

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