Biography: Steve Carlton is an American baseball pitcher, best known for playing with the Philadelphia Phillies. He was the first pitcher to win fourCy Young awards in his career, which are granted yearly to the best pitcher.
Carlton has held a number of records, including the lifetime strike out record; although he was overtaken in this by his contemporary,Nolan Ryan.
1969-09-15 MLB St. Louis Cardinals Steve Carlton sets record by striking out 19 NY Mets in a game
1970-07-26 Reds catcherJohnny Bench, playing for the day in the outfield, goes 4 for 5 with 7 RBIs including 3 consecutive HRs off St. Louis Cardinals Steve Carlton in 12-5 win at Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati
1972-02-25 Lopsided MLB trade - St. Louis Cardinals trade pitcher Steve Carlton to Philadelphia Phillies for pitcher Rick Wise; both players were involved in salary disputes with their teams
1972-08-17 MLB Philadelphia Phillies Steve Carlton wins his 15th straight game
1972-10-03 Future Baseball Hall of Fame left-handed pitcher Steve Carlton wins 27th game as Philadelphia beats Cubs, 11-1 at Wrigley Field; almost half Phillies 59 season wins
1972-11-02 Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Steve Carlton is unanimously selected National League Cy Young Award winner; wins 27 games for Phillies, who as a team win only 59 games
1977-11-02 Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Steve Carlton wins his second Cy Young Award, outpointingTommy John of the LA Dodgers; Carlton leads National League with 23 wins and posts 2.64 ERA
1978-07-23 MLB Philadelphia Phillies Steve Carlton becomes 78th MLB pitcher to win 200
1980-04-26 MLB Philadelphia Phillies Steve Carlton pitches his 6th 1-hitter, in 7-0 win over St. Louis Cardinals, at Veterans Stadium; 1st National League to record 6 1-hitters
1980-07-06 MLB Philadelphia Phillies starter Steve Carlton fans 7 Cardinals to reach 2,836 strikeouts, the most by a left-handed pitcher in MLB history
1980-11-04 MLB Philadelphia Phillies Steve Carlton wins 3rd NL Cy Young Award
1981-04-29 MLB Philadelphia Phillies Steve Carlton is 1st lefty to strike out 3,000 batters
1981-09-21 MLB Philadelphia Phillies lefthander Steve Carlton strikes out NL record 3,118th (Andre Dawson)
1982-09-13 MLB Phillies Steve Carlton tosses a complete-game shutout and hits a home run for the 4th time in his career, in 2-0 win over St. Louis, at Veteran's Stadium, Philadelphia; he becomes only pitcher to do so in three different decades
1982-10-26 MLB Philadelphia Phillies Steve Carlton becomes 1st pitcher to win 4 Cy Young awards
1983-05-20 MLB Philadelphia Phillies Steve Carlton passes W Johnson with 2nd most strike outs
1983-06-07 MLB Philadelphia Phillies Steve Carlton temporarily passes Houston AstroNolan Ryan with his 3,552 strike out
1983-07-27Gaylord Perry joinsNolan Ryan and Steve Carlton to reach 3,500 career strikeouts, also winning his 1st game as a Kansas City Royal
1983-09-23 MLB Philadelphia Phillies Steve Carlton is 16th to wins 300 game, beating Cardinals 6-2 in St. Louis
1984-05-16 MLB Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Steve Carlton hits a grand slam homer offFernando Valenzuela, in 7-2 win against Dodgers, in Los Angeles
1986-06-25 MLB Philadelphia Phillies give Steve Carlton, 41, his unconditional release
1986-08-05 Giants left-handed pitcher Steve Carlton becomes 2nd to reach 4,000 strikeout milestone when he gets center-fielder Eric Davis in 11-5 loss v Reds
1989-07-29 Philadelphia Phillies retire #32 in honor of pitcher Steve Carlton
1994-01-12 Lefthanded pitcher Steve Carlton (Philadelphia Phillies) elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
1994-07-31 New York Yankees shortstopPhil Rizzuto and Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Steve Carlton are inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York
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