Wednesday, December 23, 2020

Steve Carlton

April 29, 1981 Veteran's Stadium,  Philadelphia, Pa
Steve Carlton earned his 3,000 career strikeout against the Montreal Expos in a complete game victory 

May 20, 1983 Veteran's Stadium, Philadelphia, Pa
Carlton picked up his 3,511 career strikeout 
Carlton took the loss to the San Diego Padres pitching 8 innings, striking out 4

August 6, 1994 Phillies Steve Carlton commemorative postmark

Steve Carlton - left-handed pitcher - St Louis Cardinals (1965-1971) Philadelphia Phillies (1972-1986) San Francisco Giants (1986) Chicago White Sox (1986) Cleveland Indians (1987) Minnesota Twins (1987-1988)

Between 1982-1984 Carlton was involved in pitching duel with Nolan Ryan and Gaylord Perry to see who would be the first to break Walter Johnson's league leading 3,508 strikeouts... Ryan would reach this milestone first

4000K - Carlton collected his 4,000 career strikeout against Eric Davis, Cincinnati Reds in an 11-6 Giants loss, August 5, 1986

Career: 4,136 strikeouts

September 23, 1983 pitching against the St Louis Cardinals, Carlton won his 300th career game

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