1950
Born August 28, 1950
Lafayette, LA, USA
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b. August 28, 1950 · New York Yankees 1975–1988
In 1978 he won 25 and lost 3 with a 1.74 earned run average, nine shutouts and 248 strikeouts, and won the Cy Young Award with every first-place vote. On June 17 that year he struck out 18 California batters at Yankee Stadium, and the habit of standing and clapping with two strikes started that night and never stopped.
He pitched all fourteen seasons for New York: 170 wins against 91, a winning percentage of .651, with a 3.29 earned run average, 26 shutouts and five Gold Gloves. He led the league in wins again in 1985 with 22, at thirty-five, and was made captain the following year.
He was from Lafayette, Louisiana, was called Louisiana Lightning, and was small for a power pitcher. Nine writers' ballots got him to 44 votes of 499 in 2000 and no further, and the Expansion Era committee looked at him in 2011. The Yankees retired his number in 2003.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 4 | 1978, 1979, 1982, 1983 |
| Gold Glove | 5 | 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986 |
| The Sporting News All-Star | 4 | 1978, 1981, 1983, 1985 |
| Player of the Week | 2 | 1978, 1985 |
| Cy Young Award | 1 | 1978 |
| Pitcher of the Month | 1 | 1981 |
| Player of the Month | 1 | 1978 |
| Roberto Clemente Award | 1 | 1984 |
| The Sporting News Major League Player of the Year | 1 | 1978 |
| The Sporting News Pitcher of the Year | 1 | 1978 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | NYY | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1976 | NYY | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1977 | NYY | 36 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1978 | NYY | 37 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1979 | NYY | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980 | NYY | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1981 | NYY | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1982 | NYY | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1983 | NYY | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1984 | NYY | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1985 | NYY | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1986 | NYY | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1987 | NYY | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1988 | NYY | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 379 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | NYY | 0 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 15.2 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 3.45 |
| 1976 | NYY | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 16.0 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 5.63 |
| 1977 | NYY | 16 | 7 | 31 | 25 | 1 | 210.2 | 174 | 66 | 65 | 176 | 2.82 |
| 1978 | NYY | 25 | 3 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 273.2 | 187 | 53 | 72 | 248 | 1.74 |
| 1979 | NYY | 18 | 8 | 33 | 30 | 2 | 236.1 | 203 | 73 | 71 | 201 | 2.78 |
| 1980 | NYY | 17 | 10 | 37 | 29 | 1 | 219.2 | 215 | 87 | 80 | 166 | 3.56 |
| 1981 | NYY | 11 | 5 | 23 | 21 | 0 | 127.0 | 100 | 39 | 26 | 104 | 2.76 |
| 1982 | NYY | 14 | 8 | 34 | 33 | 0 | 222.0 | 216 | 94 | 69 | 162 | 3.81 |
| 1983 | NYY | 21 | 9 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 250.1 | 232 | 95 | 60 | 156 | 3.42 |
| 1984 | NYY | 10 | 11 | 29 | 28 | 0 | 195.2 | 223 | 98 | 44 | 127 | 4.51 |
| 1985 | NYY | 22 | 6 | 34 | 33 | 0 | 259.0 | 243 | 94 | 42 | 143 | 3.27 |
| 1986 | NYY | 9 | 12 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 192.1 | 202 | 85 | 38 | 140 | 3.98 |
| 1987 | NYY | 5 | 8 | 22 | 17 | 0 | 117.2 | 111 | 48 | 38 | 96 | 3.67 |
| 1988 | NYY | 2 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 56.0 | 57 | 26 | 15 | 32 | 4.18 |
| Career | — | 170 | 91 | 368 | 323 | 4 | 2392.0 | 2198 | 874 | 633 | 1778 | 3.29 |
On this day & linked events
1975
Major-league debut: Ron Guidry
Ron Guidry made a major-league debut on July 27, 1975.
1988
Final major-league game: Ron Guidry
Ron Guidry played a final major-league game on September 27, 1988.
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