This one should be easy for those that are die-hard baseball fans.
2007-08-08 06:58:09 · 5 answers · asked by senor_police 2 in Sports ➔ Baseball
Steve Carlton...good old Lefty...won a Cy Young for a last place team, accounted for almost half the teams wins that year.....at least the last time it was was lefty!
2007-08-08 07:02:58 · answer #1 · answered by bdough15 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Like Chipmaker said, there are really two possible answers. Ryan did pass Walter Johnson, but he also passed Steve Carlton, who had leapfrogged him during the 1983 season.
That's a good question, by the way. I've always thought it was pretty cool that the 1-2 guys actually battled back and forth during the season like that.
2007-08-08 14:06:54 · answer #2 · answered by Craig S 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Walter Johnson
2007-08-08 14:05:26 · answer #3 · answered by oracleguru 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Walter JOhnson
2007-08-08 14:01:35 · answer #4 · answered by D Money 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Walter Johnson held the record, Ryan caught him first, then he and Carlton hopscotched each other through 1984 before Ryan finally buried Carlton permanently.
2007-08-08 14:01:09 · answer #5 · answered by Chipmaker Authentic 7 · 6⤊ 0⤋