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ROBIN ROBERTS was one of the greatest pitchers ever for the Philadelphia Phillies. He won a total of 286 games against 245 losses for a .539 winning percentage in his 19-year major league pitching career. In 1950, he helped lead "The Whiz Kids" to the National League
pennant with a 20-11 record, including a league-leading five shutouts in 304 innings pitched. It was the first of six straight seasons in which Roberts pitched at least 300 innings. It was also the first of six straight seasons in which he won 20 or more games. His best year was 1952, when he went 28-7 with a 2.59 earned run average. From 1952 through '55, Roberts
led the Senior Circuit in victories and, from '52 to '56, he led the NL in complete games pitched - highlighted by a whopping career-high 33 complete games in 1953. Roberts, who had a career 3.41 ERA and 2,357 strikeouts in 4,688 innings pitched, also pitched for the Baltimore Orioles for about four years before going back to the National League with Houston in '65. The next year, he completed
his illustrious career with the Chicago Cubs. He was a seven-time NL all-star with the Phillies. |
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