| ie fans watched in amazement during the '72 to '86 | | | | Phillies receive a Winner |
| run of their great pitcher, Steve Carlton. For most of | | | | In 1972 when Carlton came to Philadelphia, he did not |
| his baseball career he wore the Philadelphia uniform | | | | look back. His first season he produced 27y victories, |
| for the Phillies. Was actually part of three (3) different | | | | that number is remarkable since the entire team win |
| ball clubs with each winning a World Series with him a | | | | just 59 of their games that year. But he lost twenty of |
| part of them. During his major league career he did | | | | the games for the team the following season, |
| have his personal ups and downs, keeping his pitching | | | | however the analysts said that his Phillies couldn't offer |
| steady, which he had designed around that deadly | | | | him sound defense or running support in that season. |
| slider of his. He also received four (4) Cy Young | | | | The Phillies finished that season at rock bottom in |
| Awards and his teammates and his opponents | | | | standings. Then in the 1980 World Series he pitched |
| respect as well. Carlton did not start of end his career | | | | two victories that won the two games. Still his most |
| wearing the Phillies uniform, but he is best remembered | | | | amazing actions are yet to come. |
| from the time he wore their uniform. | | | | Nolan and Carlton Battle |
| With Love from St. Louis | | | | In the 80s season it was Carlton and Nolan Ryan who |
| In the '65 season, Carlton first began his MLB career | | | | were going to be engaged in battle for the strikeout |
| with the St. Louis Cardinals. Making an almost | | | | record in pitching. While Ryan had passed Walt |
| immediate impact on the club, with the Cardinals they | | | | Johnson, the former holder of the record, during the '83 |
| went into the 1967 World Series and the '68 Series as | | | | season, Carlton soon went pass Ryan in the record. |
| well. The '67 campaign began the first of his World | | | | Over the next two (2) years the 2 pitchers would |
| Series that he held titles for. And most importantly, | | | | keep trading the record and breaking their records. |
| during this part of Carlton's career, he didn't even begin | | | | They took lead with this record that went back and |
| to play or start his slider, this is a pitch he'd master later | | | | forth from one to the other 19 times. A thrilling |
| on in his career. Even still he was a powerful weapon | | | | suspenseful battle that had the fans and the entire |
| on the mound, with or without his slider mastered. | | | | nation watching at attention. |