October 8, 1963: Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent. February 25, 1972: Traded by the St. Louis Cardinals to the Philadelphia Phillies for Rick Wise. June 24, 1986: Released by the Philadelphia Phillies. July 4, 1986: Signed as a Free Agent with the San Francisco Giants.

In 1972, Steve Carlton led the National League in wins (27), strikeouts (310) and earned run average (1.97), capturing the Pitching Triple Crown. Carlton was the first Phillies left-handed pitcher to win a Triple Crown and no pitcher - lefty or righty - from Philadelphia has led the league in those three stats since Lefty.

Steve Carlton Stats, Fantasy & News. Year Team League; 1968: St. Louis Cardinals: NL: 1969: St. Louis Cardinals: NL: 1971: St. Louis Cardinals

The record shows that on Feb. 25, 1972, left-hander Steve Carlton was dealt to the Philadelphia Phillies from the St. Louis Cardinals, for right-hander Rick Wise. It turned out to be the last trade Phillies general manager John Quinn -- who spent 28 years as a Major League GM -- ever made.

Yet throughout this disastrous season, Steve "Lefty" Carlton proved to be a diamond in the rough. In his first year with the club, he led the league with 27 wins, eight shutouts, and a sizzling 1.98 ERA, earning an astounding 45.8 percent of Philadelphia's wins. He also won his first Cy Young award, the first pitcher to do so with a last-place team.

Carlton's 1972 season was magical. Despite pitching for a last-place Philadelphia club that won 59 games, he went 27-10 with a 1.97 ERA and 310 strikeouts to take home the National League’s pitching Triple Crown. He won 45.8 percent of the Phillies' games that season en route to his first Cy Young Award.

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