A couple notable Baseball losses

[Blue Hen]

.... long time Phillies broadcaster, Harry Kalas, and whacko pitcher from the 70s, Mark 'the bird' Fidrych.
Harry Kalas and Rich Ashburn were my all time favorite broadcast booth duo. Even when the Phillies stunk you could count on great banter from those guys.
Fidrych was a flash in the pan phenom from 76-78. The 'bird' used to talk to the ball before pitches and posted a nice 27-13 record on below average Detroit Tiger teams...then in 79 & 80 the ball quit listening and he faded from MLB.

[ZOOMBAG]

When was the last time a Major League pitcher had 40 decisions in a single season?

[Blue Hen]

I have no clue, but It's probably from back in the 1920s or maybe 30s when rosters featured about 6 pitchers. Hmmmm...Dizzy Dean, 1935 ( 28-12) ?

[jeff4bucks]

Denny Laine in '68? He won 30 that year, but not sure on the loss count.
The bird was 19-9 in his '76 rookie year. I believe he finished his career with a 29-19 record.

[Blue Hen]

nope, McClain was 31-6 in 68, the 'Bird' was 19-9 in 76.

I'll stick with Dizzy Dean but am anxious for the correct answer from Zoom.

[Coach 3]

...has a really great, sonorous announcers voice... i heard he xpired preparing for a game...need to metion in this context one we overlooked- charlie jones passed this winter i beleive....he was , along with the great kurt gowdy, one of the early voices of the afl on nbc....used to do the late games out of oakland, sandiego or when kc chiefs were slotted for 4pm...he has a nice excitement in his voice..clever quips...has a habit of referring to players by their first names..as far as fidrych..what a helluva quirky a character...just disappeared to become a farmer???...fitting......btw- does anyone know whatever happened to dandy don meredith?????

[Doc]

nope, McClain was 31-6 in 68, the 'Bird' was 19-9 in 76.

I'll stick with Dizzy Dean but am anxious for the correct answer from Zoom.

Both were knuckleballers from the 70's and could pitch just about every day...Wood had a two year stretch from '72 thru '73 where he had 40 decisions each year; in 72 he was 24-17, in 73 he was 24-20. He also lost 20 games in another year. In 1979, at the age of 41, Phil Niekro went 21-20 and he pitched another 5 or 6 seasons after that. So there's your answer - the last was Phil Niekro in 1979...I think.

[Blue Hen]

Very Good, Doc.

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