| Jim Lonborg | ||
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| Pitcher | ||
| Born: April 16, 1942 Santa Maria, California |
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| Batted: Right | Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | ||
| April 23, 1965 for the Boston Red Sox |
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| Final game | ||
| June 10, 1979 for the Philadelphia Phillies |
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| Career statistics | ||
| Win-Loss record | 157-137 | |
| Earned run average | 3. In Baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the Pitcher's mound toward the Catcher to begin each play with the goal of Events 1178 BC - A Solar eclipse may have marked the return of Odysseus, legendary King of Ithaca, to his kingdom Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Santa Maria is the largest city in Santa Barbara County California. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. Events 215 BC - A temple is built on the Capitoline Hill dedicated to Venus Erycina to commemorate the Roman defeat at Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Los Angeles Dodgers over Minnesota Twins (4-3 Sandy Koufax, MVP The Boston Red Sox are a Professional baseball team based in Boston Massachusetts, and are the reigning (2007 World Series Champions. Events 1190 - Third Crusade: Frederick I Barbarossa drowns in the Sally River while leading an army to Jerusalem Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Pittsburgh Pirates over Baltimore Orioles (4-3 Willie Stargell, The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States. A win is a Statistic in Major League Baseball credited to the Pitcher for the winning team who was in the game when his team last took the lead In Baseball statistics, earned run average ( ERA) is the Mean of Earned runs given up by a Pitcher per nine Innings pitched 86 | |
| Strikeouts | 1,475 | |
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James Reynold Lonborg (born April 16, 1942) is a former Major League Baseball right-handed starting pitcher who played with the Boston Red Sox (1965-71), Milwaukee Brewers (1972) and Philadelphia Phillies (1973-79). In Baseball or Softball, a strikeout or strike out (denoted by SO or K) occurs when a batter receives three strikes The Boston Red Sox are a Professional baseball team based in Boston Massachusetts, and are the reigning (2007 World Series Champions. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Los Angeles Dodgers over Minnesota Twins (4-3 Sandy Koufax, MVP Champions Major League Baseball World Series MVP Roberto Clemente All-Star Game, July 13 at The Milwaukee Brewers are a Major League Baseball team based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, which plays in the Central Division of the National League Labor strife and more moving 1972 was tainted by a players' strike over pension and salary arbitration The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Oakland Athletics over New York Mets (4-3 Reggie Jackson, Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Pittsburgh Pirates over Baltimore Orioles (4-3 Willie Stargell, The Major League Baseball All-Star Game, also popularly known as the "Midsummer Classic" is an annual Baseball game between players from the National League In Baseball, the Cy Young Award is an honor given annually to the best Pitcher in Major League Baseball (one each for American and National Before there was a Cy Young Award, there was the Pitcher of the Year Award, established by The Sporting News in 1944, though no awards were given in Events 1178 BC - A Solar eclipse may have marked the return of Odysseus, legendary King of Ithaca, to his kingdom Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In Baseball or Softball, a starting pitcher, often abbreviated as starter, is the Pitcher who pitches the first pitch to the first batter of The Boston Red Sox are a Professional baseball team based in Boston Massachusetts, and are the reigning (2007 World Series Champions. The Milwaukee Brewers are a Major League Baseball team based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, which plays in the Central Division of the National League The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States. He was known as "Gentleman Jim" during his 15 year career for his fearlessness for pitching on the inside of the plate.
Born in Santa Maria, California, Lonborg graduated from Stanford University. Santa Maria is the largest city in Santa Barbara County California. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly known as Stanford University or simply Stanford, is a private Research university located in
He enjoyed his best year in the Carl Yastrzemski-led 1967 Red Sox' "Impossible Dream" season, when he led American League pitchers in wins (22), games started (39), and strikeouts (246). Carl Michael Yastrzemski (jəˈstrɛmski (born August 22, 1939) nicknamed "Yaz" then moved him to the Minneapolis Millers for the post-season Champions Major League Baseball World Series: St Louis Cardinals over Boston Red Sox (4-3 Bob Gibson, MVP The Impossible Dream is the popular term used for the 1967 Boston Red Sox season The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the American League ( AL) is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in A win is a Statistic in Major League Baseball credited to the Pitcher for the winning team who was in the game when his team last took the lead In Baseball statistics, games started (denoted by GS indicates the number of games that a Pitcher has started for his team In Baseball or Softball, a strikeout or strike out (denoted by SO or K) occurs when a batter receives three strikes That year, the Red Sox were involved in a four-way race for the American League pennant with the Detroit Tigers, Minnesota Twins and Chicago White Sox; the race was reduced to three teams after the White Sox lost a doubleheader to the Kansas City Athletics on September 27. The Detroit Tigers are a professional baseball team based in Detroit, Michigan, USA The Minnesota Twins are a professional baseball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Chicago White Sox are a professional Baseball team based in Chicago, Illinois. The Oakland Athletics are a professional baseball team based in Oakland, California. The Red Sox and Twins faced each other in the season's final series and entered the final day (October 1) tied for first place; the Tigers were 1/2 game out of first and needed to sweep a doubleheader from the California Angels to force a playoff between the winner of the Red Sox-Twins game. The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim are a professional baseball team based in Anaheim, California. Lonborg outdueled Twins ace Dean Chance in that finale, while the Tigers defeated the Angels in the first game but lost the second, putting the Red Sox in the World Series for the first time since 1946. Wilmer Dean Chance (born June 1, 1941 in Wooster Ohio) is a retired American Major League Baseball Pitcher. The 1967 World Series matched the St Louis Cardinals against the Boston Red Sox, with the Cardinals winning in seven games for their second championship in four Champions Major League Baseball World Series: St Louis Cardinals over Boston Red Sox (4-3 All-Star Game In that World Series against the St. Louis Cardinals, Lonborg pitched what was only the fourth one-hitter in Series history. The St Louis Cardinals (also referred to as "the Cards " or "the Redbirds " are a professional Baseball team based in St In addition, he received the Cy Young Award (becoming the first pitcher in Red Sox history to win the Cy Young Award), played in the All-Star game, and finished prominently in voting for the MVP award (6th in the voting, Yastrzemski winning the award). In Baseball, the Cy Young Award is an honor given annually to the best Pitcher in Major League Baseball (one each for American and National The Major League Baseball All-Star Game, also popularly known as the "Midsummer Classic" is an annual Baseball game between players from the National League The Most Valuable Player Award (commonly known as the MVP award is an annual award given to one outstanding player in each league of Major League Baseball.
In his 15-year career, Lonborg compiled a 157-137 record with 1475 strikeouts, a 3. 86 ERA, 24 complete games, 15 shutouts, and 2464. In Baseball statistics, earned run average ( ERA) is the Mean of Earned runs given up by a Pitcher per nine Innings pitched In Baseball, a complete game (denoted by CG) is the act of a Pitcher pitching an entire game himself without the benefit of a Relief pitcher In team sports in American English a shutout (a clean sheet in Soccer) refers to a game in which one team prevents the opposing team from scoring 1 innings in 425 games.
After retiring, Lonborg attended the Tufts University Dental School and has worked as a dentist in Hanover, Massachusetts since. Dentistry' is the "evaluation diagnosis prevention and/or treatment (nonsurgical surgical or related procedures of diseases disorders and/or conditions of the oral cavity Hanover is a town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. He is active in many nonprofit organizations including Catholic Charities, Little League Baseball, and The Jimmy Fund. A non-profit organization ( abbreviated "NPO" also "not-for-profit" is a legally constituted Organization whose objective is to support or engage Catholic Charities is a worldwide Little League Baseball is the name of a Non-profit organization in the United States which organizes local children's leagues of baseball and Softball The Jimmy Fund is a charity based in Boston Massachusetts, that supports Cancer care and research at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. He currently lives in Scituate, Massachusetts. Scituate is a small seacoast town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States, on Cape Cod Bay midway between Boston and
Jim Lonborg was selected to the Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame in 2002. The Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame was instituted in 1995 to recognize the careers of former Boston Red Sox players Athletics For an extensive coverage see 2002 in athletics (track and field Marathon International
On the Boston-based sitcom Cheers, the photo of Sam Malone pitching is that of Lonborg. Cheers is an American Situation comedy television series that ran eleven seasons from 1982 to 1993 For the Ohio politician see Sam Malone. Sam "Mayday" Malone was a character on the American Television Sam also wore Lonborg's number 16.
See also
- List of Major League Baseball strikeout champions
- List of Major League Baseball wins champions
- MLB All-Time Hit Batsmen List
External links
| Preceded by Sam McDowell |
American League Strikeout Champion 1967 |
Succeeded by Sam McDowell |
| Preceded by Jim Kaat |
American League Wins Champion 1967 (with Earl Wilson) |
Succeeded by Denny McLain |
| Preceded by none |
American League Cy Young Award 1967 |
Succeeded by Denny McLain |
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