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Richard Lee “Rick” Sutcliffe (Born in Independence, MO on June 21, 1956-) was a Major League starting pitcher best remembered for his remarkable rookie start with the Los Angeles Dodgers and for helping the Chicago Cubs reach the postseason after years of futility. The Los Angeles Dodgers selected Sutcliffe in the 1st round (21st pick) of the 1974 amateur draft. He broke into the big leagues for his first full season in 1979, winning 17 games for the Dodgers (1976, 1979-1981) and capturing the National League Rookie of the Year award. Traded to the Cleveland Indians (1982-1984), he made his first of three All-Star Game appearances in 1983, but Sutcliffe began to struggle on the mound, and the Indians traded “The Red Baron” to the Chicago Cubs (1984-1991), where he found new life and went 16-1 in 1984. The record helped propel the Cubbies to National League Central Division Championship and earned him the 1984 Cy Young Award by a unanimous vote. With injuries occasionally hampering otherwise stellar seasons through the rest of the 1980s, he missed most of the 1990 and 1991 campaigns with a sore arm, forcing his release from the Cubs. Signing with the Baltimore Orioles (1992-1993), the pitcher was named the American League Comeback Player of the Year in 1992, before finishing his big league tour with the St. Louis Cardinals (1993). He retired with a 171-139 record, 4.08 ERA and 1,679 strikeouts, and also holds the distinction of having won each of the following league awards, once each, and each in a different season: Rookie of the Year (1979), Cy Young Award (1984), ERA leader (1982), and wins leader (1987).
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