The methodology for this included the fact that though Maddux only won 20 games twice, he won 19 games five times.
Future Hall of Famer Greg Maddux was ready to play for the Padres before rain forced the 2008 Hall of Fame Game to be canceled. The first to achieve a number of feats and records, he was the first pitcher in major league history to win the Cy Young Awardfour consecutive … (Milo Stewart Jr./National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum)In 1988, Maddux improved to 18-8 – the first of his 17 straight seasons with at least 15 victories, the longest streak by any pitcher in big league history. In 1988, Maddux improved to 18-8 – the first of his 17 straight seasons with at least 15 victories, the longest streak by any pitcher in big league history.
He won 15 games in 1990 along with the first of his record 18 Gold Glove Awards, and led the NL in innings pitched in 1991 with 263 – the first of five straight seasons in which he led the league in that category.Fastball down-and-away – on the black – for strike one.
He spent some of his childhood in Madrid, Spain – following his father on his Air Force assignment – before graduating from high school in Las Vegas. It would be more almost two decades later before Maddux posted another losing record.In 1989, Maddux went 19-12 with a 2.95 ERA, leading the Cubs to the National League East title while finishing third in the NL Cy Young Award vote.
With the Braves, he won the 1995 World Series over the Cleveland Indians.
(Milo Stewart Jr./National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum)At times, Greg Maddux’s mastery of the strike zone seemed effortless.Greg Maddux - Baseball Hall of Fame BiographiesIn 1995, Maddux and the Braves won the World Series – topping Cleveland in six games.
From 1993-2003 – his 11 years in a Braves uniform – Atlanta won the division crown in each completed season, advancing to the World Series three times and winning the 1995 Fall Classic.
Maddux also earned the first of his eight All-Star Game selections that year.Greg Maddux - The art of commandHall of Fame pitcher Greg Maddux shows his changeup grip during the 14th annual PLAY Ball fundraiser Friday at the Clark Sports Center in Cooperstown. Vintage Maddux leads to instant walk-off classic 4/14/2020 at 4:49 PM 4/14/2020 at 4:49 PM Greg Maddux talks career, charities, birthday, more
Maddux is best known for his accomplishments while playing for the Atlanta Braves and the Chicago Cubs.
Fastball in on the hands for strike two. It would become one of the best bargains in big league history.Wearing this Cubs jersey on July 26, 2005, Greg Maddux fanned the Giants’ Omar Vizquel to end the third inning and log his 3,000th career strikeout.