Roger Clemens of the Houston Astros.
Since 1967, both the American and National Leagues have awarded the Cy Young Award to the top pitchers in the respective leagues for the season.
Roy Halladay is a Starting Pitcher for the Philadepphia Phillies. He is one of few pitcher to win the Cy Young Award in both leagues.
Gene Smith - Negro leagues pitcher - died in 2011.
Gene Smith - Negro leagues pitcher - was born in 1917.
In most rules, once a pitcher is removed as pitcher, he may not return to the position of pitchers. Only certain leagues have by-laws that would allow this for a starting pitcher, let alone a reliever.
There are two leagues in American major league baseball, the American League and the National League. The American League has the designated hitter rule which allows for someone other than the pitcher to bat in the pitcher's place. The pitcher does not bat in the American League. The National League does not have the designated hitter rule. The pitcher does bat in the National League.
Koufax won three Cy Young Awards, 1963, 1965 and 1966. Starting in 1956 when the Cy Young Award was created, only one award was presented for the entire Major Leagues. After 1966, both the American and National Leagues presented Cy Young Awards.
Randy Johnson
Technically, yes.In the AMERICAN LEAGUE, the pitcher can bat, but is usually batted for with a designated hitter.In the NATIONAL LEAGUE the pitcher always bats,In both leagues, all the other players bat regularly.
Kerry Wood
It depends. In many youth leagues it is based on pitches. When you get into upper youth leagues they then begin to base it on innings. As you get into adult leagues there often is no limit.
ben sheets got injured because he is a pitcher in the big leagues and that's what happens to any pitcher over time!