Pat Hentgen

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right  •  Throws: Right
6-2, 210lb (188cm, 95kg)
Born: November 13, 1968  in Detroit, MI
Draft: Drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 5th round of the 1986 MLB June Amateur Draft from Fraser HS (Fraser, MI).
High School: Fraser HS (Fraser, MI)
Debut: September 3, 1991 (16,036th in major league history)
vs. BAL 2.0 IP, 1 H, 1 SO, 2 BB, 0 ER
Last Game: July 21, 2004
vs. NYY 2.2 IP, 7 H, 0 SO, 4 BB, 8 ER, L
Full Name: Patrick George Hentgen
Pronunciation: \HENT-gen\
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Played For
Toronto Blue Jays (1991-1999)
St. Louis Cardinals (2000)
Baltimore Orioles (2001-2003)
Toronto Blue Jays (2004)

Awards and Honors
1996 AL Cy Young
All-Star Selections

Post-Season Appearances
1993 American League Championship Series
1993 World Series
2000 National League Championship Series
All-Star Selections
1993 AL
1994 AL
1997 AL

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All-Time Teammate Team

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Notable Events and Chronology

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November 12, 1996

1996 – Pat Hentgen of the Toronto Blue Jays edges Andy Pettitte of the New York Yankees for the Cy Young Award in the closest American League voting since 1972 when Gaylord Perry topped Wilbur Wood by six points. Hentgen (with a 20-10 mark), the major league leader in complete games, outpoints Pettitte (21-8) by the narrow margin of 110-104. Yankees closer Mariano Rivera finishes third in the ballot and receives one first-place vote.

December 26, 1996

Major League Season RecapMajor League Baseball Season Recap 1996

February 2, 2016

The Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame names its class of 2016: Pat Hentgen, Dennis Martinez, Wayne Norton, Tony Kubek, Howard Starkman and William Shuttleworth 

Biography

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