Bill Gullickson Stats & Facts

Bill Gullickson Stats & Facts

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  Special Memory or Event? Want to have some fun? Advertise your business? Dedicate this page Bill Gullickson Position: PitcherBats: Right  •  Throws: Right6-3, 200lb (190cm, 90kg)Born: February 20, 1959 in Marshall, MNDraft: Drafted by the Montreal Expos in the 1st round (2nd) of the 1977 MLB June Amateur Draft from Joliet Catholic Academy (Joliet, IL).High School: Joliet Catholic Academy (Joliet, IL)Debut: September 26, 1979 (11,876th in MLB history)vs. PIT 1.0 IP, 2…

Justin Verlander wins 20th in August for the first time since 1990

Justin Verlander wins 20th in August for the first time since 1990

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Justin Verlander does not pitch one of his better starts, giving up four runs, including a pair of solo homers to Luke Hughes and Jason Repko, and leaves after giving up his second hit of the day to Drew Butera, who is hitting well below the Mendoza Line, with no out in the 6th, but his teammates pick him up and he gets credit for the Tigers’ 6 – 4 win over the Twins. This makes him the major leagues’ first 20-game winner this year, the first in the majors to reach the mark in August since Curt Schilling did it with Arizona in 2002, and the first 20-game winner for the Tigers since Bill Gullickson in 1990. Jose Valverde picks up the save with a perfect 9th inning. He has now converted 40 straight save opportunities over two seasons, tying Dennis Eckersley for the second-longest streak in American League history, but still 14 behind Tom Gordon’s record of 54.

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Ryne Sandberg of the Chicago Cubs becomes the first second baseman in history to notch consecutive 30-home run seasons

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test On August 28, 1990, Ryne Sandberg of the Chicago Cubs becomes the first second baseman to hit 30 home runs in consecutive seasons when he homers to deep left field off Bill Gullickson leading off the fourth inning in the Cubs’ 5-2 victory over Houston at the Astrodome. ‘Ryno’ will finish the season with…

Bill Gullickson strikesout 18 batters, the most strikeouts ever recorded by a rookie in a major league game

Bill Gullickson strikesout 18 batters, the most strikeouts ever recorded by a rookie in a major league game

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Bill Gullickson whiffs 18 batters, the most strikeouts ever recorded by a rookie in a major league game. The Expos right-hander throws a complete-game four-hitter, beating Chicago at Olympic Stadium, 4-2.

The Chicago White Sox select Harold Baines with the number-one pick in the June draft

The Chicago White Sox select Harold Baines with the number-one pick in the June draft

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1977 – The Chicago White Sox select Harold Baines with the number-one pick in the June draft. Chicago’s owner Bill Veeck had first seen Baines play Little League ball and had followed his career. Pitcher Bill Gullickson is taken with the second pick by the Montreal Expos, and the Milwaukee Brewers take University of Minnesota infielder Paul Molitor with the third pick.