Pat Hentgen Position: PitcherBats: Right • Throws: Right6-2, 210lb (188cm, 95kg)Born: November 13, 1968 in Detroit, MIDraft: 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 ERLast Game: July 21, 2004vs. NYY 2.2 IP, 7 H, 0…
The Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame names its class of 2016: Pat Hentgen (first Toronto Blue Jay to win the American League Cy Young Award), Dennis Martinez (only Montreal Expo to throw a perfect game, second in franchise history in wins), Wayne Norton (former AAA player and noted international scout as well as Team Canada executive), Tony Kubek (former Blue Jays announcer), Howard Starkman (Blue Jays executive) and William Shuttleworth (Canadian baseball pioneer).
VINTAGE BASEBALL MEMORABILIA Vintage Baseball Memorabilia Awards and More World Series – New York Yankees AL over Atlanta Braves NL 4 games to 2 World Series MVP – John WettelandBabe Ruth Award – Cecil Fielder Championship SeriesALCS New York Yankees over Baltimore Orioles 4 games to 1 ALCS MVP – Bernie WilliamsNLCS Atlanta Braves over St. Louis…
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.
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