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Kevin Austin Millwood (born December 24, 1974 in Gastonia, North Carolina) is a Major League Baseball right-handed starting pitcher who plays for the Texas Rangers . December 24 is the 358th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (359th in leap years). ...
1974 (MCMLXXIV) is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ...
Gastonia is a city located in Gaston County in North Carolina, a state of the United States of America. ...
Major League Baseball (MLB) is the highest level of play in professional baseball in the world. ...
In baseball or softball, a starting pitcher, often abbreviated as starter, is the pitcher who pitches the first pitch to the first batter of a game. ...
The Texas Rangers are a Major League Baseball team based in Arlington, Texas, a suburb in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex. ...
Millwood made his debut with the Atlanta Braves on July 14, 1997. A year later he won 17 games. In 1999 and 2002, he won 18. Millwood formed a part of the Braves' star pitching rotation, which also consisted of Greg Maddux and Tom Glavine, which at that time was regarded by many as the best in the National League. Major league affiliations National League (1876-present) East Division (1994-present) West Division (1969-1993) Major league titles World Series titles (3) 1995 • 1957 • 1914 NL Pennants (17) 1999 • 1996 • 1995 • 1992 1991 • 1958 • 1957 • 1948 1914 • 1898 • 1897 • 1893 1892 • 1891 • 1883 • 1878 1877 East Division titles (11) 2005...
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Greg Maddux pitches against the Dodgers as a Chicago Cub Gregory Alan Maddux (born April 14, 1966 in San Angelo, Texas, USA) is a right-handed baseball pitcher for the Chicago Cubs. ...
Thomas Michael Glavine (born March 25, 1966 in Concord, Massachusetts) is a Major League Baseball player. ...
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Before the 2003 season, Milwood was traded to the Phillies for the catcher Johnny Estrada, probably in order to cut their payroll in the midst of economic difficulties. He went 14-12 with his new team, including a no-hitter against the San Francisco Giants on April 27 in the Phillies' final season at Veterans Stadium. See also: 2002 in sports, other events of 2003, 2004 in sports and the list of years in sports. // Auto Racing Stock car racing: Michael Waltrip wins rain-shortened Daytona 500 Winston Cup Championship won by Matt Kenseth for Ford. ...
Johnny Pulado Estrada III (born June 27, 1976 in Hayward, California), is a Major League Baseball player. ...
In baseball and softball, a no-hit game (more commonly known as a no-hitter) refers to a contest in which one of the teams has prevented the other from getting an official hit during the entire length of the game, which must be at least 9 innings by the...
Major league affiliations National League (1883-present) West Division (1969-present) Major league titles World Series titles (5) 1954 • 1933 • 1922 • 1921 1905 • 1894 • 1889 • 1888 NL Pennants (20) 2002 • 1989 • 1962 • 1954 1951 • 1937 • 1936 • 1933 1924 • 1923 • 1922 • 1921 1917 • 1913 • 1912 • 1911 1905 • 1904 • 1889 • 1888 West...
April 27 is the 117th day of the year (118th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 248 days remaining. ...
Philadelphia Veterans Stadium (or The Vet) was located at the northeast corner of Broad Street and Pattison Avenue in Philadelphia. ...
Millwood has compiled a career 98-64 record with 1134 strikeouts and a 3.89 ERA in 1367 innings. He was selected an All-Star in 1999. In baseball, a strikeout or strike out (denoted by K, K-S, or SO) occurs when the batter receives three strikes during his time at bat. ...
In baseball statistics, earned run average (ERA) is the mean of earned runs given up by a pitcher per nine innings pitched. ...
The Major League Baseball All-Star Game, also popularly known as the Midsummer Classic, is an annual exhibition baseball game between players from the National League and the American League, currently selected by fan vote for the position players and by the manager for pitchers. ...
In 2005, Millwood signed a one-year contract as a free agent with the Cleveland Indians. He came back from injury well, leading the American League in ERA (2.86). However, he only managed a record of 9-11, having horrible run support. He was tied for 6th in the balloting for the Cy Young Award. On December 26, 2005 the Texas Rangers signed Millwood to a four-year, $48 million deal (with an option for a fifth year). In North American sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has run out and is now free to sign with another team. ...
The American League (or formally the American League of Professional Baseball Clubs) is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in the United States of America and Canada. ...
In baseball, the Cy Young Award is an honor given annually to the best pitchers in the Major Leagues. ...
External link
- Kevin Milwood at Baseball Reference.com
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