Hal Newhouser: Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 1992

Born: May 20, 1921
1939: Signed by Detroit Tigers
Debut: September 29, 1939 (Tigers)
1940: Tigers win Pennant
1944: MVP (29-9, 2.22, 25 CG, 6 SHO, 312.1 IP, 187 Strikeouts, 1.172 WHIP)
1944: TSN Pitcher of the Year
1945: MVP (25-9, 1.81, 29 CG, 8 SHO, 313.1 IP, 212 Strikeouts, 1.114 WHIP)
1945: TSN Player of the Year
1945: TSN Pitcher of the Year
1945: Pitching Title
1945: Triple Crown
1945: Tigers win World Series
1946: Pitching Title
1954: Signed by Cleveland Indians
1954: Indians win Pennant
1992: Resigned from Houston Astros after they refused to sign Derek Jeter
1992: Elected to Hall of Fame (Vets Cmte)
1997: Tigers retire #16
1998: Died

Accomplishments:
1945 World Champion
2x MVP
2x TSN Pitcher of the Year
1945 TSN Player of the Year
1945 Triple Crown
2x Pitching Title
Only pitcher with consecutive MVP Awards
207-150
3.06
488 Games-374 GS
212 CG
33 SHO
26 SV
2993 IP
1,796 Strikeouts
1.311 WHIP
Won 15+ Games: 7x
Won 20+ Games: 4x
Won 25+ Games: 3x
Sub 3 ERA: 5x
Sub 2.50 ERA: 4x
Sub 2.00 ERA: 2x
10+ CG: 9x
15+ CG: 7x
20+ CG: 5x
200+ IP: 7x
250+ IP: 6x
300+ IP: 2x
200+ Strikeouts: 2x
Led league in Wins: 4x
Led league in ERA: 2x
Led league in GS (36): 1945
Led league in CG: 2x
Led league in SHO (8): 1945
Led league in IP (313.1): 1945
Led league in Strikeouts: 2x
Led league in WHIP (1.069): 1946
Postseason: 2-1, 6.53, 4 Games, 3 GS, 20.2 IP, 22 Strikeouts, 1.500 WHIP