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   

Top 10 Left Handed Pitchers of all time

Lefty Grove is #1. Here is the full list...not in any order...

Steve Carlton

Randy Johnson

Warren Spahn

Whitey Ford

Lefty Grove

Tom Glavine

Sandy Koufax

Hal Newhouser

Carl Hubbell

Eddie Plank

The Greatest Detroit Tigers Pitchers Part 2: The Left Handers

1. Hal Newhouser (1939-53): HOF, All-Star, 2x MVP, 200 Tiger wins, 4x 20 game winner (led league each time), 29 wins (1944), 25 wins (1945), 26 wins (1946), 2x ERA leader, 2x K leader, 2x 200+ Ks, 2 wins 1945 WS, 1945 World Champion, 1944 Pitcher of the year, 1945 pitcher of the year, 1945 triple crown, 33 SHO, 3.07 Tiger ERA


2. Mickey Lolich (1963-75): 20 wins twice, 25 wins in 1971, 2832 career K’s, 7x 200+ K’s, Led league 308 Ks (1971), 3-0 1968 WS, HR 1968 WS, All-Star, WS MVP, 207 Tiger wins, 39 SHO, 1968 World Champion

3. Earl Whitehill (1923-32): 133 Tiger wins, double digit wins every full year as Tiger, 16+ wins (5x)

4. Frank Tanana (1985-92): 6x double digit wins, Beat Toronto 1-0 (1987), 96 Tiger wins

5. Ed Killian (1904-10): double digit wins (6x), 25 wins (1907), 23 wins (1905), 1905 SHO leader (8), 100 Tiger wins, 2.38 ERA

6. Harry Coveleski (1914-18): 3x 20 Game winner, 67 Tiger wins, 2.34 ERA

7. Hank Aguirre (1958-67): 1962 ERA Leader (2.21), 3x double digit wins, All-Star, 64 Tiger wins

8. Ed Siever (1901-02, 1906-08): Double digit wins 3x, 18 wins 2x, 1902 ERA Leader (1.91), 60 Tiger wins

9. Bill Hoeft (1952-59): Double Digit wins (3x), 20 wins (1956), 1955 SHO leader (7), All-Star, 74 Tiger wins

10. Mike Maroth (2002-07): 50 Tiger wins