People forget how good he really was! Two-time Cy Young winning hall of fame pitcher with >300 wins. And you can buy his autographs for $10. Wild.

• Hall of Fame Induction: 1991 (Baseball Hall of Fame)

• Career Wins: 314 (one of only 24 pitchers in MLB history to surpass 300 wins)

• Career Strikeouts: 3,534 (8th all-time at retirement)

• ERA: 3.11

• Complete Games: 303

• Shutouts: 53

Awards & Honors

• 2× Cy Young Award Winner

  • 1972 (AL, Cleveland Indians) – 24 wins, 1.92 ERA, 234 strikeouts

  • 1978 (NL, San Diego Padres) – 21 wins, 2.73 ERA, at age 39

• 5× All-Star (1966, 1970, 1972, 1974, 1979)

• San Diego Padres Hall of Fame

• San Francisco Giants Wall of Fame

This is a Cy Young Award auto by Cliff Lee on an MLB ball my Uncle got me for Christmas one year. He got it at a charity auction in Boston. He didn’t win Cy Young yet at the time but I knew he was a good lefty and loved the ball. Not sure how the auto is fading since it’s just been in storage but still visible but I know there’s some sort of chemical answer.

One of my favorite pitchers early on in my 2nd attempt at collecting. Loved everything about the dude. Shook his hand at a Texas Ranger game and got a signed ball. I always blame myself because after I shook his hand his pitching career started to decline.

Gotta give some love to my man Barry Zito. Barry Zito was an American left-handed pitcher best known for his big curveball and eccentric personality. Born May 13, 1978, in Las Vegas, he played college baseball at UC Santa Barbara, Pierce College, and USC before being drafted by the Oakland Athletics in 1999. Zito debuted in MLB in 2000, quickly becoming a cornerstone of Oakland’s rotation. He won the 2002 AL Cy Young Award with a 23–5 record and a signature looping curve. In 2007, he signed a then-record $126 million contract with the San Francisco Giants, where his performance was inconsistent, but he redeemed himself in 2012 by helping the team win the World Series with clutch postseason starts. Known for his offbeat interests, music career, and philanthropy, Zito retired in 2015 and later wrote a memoir about baseball, life, and personal growth.

Mike Marshall pitched 179 innings (all out of the bullpen!) in 1973 with a 14-11 record, 2.66 ERA and 31 saves. He would go on to win the 1974 Cy Young for the Dodgers (traded in the off-season for Willie Davis), while setting a major league record for appearances by a pitcher with 106.