Top Left Handed Pitchers Trivia Quiz

Answer: Sandy Koufax

Koufax, in his last 5 years before retiring due to arthritis had an incredible 1.95 ERA and a 111-34 win-loss record. The other three were all great Dodger pitchers at some point.

Valenzuela was the only pitcher to win both the Cy Young Award and the Rookie of the Year in the same year. Kershaw will eventually make this list of top lefties once he retires. We wish him many healthy years of exciting pitching.
Drysdale, a teammate of Koufax who set his own record of 58 2/3 consecutive scoreless inninngs, was a righty.

Answer: Randy Johnson

Johnson, nicknamed 'The Big Unit', is one of the few pitchers who won a Cy Young Award in both leagues - with Seattle in the AL and with Arizona in the NL. He led Arizona to a World Series over the Yankees in 2001 going 3-0 with an incredible 1.04 ERA

Answer: Lefty Grove

Grove also had over 2200 k's.
He is one of the game's rare 30 game winners - a feat accomplished in 1931 when he also won the MVP award while pitching for the A's.

Answer: Carl Hubbell

Hubbel, known as 'The Meal Ticket', won the MVP award the first time in 1933 with a 1.66 ERA, pitching 22 complete games. He was inducted into the HOF in 1947. It must be noted that the Cy Young Award was only instituted in 1956.

Answer: Steve Carlton

His total MLB career spanned 24 years. He once struck out 19 batters in one game against the Mets in a losing effort and finished his career with over 4000 k's. Bunning, Roberts and Alexander were all Hall of Famers who played with the Phils.

Answer: Babe Ruth

Ruth, with a 94-46 W/L record, a 2.28 ERA and 488 strikeouts may have made the Hall of Fame on his pitching prowess. His will to play everyday and be more involved in hitting worked out well for him as he became by a wide margin the best home run hitter of his day and possibly any day.

Brett, not to be confused with his slugger brother, 3B George Brett, had a lifetime .262 average - high for a pitcher.

Answer: Whitey Ford

Ford, as a lefty had such a good move to first base, he once went over 240 innings without allowing a stolen base.

Stottlemyre was also caught by Berra but he was a righty. Pettite and Gomez were in different eras - Gomez in the 30's and Pettite in the 1990s and 2000s.

Answer: Tug McGraw

McGraw's slogan "Ya gotta believe" helped spark the Mets' run to the World Series.
Koosman and Guidry were also southpaws - but Koosman was a starter and Guidry worked crosstown with the Yankees. Ryan was a righty.

Answer: Vida Blue

Blue, at the age of 21, won the AL's Cy Young Award and the MVP. He is still hoping to get into the Hall of Fame. He spent most of his career in the Bay Area starting in Oakland and then doing two stints with the Giants.
Red - was actually a second baseman before becoming a successful manager for the Cardinals
Greenberg was one of the game's first 500 HR hitters. Black who pitched mostly in the AL and gave up Reggie Jackson's 500th HR also manages the Padres.

Answer: Johann Santana

Santana who came from the Twins was a power pitcher until his career was cut short by injury. Seaver was a righty and Wagner and McGraw were mostly used from the bullpen.