Today we add former San Francisco Giant ace John Montefusco to my long-running 1977 "N.L. Centennial" sub-set:
The
1975 N.L. Rookie of the Year had a fine Sophomore season in 1976,
winning 16 games with a 2.84 earned run average, leading the league with
six shutouts while striking out 172 batters in 253.1 innings.
In his Freshman season of 1975 he cruised to the rookie-award by posting a
record of 15-9 with a 2.88 earned run average and a very impressive 215
strikeouts.
He also chipped in four shutouts over his 34 starts, completing 10 of them while throwing 243.2 innings, even finishing fourth in the league Cy Young race.
He also chipped in four shutouts over his 34 starts, completing 10 of them while throwing 243.2 innings, even finishing fourth in the league Cy Young race.
He’d stick around in the big leagues through the 1986 season, but sadly
for him never had the success of those first two years, though he did
post a 14-4 record in 1983 split between the San Diego Padres and New
York Yankees, for whom he’d pitch the final 3 1/2 years of his 13-year
career.
All told Montefusco finished with a 90-83 career record, with a 3.54 ERA, 1081 strikeouts and 11 shutouts over 298 appearances, 244 of which were starts.
And of course...a cool nickname!
“The Count”!
All told Montefusco finished with a 90-83 career record, with a 3.54 ERA, 1081 strikeouts and 11 shutouts over 298 appearances, 244 of which were starts.
And of course...a cool nickname!
“The Count”!
