Pitchers Described By Mudcat Grant As Black Aces
| # | Number of 20-win seasons |
|---|---|
| Seasons | Seasons in which the pitcher won 20 games |
| Member of the Baseball Hall of Fame |
| Pitcher | # | Seasons |
|---|---|---|
| Blue, VidaVida Blue | 3 | 1971 (24–8), 1973 (20–9), and 1975 (22–11) |
| Downing, AlAl Downing | 1 | 1971 (20–9) |
| Gibson, BobBob Gibson | 5 | 1965 (20–12), 1966 (21–12), 1968 (22–9), 1969 (20–13), 1970 (23–7) |
| Gooden, DwightDwight Gooden | 1 | 1985 (24–4) |
| Grant, MudcatMudcat Grant | 1 | 1965 (21–7) |
| Jenkins, FergusonFerguson Jenkins | 7 | 1967 (20–13), 1968 (20–15), 1969 (21–15), 1970 (22–16), 1971 (24–13), 1972 (20–12), 1974 (25–12) |
| Jones, SamSam Jones | 1 | 1959 (21–15) |
| Newcombe, DonDon Newcombe | 3 | 1951 (20–9), 1955 (20–5), 1956 (27–7) |
| Norris, MikeMike Norris | 1 | 1980 (22–9) |
| Richard, J. R.J. R. Richard | 1 | 1976 (20–15) |
| Stewart, DaveDave Stewart | 4 | 1987 (20–13), 1988 (21–12), 1989 (21–9), 1990 (22–11) |
| Wilson, EarlEarl Wilson | 1 | 1967 (22–11) |
Read more about this topic: Black Aces
Famous quotes containing the words pitchers, grant and/or black:
“Little pitchers have big ears.”
—Unknown (20th century)
“I know no method to secure the repeal of bad or obnoxious laws so effective as their stringent execution.”
—Ulysses S. Grant (1822–1885)
“... the outcome of the Clarence Thomas hearings and his subsequent appointment to the Supreme Court shows how misguided, narrow notions of racial solidarity that suppress dissent and critique can lead black folks to support individuals who will not protect their rights.”
—bell hooks (b. c. 1955)