Título: Steve Carlton
Seção: Philadelphia Phillies
Background: Steven Norman Carlton (born December 22, 1944), nicknamed "Lefty", is a former Major League Baseball left-handed pitcher. He pitched from 1965 to 1988 for six different teams in his career, but it is his time with the Philadelphia Phillies where he received his greatest acclaim as a professional and won four Cy Young Awards. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1994. Carlton has the second-most lifetime strikeouts of any left-handed pitcher (4th overall), and the second-most lifetime wins of any left-handed pitcher (11th overall).

Conteúdo: Following a salary dispute, Cardinals owner Gussie Busch ordered Carlton traded. Eventually, he was traded to the Philadelphia Phillies before the 1972 season for pitcher Rick Wise.  The trade is now considered one of the most lopsided deals in baseball history. However, at the time, the trade appeared to make sense from the Cardinals' perspective. Carlton had won 77 games to Wise's 75, and both were considered among the game's best pitchers. Tim McCarver, who had caught for Carlton in St. Louis and for Wise in Philadelphia, described the trade as "a real good one for a real good one." He felt Carlton had more raw talent, but Wise had better command on the mound. Although Wise would stay in the majors for another 11 years (though only two of them were with the Cardinals), the trade is now reckoned as an epoch-making deal for the Phillies, as well as one of the worst trades in Cardinals history.  In Carlton's first season with Philadelphia, he led the league in wins (27), complete games (30), strikeouts (310), and ERA (1.97), despite playing for a team whose final record was 59-97. His 1972 performance earned him his first Cy Young Award and the Hickok Belt as the top professional athlete of the year. His having won 46% of his team's victories that season is a record in modern major league history. Carlton attributed his success to his grueling training regimen, which included Eastern martial arts techniques, the most famous of which was twisting his fist to the bottom of a 5-

user: when did his career begin with the phillies?

assistant: he was traded to the Philadelphia Phillies before the 1972 season for pitcher Rick Wise.

user: Which team had he played with before this/

assistant: Cardinals

user: What was his record like before he joined the phillies? Was he traded because he was good or bad?

assistant: Carlton had won 77 games to Wise's 75, and both were considered among the game's best pitchers.

user: What was his ERA?

assistant: ERA (1.97),

user: What other stats can be attributed to Carlton?

assistant: first season with Philadelphia, he led the league in wins (27), complete games (30), strikeouts (310),

user: What was his second season like?

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user: how long did he play on the philies?

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user: Are there any other interesting aspects about this article?

assistant: Some highlights of Carlton's 1972 season included starting the season with 5 wins and 1 loss,

user: Did he have any other accomplishments during his tenure?

assistant: At this point he began a 15-game winning streak.