finalyear bats birth_place debutyear finaldate statvalue position finalteam statlabel debutdate birth_date article_title debutteam name throws
1977 right fort wayne , indiana 1965 september 15 87 -- 107 891 3.92 pitcher atlanta braves win -- loss record strikeouts earned run average august 3 8 september 1942 steve hargan
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steve hargan

steven lowell hargan -lrb- born september 8 , 1942 in fort wayne , indiana -rrb- , is a former professional baseball player who pitched in the major leagues from 1965 -- 1972 and 1974 -- 1977 .
the son of lowell and florence hargan , he grew up in fort wayne and excelled in basketball and football at south side high school , from which he graduated in 1961 .
however , the school did not have an organized baseball team ; he played on pony league , junior federation and connie mack league teams and by the spring of 1961 he was being scouted by five major league teams .
he signed with the cleveland indians , who offered him a contract after he pitched with other prospects in a tryout at cleveland municipal stadium , the home of the indians .
on august 2 , 1965 , hargan made his first major-league start , at home against the detroit tigers .
he said his debut `` was quite exciting .
i remember i started against mickey lolich and he was already an established pitcher .
i was trying too hard and throwing as hard as i could . ''
he cruised through the first three innings and led 4 -- 0 , but then he gave up two runs in the fourth inning , and was lifted after giving up three runs in the fifth without retiring a batter .
he got a no-decision as the indians lost 12 -- 7 .
in front of friends and family , he got his first major-league win , against the california angels on august 25 at dodger stadium , in the angels ' last season there .
in 1967 , he pitched shutouts in his first two starts in april .
by midseason his 9 -- 7 record with a 2.68 era and 10 complete games in 17 starts earned him a berth on his first and only major league baseball all-star game .
he pulled a hamstring in his last start before the all-star game and did not pitch in the game .
that year he led the american league in shutouts with six .
the book `` portrait of a franchise : an intimate look at cleveland indians baseball during the rockin ' sixties '' includes a detailed section on hargan .
injuries hampered him throughout his career , including arm problems , an ankle fracture and later carpal tunnel syndrome .
he pitched for the indians from 1965 through 1972 , the texas rangers from 1974 -- 77 , and the toronto blue jays and atlanta braves in 1977 .
