finalyear bats birth_place debutyear finaldate statvalue position finalteam statlabel debutdate birth_date image article_title debutteam name throws
1965 right northport , alabama 1954 september 21 128 -- 116 3.49 1,099 pitcher chicago white sox win -- loss record earned run average strikeouts september 14 10 april 1930 frank lary.jpg frank lary
 detroit tigers frank lary right
frank lary

frank strong lary -lrb- born april 10 , 1930 -rrb- is a former major league baseball pitcher for the detroit tigers -lrb- - -rrb- , new york mets -lrb- 1964 , -rrb- , milwaukee braves -lrb- 1964 -rrb- , and chicago white sox -lrb- 1965 -rrb- .
he led the american league with 21 wins in 1956 and ranked second in the same category with 23 wins in 1961 .
lary was selected to the american league all-star team in 1960 and 1961 and won the gold glove award in 1961 .
he was known variously as `` taters , '' `` mule , '' and the `` yankee killer . ''
the latter nickname was won due to his 27-10 record against the new york yankees from 1955 to 1961 .
