finalyear death_date debutyear statvalue finalteam birth_date hofdate death_place finaldate hofvote image statlabel debutteam name throws birth_place debutdate bats position article_title
1943 21 november 1988 1928 253 -- 154 2.98 1,677 new york giants 22 june 1903 1947 scottsdale , arizona august 24 87 % -lrb- third ballot -rrb- 1933 goudey sport kings 42 carl hubbell.jpg win -- loss record earned run average strikeouts new york giants carl hubbell left carthage , missouri july 26 right pitcher carl hubbell

carl hubbell

carl owen hubbell -lrb- june 22 , 1903 -- november 21 , 1988 -rrb- , nicknamed `` the meal ticket '' and `` king carl '' , was an american baseball player .
he was a member of the new york giants in the national league from 1928 to 1943 .
he remained on the team 's payroll for the rest of his life , long after their move to san francisco .
twice voted the national league 's most valuable player , hubbell was inducted into the baseball hall of fame in 1947 .
during 1936 and 1937 , hubbell set the major league record for consecutive wins by a pitcher with 24 .
he is perhaps best remembered for his performance in the 1934 all-star game , when he struck out five of the game 's great hitters in succession .
hubbell 's primary pitch was the screwball .
