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Ron Guidry

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Ron Guidry is an American former professional baseball pitcher who starred for the New York Yankees. In 1978 he had one of the most dominant single seasons by a pitcher in modern history, going 25-3 with a low earned run average, and won the American League Cy Young Award that year.

Facts
Birth Year
1950 2
Birth Date
1950-08-28 1
Nationality
American 1
Career Highlight
He won the American League Cy Young Award in 1978, winning 25 games and losing only 3, and was a member of World Series-winning Yankees teams in 1977 and 1978. 1
Classification
Competition Category
Team 1
Connections

Competed In

World Series, Competitions
Source Wikipedia, Ron Guidry

Plays

Baseball, Sports
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Sources
1. Wikipedia, Ron Guidry
Wikipedia
  • Lead sentence: birth date
    Ronald Ames Guidry (; born August 28, 1950), nicknamed "Louisiana Lightning" and "Gator", is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played 14 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees.
  • Lead sentence: birth year
    Ronald Ames Guidry (; born August 28, 1950), nicknamed "Louisiana Lightning" and "Gator", is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played 14 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees.
  • Lead sentence: nationality
    Ronald Ames Guidry (; born August 28, 1950), nicknamed "Louisiana Lightning" and "Gator", is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played 14 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees.
  • Lead paragraph: career highlight
    He won the American League Cy Young Award in 1978, winning 25 games and losing only 3.
  • Wikipedia, article summary lead
    Ronald Ames Guidry (; born August 28, 1950), nicknamed "Louisiana Lightning" and "Gator", is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played 14 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees.
  • Competed In: World Series, lead paragraph, competed-in
    He was a member of World Series-winning Yankees teams in 1977 and 1978, both over the Los Angeles Dodgers.
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2. Wikidata: Ron Guidry
Wikidata Q711832, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source

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