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· John
was signed by the Cleveland Indians as a free agent in 1961.
· Following
the 1976 season, John was awarded the Hutch Award for displaying honor, courage
and dedication to baseball both
on and off the field.
· Following the 1981 season, John was awarded
the Lou Gehrig Memorial Award, which is given to the player who best exemplifies
the character of
Lou Gehrig.
· John was selected as an All-Star four times:
1968, 1978, 1979 and 1980.
· John finished second in the Cy Young Award
balloting for both the 1977 and 1979 seasons, just a few years after the
infamous “Tommy John Surgery” he
had on his elbow.
· John went 4-1 with a 2.08 ERA in seven
League Championship Series starts and 2- 1 with a 2.67 ERA in six World
Series
appearances.
· Despite his physical challenges,
one of John’s most notable
achievements is that he competed in the major leagues for 26
seasons. |
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