When lefty starting pitcher Steve Carlton was on the mound good things generally happened for the Philadelphia Phillies. Carlton pitched in 499 games (all starts) in his time with the Phillies and he was 241-161 with a 3.09 ERA and a 1.21 WHIP. Carlton won four Cy Young Awards with the Phillies (1972, 1977, 1980 and 1982). His most amazing season with the Phillies without a doubt was 1972. He pitched in 41 games (all starts) for the Phillies that season and he was 27-10 with a 1.97 ERA and a 0.99 WHIP. He threw an amazing 30 complete games in 1972, 8 of which were shutouts. He worked 346 1/3 innings for the Phillies in 1972 and he only allowed 257 hits while whiffing 310 batters. The most amazing thing about Carlton’s stats in 1972 was that his team was 59-97 that year! Carlton is all over the record books for the Phillies. He is #1 all-time in Phillies’ history in wins (241), games started (499) and #1 in strikeouts (3,031). Carlton is also #2 in games pitched (499), #2 in innings pitched (3,697 1/3), #3 in complete games (185) and #2 in shutouts (39) in Phillies’ history. Carlton was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1994.

3B Mike Schmidt played his whole career (18 years) with the Philles in which he was a 12-time All-Star who won 10 Gold Gloves. Schmidt played in 2,404 games in his career and he was 2,234 of 8,352 (.267 avg, .908 OPS) with 1,506 runs scored, 548 homers, 1,595 RBIs and 174 stolen bases. He is the all-time leader for the Phillies in games played, hits, runs scored, homers and RBIs. Schmidt led the N.L. in homers 8 times, runs scored 1 time and RBIs 4 times in his career. He also won three MVP Awards in the N.L. in 1980, 1981 and 1986. In 1980, Schmidt played in 150 games in which he was 157 for 548 (.286 avg, 1.004 OPS) with 104 runs scored, 48 homers, 121 RBIs and 12 stolen bases. He followed that up in the strike year of 1981 by playing in 102 games in which he was 112 for 354 (.316 avg, 1.080 OPS) with 78 runs scored, 31 homers and 91 RBIs. In 1986, Schmidt played in 160 games in which he was 160 for 552 (.290 avg, .937 OPS) with 97 runs scored, 37 homers and 119 RBIs. Mike Schmidt was one of the best Philadelphia Phillies players of all time and that’s why he is in Cooperstown, N.Y. forever.