Mike McCormick (pitcher)

For other people of the same name, see Mike McCormick (disambiguation).

Mike McCormick
Pitcher
Born: September 29, 1938 (1938-09-29) (age 73) Pasadena, California
Batted: Left	Threw: Left
MLB debut
September 3, 1956 for the New York Giants
Last MLB appearance
May 22, 1971 for the Kansas City Royals
Career statistics
Win–loss record	134–128
Earned run average	3.73
Strikeouts	1,321
Teams
New York / San Francisco Giants (1956–1962) Baltimore Orioles (1963–1964) Washington Senators (1965–1966) San Francisco Giants (1967–1970) New York Yankees (1970) Kansas City Royals (1971)
Career highlights and awards
4× All-Star selection (1960, 1960², 1961, 1961²) 1967 NL Cy Young Award 1967 NL TSN Pitcher of the Year 1967 NL Comeback Player of the Year

Michael Francis McCormick (born on September 29, 1938 in Pasadena, California) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He played for the New York Giants from 1956 to 1958, then the San Francisco Giants from 1958 to 1970. He played for the New York Yankees in 1970 and then the Kansas City Royals in 1971.

In 1956 he became one of the most hyped rookies in history after posting a 49-4 American Legion record at age 17, including four no hitters and a 26 strikeout game. Though he struggled with his control for the first few years of his career, he later became one of the best pitchers in baseball. He led the league in ERA in 1960 and won the Cy Young Award and The Sporting News Pitcher of the Year in 1967 with the San Francisco Giants; not until Tim Lincecum's back-to-back Cy Young Awards in 2008 and 2009 would another Giant pitcher receive such an honor. McCormick also hit the 500th home run by a pitcher in baseball history (and also gave up Hank Aaron's 500th career home run in 1968). McCormick was a member of the National League All Star Team in 1960 and 1961.

McCormick currently conducts fantasy camps for the San Francisco Giants, with other former Giants. He married Carolyn Koehler in 1956. They have four children, Susan, Michael Jr., Matthew and Stacy. He married Dierdre Hodge in January 1986. They have one daughter, Tara.

See also

• List of Major League Baseball leaders in career wins
• List of Major League Baseball ERA champions
• List of Major League Baseball wins champions

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
• Baseball Almanac

Preceded by Sam Jones	National League ERA Champion 1960	Succeeded by Warren Spahn
Preceded by Sandy Koufax	National League Wins Champion 1967	Succeeded by Juan Marichal
Preceded by Sandy Koufax	National League Cy Young Award 1967	Succeeded by Bob Gibson
Preceded by Phil Regan	NL Comeback Player of the Year 1967	Succeeded by Alex Johnson

Persondata
Name	Maccormick, Mike
Alternative names
Short description	American baseball player
Date of birth	September 29, 1938
Place of birth	Pasadena, California
Date of death
Place of death