Art Mahaffey

Infobox MLB retired
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textcolor2=white
name=Art Mahaffey


position=Pitcher
bats=Right
throws=Right
birthdate=birth date and age|1938|6|4
debutdate=July 30
debutyear=1960
debutteam=Philadelphia Phillies
finaldate=June 28
finalyear=1966
finalteam=St. Louis Cardinals
stat1label=Win-Loss Record
stat1value=59-64
stat2label=ERA
stat2value=4.17
stat3label=Strikeouts
stat3value=639
teams=
*Philadelphia Phillies (by|1960-by|1965)
*St. Louis Cardinals (by|1966)
highlights=
*All star in 1961 and 1962

Arthur Mahaffey, Jr. (born June 4, 1938 in Cincinnati, Ohio) is a former starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Philadelphia Phillies (1960-65) and St. Louis Cardinals (1966). He batted and threw right-handed.

In a seven-season career, Mahaffey posted a 59-64 record with 639 strikeouts and a 4.17 ERA in 999.0 innings pitched.

Highlights

*Two time All-Star (1961-62)
*Picked off the first three players who had base hits against him: Curt Flood and Bill White of the St. Louis Cardinals (July 30, by|1960) and Jim Marshall of the San Francisco Giants (July 31, 1960).
*On April 23, by|1961, struck out 17 Chicago Cubs batters to set a Phillies team-record. He also tied the since-broken National League record for most strikeouts in a day game.
*In by|1962, Mahaffey became the last pitcher to strikeout at least 12 batters and hit a grand slam in a game.

ources

* [http://www.baseballlibrary.com/baseballlibrary/ballplayers/M/Mahaffey_Art.stm Baseball Library]
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/m/mahafar01.shtml Baseball Reference]