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Carl Hubbell

Birthdate:

6/22/1903

Died:

11/21/1988

Height / Weight:

6' 0" / 170 lbs.

Place of Birth:

Carthage, MO, USA

Bats / Throws:

R / L

Baseball Historian Biography

Carl Hubbell - Photo TCMA Baseball Card

Carl Hubbell of the New York Giants was the only peace-time pitcher to ever win two Most Valuable Player Awards, 1933 and 1936. In the 1934 All-Star Game, throwing his legendary screwball with a cartwheel pitching motion, Hubbell struck-out in succession Hall of Famers, Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Jimmy Foxx, Al Simmons and Joe Cronin - setting a baseball record. Nicknamed "The Meal Ticket" because that's what he was to the New York Giants while leading them to the World Series in 1933, 1936 & 1937. Carl Hubbell won over 20 games in five straight seasons. In his MVP season of 1933, he led all American League pitchers with 23 wins, 1.66 ERA, and pitched 10 shutouts in 308 innings. In July, he pitched 18 innings vs. the Cardinals and did not walk a single batter while fanning 12. Pitching against the Washington Senators in the World Series, the Giants' Meal Ticket pitched 20 innings without an earned run and fanned 15 Senators' batters. Carl Hubbell set a major league record, of 24 consecutive wins spanning the 1933-34 seasons. Hall of Famer,.

New York Giants 'Carl Hubbell finished the 1933 season as most valuable player of the National League and as leading pitcher of the League in innings pitched and games won. He allowed an average of 1.65 runs per game and established the National League record of 46 consecutive scoreless innings. He joined the Giants in 1928 and in 1929 pitched a no-hit, no-run game against the Pittsburgh Pirates, the only one of the league. 'He was born in Carthage, Mo., June 22, 1903, stands an even 6 feet high and weighs 170 pounds. He pitches left handed but bats either left-handed or right-handed.' Baseballhistorian.com - Archives - the information in this paragraph is from a complete set of 1934 Goudey Gum Co. Baseball Cards

Pitching Statistics

Year	Team	G	GS	W	L	SV	CG	SHO	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	WP	HBP	BK	ERA
1928	NYG (NL)	20	14	10	6	1	8	1	124.0	117	49	39	7	21	0	37	1	3	0	2.83
1929	NYG (NL)	39	35	18	11	1	19	1	268.0	273	128	110	17	67	0	106	5	6	0	3.69
1930	NYG (NL)	37	32	17	12	2	17	3	241.2	263	120	104	11	58	0	117	3	11	0	3.87
1931	NYG (NL)	36	30	14	12	3	21	4	248.0	211	88	73	14	67	0	155	3	4	0	2.65
1932	NYG (NL)	40	32	18	11	2	22	0	284.0	260	96	79	20	40	0	137	3	4	1	2.50
1933	NYG (NL)	45	33	23	12	5	22	10	308.2	256	69	57	6	47	0	156	3	3	0	1.66
1934	NYG (NL)	49	34	21	12	8	25	5	313.0	286	100	80	17	37	0	118	2	2	0	2.30
1935	NYG (NL)	42	35	23	12	0	24	1	302.2	314	125	110	27	49	0	150	7	3	0	3.27
1936	NYG (NL)	42	34	26	6	3	25	3	304.0	265	81	78	7	57	0	123	3	5	0	2.31
1937	NYG (NL)	39	32	22	8	4	18	4	261.2	261	108	93	18	55	0	159	7	3	0	3.20
1938	NYG (NL)	24	22	13	10	1	13	1	179.0	171	70	61	16	33	0	104	1	2	0	3.07
1939	NYG (NL)	29	18	11	9	2	10	0	154.0	150	60	47	11	24	0	62	2	2	0	2.75
1940	NYG (NL)	31	27	11	12	0	11	2	214.1	220	102	87	22	59	0	86	3	2	0	3.65
1941	NYG (NL)	26	22	11	9	1	11	1	164.0	169	73	65	10	53	0	75	4	2	0	3.57
1942	NYG (NL)	24	20	11	8	0	11	0	157.1	158	75	69	17	34	0	61	2	1	0	3.95
1943	NYG (NL)	12	11	4	4	0	3	0	66.0	87	36	36	7	24	0	31	4	0	0	4.91
16 years		535	431	253	154	33	260	36	3590.1	3461	1380	1188	227	725	0	1677	53	53	1	2.98

Batting Statistics

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	AVG	OBP	SLG
1928	NYG (NL)	20	47	3	5	1	0	0	2	2	11	0	0	0	0	1	0	.106	.143	SLG
1929	NYG (NL)	39	93	6	12	1	0	0	10	2	14	0	0	0	0	7	0	.129	.147	SLG
1930	NYG (NL)	37	86	5	13	3	0	0	3	1	13	0	0	0	0	10	0	.151	.161	SLG
1931	NYG (NL)	36	83	9	20	6	0	0	8	3	9	0	0	0	1	6	0	.241	.276	SLG
1932	NYG (NL)	40	108	11	26	3	1	1	6	2	11	0	0	0	0	4	0	.241	.255	SLG
1933	NYG (NL)	45	109	6	20	2	1	1	12	2	18	0	0	0	0	5	0	.183	.198	SLG
1934	NYG (NL)	49	117	9	23	1	0	0	9	4	11	0	0	0	0	3	0	.197	.223	SLG
1935	NYG (NL)	42	109	15	26	2	0	1	12	5	15	0	0	0	0	2	0	.239	.272	SLG
1936	NYG (NL)	42	110	9	25	1	0	0	8	3	14	0	0	0	0	10	0	.227	.248	SLG
1937	NYG (NL)	39	97	4	21	4	0	0	6	0	13	0	0	0	0	3	0	.216	.216	SLG
1938	NYG (NL)	24	58	3	9	0	0	0	3	1	5	1	0	0	0	10	0	.155	.169	SLG
1939	NYG (NL)	29	53	3	8	1	0	1	6	2	3	0	0	0	0	3	0	.151	.182	SLG
1940	NYG (NL)	31	81	5	15	3	0	0	10	1	15	0	0	0	0	2	0	.185	.195	SLG
1941	NYG (NL)	26	57	5	8	2	0	0	4	1	8	0	0	0	0	2	0	.140	.155	SLG
1942	NYG (NL)	24	60	2	11	0	0	0	2	3	10	0	0	0	0	3	0	.183	.222	SLG
1943	NYG (NL)	12	20	0	4	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	4	0	.200	.238	SLG
16 years		535	1288	95	246	30	2	4	101	33	172	1	0	0	1	75	0	.191	.212	.SLG

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