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1965 los Angeles Dodgers

Sandy Koufax
Don Drysdale
Claude Osteen

Was pretty good

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I always thought that the 2001 M's staff ERA+ of 119 was pretty impressive, although I don't have a whole lot of context for that. Otherwise, most of the really good rotations that I have seen pitch have been mentioned.

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The one/two punch of Johnson and Schilling with the 2001 Diamondbacks was something special. They finished 1/2 in the NL with an ERA+ (184/154), Strikeouts (372/293), Innings Pitched (256.7/249.7), and both were 20+ game winners... that was the year Morris won 22 and fought tooth and nail with Schilling in games 1 and 5 of the NLDS.

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Before my time, but I always loved this rotation in Strato.

1964 White Sox

Gary Peters
273.2 IP
1.14 WHIP
20-8
2.50 ERA

Juan Pizzaro
239 IP
1.02 WHIP
19-9
2.56 ERA

Joel Horlen
210.2 IP
0.92 WHIP
13-9
1.88 ERA

John Buzhardt
160 IP
1.13 WHIP
10-8
2.98 ERA

Ray Herbert
111.2 IP
1.18 WHIP
6-7
3.46 ERA

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Post by The Third Man »

The 1944 Cards were awesome.

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+----------------+-------+------+
| Pitcher        |  IP   | ERA+ |
+----------------+-------+------+
| Mort Cooper    | 252.3 | 144  |
| Max Lanier     | 224.3 | 134  |
| Ted Wilks      | 207.6 | 134  |
| Harry Brecheen | 189.3 | 124  |
| Red Munger     | 121.0 | 264  |
+----------------+-------+------+
| Total          | 994.2 | 143  |
+----------------+-------+------+
The average #1 starter has about a 120 ERA+. So...

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Post by picasso »

I didn't see Gibby at his best. but from the mid-70's til now the best pitcher the Cards have had is John Tudor, hands down.

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picasso wrote:I didn't see Gibby at his best. but from the mid-70's til now the best pitcher the Cards have had is John Tudor, hands down.
That much better than carp?

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