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Flash Gordon
#45 | Relief Pitcher | Chicago Cubs | Roster

Career Notes

1996
Established career highs with 34 starts and 215.2 innings pitched ... 134 earned runs allowed were tops in the AL ... Allowed 6th most hits in AL (249), 3rd most walks (105) and had 2nd highest ERA (5.59) ... After going 1-2 in first five starts, won four straight decisions in next six starts ... Tallied 1,000th career strikeout on Apr. 3 vs. Texas.

1995
Posted double figures in wins for the third straight season and the fifth time in his seven year career ... Made just three appearances (1-1, 7.43) before going on the disabled list from May 8-23 ... Underwent oral surgery in which he had four wisdom teeth pulled ... Returned from the D.L. on May 24 ... Named the Royals Pitcher of the Month for September after going 3-2 in six starts with a 2.95 ERA ... Finished the season two strikeouts shy of becoming the fifth pitcher in club history to reach 1,000 strikeouts ... Signed by the Boston Red Sox as a free agent on Dec. 21, 1995.

1994
Full-time starter for first time since 1990 ... Enjoyed a strong June, compiling a 3-1 record and 2.32 ERA in five starts ... Tormented the Seattle Mariners with a dominant effort Aug. 5, pitching eight innings of three-hit, shutout baseball. Had five strikeouts and one walk in the 8-0 rout ... Was ninth in the American League with 126 strikeouts and held opponents to a .237 batting average, seventh lowest in the league ... Also was third in walks (87) and wild pitches (12).

1993
His first 34 appearances on the year came in relief ... Was 4-2 with a 3.92 ERA, fanning 63 batters in 62 innings out of the bullpen ... Became a starter July 24 ... Won four of his first five starts ... Finished the season at 12-6 with a 3.58 ERA ... Ranked second in the American League with 17 wild pitchers ... Struck out 80 batters and walked 40 .... Fanned 11 Oakland A's Sept. 22 ... Kansas City averaged 5.1 runs in his starts.

1992
Went 0-5 in nine starts to begin the season ... Moved to the bullpen May 24 ... Won his next five decisions after his record slumped to 1-9 July 8 ... Tendinitis in his right rotator cuff landed him on the disabled list the final two weeks of Aug. ... Finished with the most losses on the club (10).

1991
Posted a 3.87 ERA and amassed a 9-14 record in 45 games ... Struck out 167 batters in 158 innings (eighth in the AL) ... His 14 losses placed fourth in the AL ... Fanned 13 Yankees April 20.

1990
Paced the club with 32 starts, six complete games and 195 1/3 innings pitched ... Finished ninth in the AL with 175 strikeouts ... Hurled four consecutive complete games Aug. 8-22 .

1989
Named Sporting News Rookie Pitcher of the Year, and Baseball Digest and USA Today AL Rookie of the Year ... Was runner-up in the Baseball Writers Association of America's voting for Rookie of the Year ... Placed second in the AL in wins (17) and strikeouts per nine innings (8.4) and 10th in total strikeouts (153) ... His wins and strikeouts topped all first year players ... His first big-league victory came April 5 and first save May 24 ... Tossed his first career complete game Aug. 3 ... AL managers chose him (along with Gregg Olson) as the Pitcher with the Best Breaking Pitch.

1988
Made major-league debut Sept. 8 and started first game Sept. 27 ... Went 0-2 with a 5.17 ERA in five games on the year.


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