Greenwich Island in Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Steve Carlton

Left-Handed Pitcher
Phillies 1972 - 1986

— Inducted 1989 —

Steve Carlton Marker image. Click for full size.

By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 19, 2024

1. Steve Carlton Marker

Inscription. Second-winningest left-hander of all time; 329 wins rank behind only Warren Spahn (363). Four-time Cy Young Award winner. All-time National League strikeout leader with 4,000. Made 544 consecutive starts, an NL record. Was a 20-game winner five times with the Phillies. Best season: 1972 when he won 27 with a 1.97 ERA, 30 complete games, 310 strikeouts and a 15-game winning streak. Led NL in strikeouts and innings pitched, five times; wins, complete games, four times. Phillies stats: 241-161 record, 39 shutouts, 3,031 strikeouts. Ten time all-star. Inducted into Hall of Fame in 1994.

Erected by Philadelphia Phillies Baseball Club.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Sports. A significant historical date for this entry is February 26, 1972.

Location. 39° 54.411′ N, 75° 10.042′ W. Marker is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia County. It is on Greenwich Island. It is on Hartranft Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 38 Hartranft St, Philadelphia PA 19148, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Pennsylvania. It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

New Netherland,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Larry Bowa (here, next to this marker); Mike Schmidt (here, next to this marker); Chris Short (here, next to this marker); Dick Allen (here, next to this marker); Ed Delahanty

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(here, next to this marker); Del Ennis (here, next to this marker); Cy Williams (here, next to this marker); Curt Simmons (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Philadelphia.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 21, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 21, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 142 times since then and 13 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on June 21, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.

Steve Carlton

Left-Handed PitcherPhillies 1972 - 1986

— Inducted 1989 —

Left-Handed Pitcher
Phillies 1972 - 1986