Juan A Marichal Sanchez was inducted into the MLB Hall of Fame class of 1983 along with Walter Alston, George Kell and Brooks Robinson. Marichal was a RHP with 16 seasons MLB experience pitching with the San Francisco Giants (1960-1973), Boston Red Sox (1974) and Los Angeles Dodgers (1975). For his MLB career he was 243-142 with a 2.89 ERA, 2303 K, 1.10 WHIP, 2 SV, 244 complete games, 52 shut outs in 3507.0 IP over 471 games.
I believe his three best seasons were 1966 when he was 25-6 with a 2.23 ERA, 222 K, 0.86 WHIP, 25 complete games, 4 shut outs in 307.1 IP over 37 games, 1963 when he was 25-8 with a 2.41 ERA, 248 K, 1.00 WHIP, 18 complete games, 5 shut outs in 321.1 IP over 41 games and 1968 when he was 26-9 with a 2.43 ERA, 218 K, 1.05 WHIP, 30 complete games, 5 shut outs in 325.2 IP over 38 games.
Marichal led the National League in wins in 1963 and 1968. He led the NL in ERA in 1969 (2.10). He led the NL in shut outs in 1965 (10) and 1969 (8).
He was an All Star ten times (1962-1969, 1971). Marichal pitched a no hitter on June 15, 1963 against the Houston Colt 45s.
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