Adam Wainwright
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Adam Parrish Wainwright
- Bats Right, Throws Right
- Height 6' 7", Weight 205 lb.
- High School Glynn Academy High School
- Debut September 11, 2005
- Born August 30, 1981 in Brunswick, GA USA
[edit] Biographical Information
Adam Wainwright is one of three players to homer in his first at-bat then win the game as a pitcher.
As a rookie in 2006, Wainwright became the closer for the St. Louis Cardinals late in the season when Jason Isringhausen was injured. With the bases loaded in Game 7 of the NL Championship Series, he sealed the pennant by striking out Carlos Beltran on an unhittable 0-2 curveball. Beltran could only stand frozen in the batter's box. Wainwright has in fact one of the better curveballs in major league baseball.
Wainwright went down with an arm injury in the first days of spring training in 2011. He missed the entire season, but somehow the Cardinals managed tom rally without their ace pitcher and win the World Series that season.
[edit] Notable Achievements
- NL All-Star (2010)
- NL Gold Glove Winner (2009)
- NL Wins Leader (2009)
- NL Winning Percentage Leader (2008)
- NL Innings Pitched Leader (2009)
- 15 Wins Seasons: 2 (2009 & 2010)
- 20 Wins Seasons: 1 (2010)
- 200 Innings Pitched Seasons: 3 (2007, 2009 & 2010)
- 200 Strikeouts Seasons: 2 (2009 & 2010)
- Won a World Series with the St. Louis Cardinals in 2006
