Carlos Zambrano
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Carlos Zambrano
- Bats Both, Throws Right
- Height 6' 5", Weight 250 lb.
- Born June 1, 1981 in Puerto Cabello, Carabobo, Venezuela
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[edit] Biographical Information
In 2005, Carlos Zambrano hit .300, the leading batting average among Chicago Cubs pitchers for that year. A switch hitter, he is considered one of the best-hitting pitchers in the Major Leagues. Zambrano holds the record for most home runs hit in a season without hitting a double or triple. In 2006, he smacked six dingers but did not hit any other extra base hit.
When he made the All-Star team in 2004, he was the youngest Cubs pitcher ever to do so. He got into a dugout fight with his catcher, Michael Barrett, on May 19, 2007, that then spilled over into the clubhouse; Barrett was traded away to San Diego shortly thereafter.
He once suffered an arm injury likened to tennis elbow he attributed to spending too much time on the Internet emailing his brother.
In a game that was shifted from Houston to Milwaukee because of Hurricane Ike, he pitched a no-hitter for the Cubs against the Houston Astros on September 14, 2008 at Miller Park. It was the first modern day no-hitter on a neutral site, and the first by a Cubs pitcher since Milt Pappas came within a strike of a perfect game on September 2, 1972.
[edit] Notable Achievements
- 3-time NL All-Star (2004, 2006 & 2008)
- 2-time NL Silver Slugger Award Winner (2006 & 2008)
- NL Wins Leader (2006)
- 15 Wins Seasons: 3 (2004, 2006 & 2007)
- 200 Innings Pitched Seasons: 5 (2003-2007)
- 200 Strikeouts Seasons: 2 (2005 & 2006)
[edit] Further Reading
- Pedro Miranda: The Big Z: The Carlos Zambrano Story, Triumph Books, Chicago, IL, 2007.
