Carlos Zambrano
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Carlos Zambrano
- Bats Both, Throws Right
- Height 6' 5", Weight 250 lb.
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[edit] Biographical Information
- In 2005, he 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.
- When he made the All-Star team in 2004, he was the youngest Cubs pitcher ever to do so.
- Got into a dugout fight with his catcher, Michael Barrett, on May 19, 2007, that then spilled over into the clubhouse.
- Once suffered an arm injury likened to tennis elbow he attributed to spending too much time on the Internet emailing his brother.
- 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.
- In a game that was shifted from Houston to Milwaukee because of Hurricane Ike, he pitched a no-hitter for the Chicago 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
- 1 no-hitter game (Sep 14, 2008)
- 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.
