Don Cardwell

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Donald Eugene Cardwell

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 4", Weight 210 lb.
School Appalachian State University
Debut April 21, 1957
Final Game September 27, 1970
Born December 7, 1935 in Winston-Salem, NC USA
Died January 14, 2008 in Winston-Salem, NC USA

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Pitcher Don Cardwell signed with the Philadelphia Phillies as an 18 year old in 1954 and reached the majors with the team in 1957. He spent a little more than three years with the club, most of the time as a member of their rotation, before being traded to the Chicago Cubs early in the 1960 season. He pitched a no-hitter in his first game as a Cub on May 15th of that year. With the Cubs in 1961, he had his best big league season, winning 15 games and striking out 156.

Following the 1962 campaign, Cardwell was traded to the St. Louis Cardinals, who in turn sent him to the Pittsburgh Pirates a month later. He later played for the New York Mets and was a member of the starting rotation of the 1969 Mets club that won the World Series. He ended his career with the Atlanta Braves.