Art Mahaffey

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Arthur Mahaffey, Jr. (born June 4, 1938 in Cincinnati, Ohio) is a former starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Philadelphia Phillies (1960-65) and St. Louis Cardinals (1966). He batted and threw right-handed.

In a seven-season career, Mahaffey posted a 59-64 record with 639 strikeouts and a 4.17 ERA in 999.0 innings pitched.

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• Two time All-Star (1961-62)
• Picked off the first three players who had base hits against him: Curt Flood and Bill White of the St. Louis Cardinals (July 30, 1960) and Jim Marshall of the San Francisco Giants (July 31, 1960).
• On April 23, 1961, struck out 17 Chicago Cubs batters to set a Phillies team-record. He also tied the since-broken National League record for most strikeouts in a day game.

[edit] Sources

• Baseball Library
• Baseball Reference