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H A L L O F F A M E I N D U
C T E E S
 Johnny
Antonelli ·
Elected 1969
Pitcher, Brooklyn Superbas, Louisville Colonels, Boston Federals,
Washington Monuments, Los Angeles Outlaws ·
1953-1968
A four-time Cy
Young winner with an
illustrious 16-year UL career, Johnny Antonelli left the United League
as the all-time leader in wins (312), strikeouts (4411), shutouts (53),
games started, and innings pitched. Though the southpaw pitched for
five teams, he will forever be associated with two of them: the
Louisville Colonels, with whom he won his first three Cys and the 1958
World Series, and the Los Angeles Outlaws, with whom he enjoyed a late
career renaissance, including his fourth Cy Young at the age of 36 and
the Outlaws' first pennant in 1968.
Brooklyn made Antonelli the
third overall pick of the 1953 Reentry Draft, but a week later traded
him to Louisville in a package for Richie Ashburn. He exacted revenge
on his former club by striking out 16 Superbas on May 18, en route to a
record 258 strikeouts in his rookie campaign. He won the Cy Young Award
in his 1956 breakout season, posting a 24-10 record, 2.42 ERA, and
striking out a then-record 372. He led the Colonels to a championship
in 1958 and a division pennant in 1960. In 1961, he became the
first pitcher to win 30 games and only the second to win back-to-back Cy
Young Awards. He played the second half of 1963 with Boston, then pitched two
years in Washington, again winning 21 games in 1964, before joining the
Outlaws on a deadline trade in 1965. He enjoyed a late career
renaissance with Los Angeles, going 62-32 with a 2.72 ERA in 116 starts
-- all after his 35th birthday. In an incredible three-and-a-half year
run with the Outlaws he grabbed his fourth Cy Young (matching Gene
Conley's haul) in 1966, notched his 4,000th strikeout in 1967, and
became the first 300-game winner in UL history in 1968.
During his peak seven years with Louisville (1956-62), Johnny averaged
23.5 wins and 296 strikeouts per year. Over his career he won 20 games
eight times and four times surpassed 300 strikeouts. He was named to a
record eight All-UL Teams, matched only by Ernie Banks, and his 2.92
career ERA ranks third all-time. He leaves the UL just in time to be
elected one of the first five inductees into the UL Hall of Fame next
year, and probably will be the first to win that honor on the first
ballot. (TJS)
AWARDS & ACCOLADES
Hall of Fame (1969)
Cy Young Award (1956, 1961, 1962,
1966), All-UL Team (1956, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1966, 1967)
ERA Champion (1966), Win Champion (1956, 1961), Strikeout Champion
(1956, 1959, 1960, 1967), WHIP Champion (1962)
5-time Pitcher of the
Month, 7-time Player of the Week
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Career Pitching
Stats |
|
Year/Team |
Age |
G |
GS |
W |
L |
SV |
ERA |
IP |
HA |
R |
ER |
HR |
BB |
K |
CG |
SHO |
WHIP |
|
1953 Brooklyn |
23 |
30 |
30 |
12 |
12 |
0 |
4.75 |
208.1 |
219 |
123 |
110 |
0 |
116 |
258 |
6 |
1 |
1.61 |
|
1954 Louisville |
24 |
32 |
32 |
13 |
11 |
0 |
4.13 |
233.0 |
255 |
118 |
107 |
0 |
87 |
277 |
7 |
2 |
1.47 |
|
1955 Louisville |
25 |
34 |
33 |
14 |
13 |
1 |
3.20 |
250.0 |
245 |
107 |
89 |
0 |
78 |
298 |
11 |
3 |
1.29 |
|
1956 Louisville |
26 |
40 |
40 |
24 |
10 |
0 |
2.42 |
312.2 |
268 |
96 |
84 |
0 |
66 |
372 |
15 |
7 |
1.07 |
|
1957 Louisville |
27 |
41 |
41 |
17 |
8 |
0 |
3.27 |
308.2 |
284 |
133 |
112 |
0 |
90 |
206 |
11 |
2 |
1.21 |
|
1958 Louisville |
28 |
37 |
37 |
24 |
8 |
0 |
2.63 |
288.0 |
232 |
104 |
84 |
0 |
92 |
213 |
6 |
3 |
1.13 |
|
1959 Louisville |
29 |
43 |
43 |
20 |
10 |
0 |
2.90 |
344.1 |
291 |
129 |
111 |
24 |
74 |
272 |
12 |
3 |
1.06 |
|
1960 Louisville |
30 |
43 |
43 |
25 |
8 |
0 |
2.82 |
348.0 |
282 |
123 |
109 |
23 |
77 |
328 |
13 |
5 |
1.03 |
|
1961 Louisville |
31 |
43 |
43 |
30 |
6 |
0 |
2.78 |
343.2 |
290 |
117 |
106 |
17 |
109 |
326 |
14 |
2 |
1.16 |
|
1962 Louisville |
32 |
45 |
45 |
25 |
12 |
0 |
2.35 |
375.2 |
278 |
111 |
98 |
11 |
84 |
353 |
23 |
8 |
0.96 |
|
1963 LOU-BOS |
33 |
41 |
41 |
15 |
16 |
0 |
2.70 |
303.2 |
267 |
108 |
91 |
12 |
93 |
282 |
8 |
3 |
1.19 |
|
1964 Washington |
34 |
40 |
40 |
21 |
12 |
0 |
2.85 |
302.2 |
240 |
102 |
96 |
15 |
95 |
278 |
11 |
3 |
1.11 |
|
1965 WAS-LA |
35 |
38 |
38 |
16 |
16 |
0 |
2.92 |
271.2 |
270 |
108 |
88 |
20 |
76 |
251 |
8 |
0 |
1.27 |
|
1966 Los Angeles |
36 |
33 |
33 |
19 |
6 |
0 |
2.43 |
259.1 |
211 |
79 |
70 |
10 |
80 |
235 |
10 |
5 |
1.12 |
|
1967 Los Angeles |
37 |
36 |
36 |
20 |
12 |
0 |
2.32 |
276.0 |
224 |
86 |
71 |
13 |
85 |
252 |
9 |
5 |
1.12 |
|
1968 Los Angeles |
38 |
35 |
35 |
17 |
11 |
0 |
3.27 |
247.2 |
205 |
100 |
90 |
30 |
90 |
210 |
4 |
1 |
1.19 |
|
Total UL |
16 yrs |
611 |
610 |
312 |
171 |
1 |
2.92 |
4673.1 |
4061 |
1744 |
1516 |
175 |
1392 |
4411 |
168 |
53 |
1.17 |
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