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  1.                                 Cardinals, he once struck 
  2.                                 out 19 batters in one 
  3.                                 game -- and lost!) In 
  4.                                 1972, as a Phillie, Steve 
  5.                                 led the National League 
  6. with 27 wins. That same season, he also led 
  7. the league in earned run average, strikeouts, 
  8. complete games, and innings pitched. The 
  9. Phillies were a losing team that season, but 
  10. Steve accounted for nearly half their wins!
  11.  
  12. From 1976 to 1982, Steve was the best
  13. pitcher in the league. He led Philadelphia to
  14. three consecutive division titles (1976-78).
  15. In 1980, Steve and the Phillies won the World
  16. Series from the Kansas City Royals in six
  17. games.
  18.  
  19. Steve retired from baseball in 1988. In