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After seven years in the minors and a stint in the military, 28-year-old Jack Sanford compiled a 19-8 record for the fifth-place 1957 Phillies, striking out a league-high 188 batters and winning NL Rookie of the Year honors. He fanned 13 Cubs in one game, tying what was then a club record.

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After falling to 10-13 in 1958, Sanford was dealt to San Francisco. When Sandy Koufax fanned 18 Giants on August 31, 1959, Sanford was his final strikeout victim. Though Sanford had just 12 victories in 1960, he led the NL with six shutouts. In 1962, he won 16 consecutive games, his 24-7 record sparking the Giants to the pennant. He had tough luck in the World Series after shutting out the Yankees on three hits in Game Two. He struck out 10 in a 5-3 Game Five loss, and lost 1-0 to Ralph Terry in the final contest.

Sanford pitched more than 200 innings each of his first five seasons with San Francisco, and topped the NL with 42 starts in 1963. He suffered a shoulder injury in 1964 that limited him to 18 games. Moved to the bullpen by the Angels, he recorded a league-high 12 wins in relief in 1966. (GB)

FROM THE BASEBALL CHRONOLOGY » November 7, 1957: The AP poll names Phillies P Jack Sanford its National League Rookie of the Year with 16 votes, beating out teammate 1B Ed Bouchee. » September 22, 1958: The Pirates set strikeout records in their twinbill loss, 3–2 and 1–0, to the Phillies. Starting pitcher Ronnie Kline of the Pirates fans five times in a 14-inning game, as three Phillies pitchers strike out ML-record 21 Bucs. In the 2nd game of the doubleheader, the Phillies Jack Sanford fans six Bucs in a row to help his team fan 10 for the game, and a major-league record 31 for the day. Richie Ashburn regains the bat lead going 6-for-10 to move to .343. » December 3, 1958: The Giants trade P Ruben Gomez and C Valmy Thomas to the Phils for P Jack Sanford. Sanford, who slipped in his sophomore year will win 24 games in 1962, including 16 in a row, while leading the Giants to a pennant. The Phils Carpenter will later rue, "it was the worst trade I ever made." » April 18, 1959: Jack Sanford of the Giants allows only a 7th-inning bloop single to pinch hitter Stan Musial in beating St. Louis 8–1 in San Francisco. The Cards score in the first on three walks, a hit batter, and a wild pitch. Cepeda hits his 5th home run in four games. » September 15, 1959: The Giants whip Warren Spahn and the Braves 13-6 behind Jack Sanford. Willie Mays has 4 hits and 5 RBI. The Giants are now 2 games in front with 8 to play. » May 12, 1960: Duplicating Sam Jones' effort of yesterday, the Giants Jack Sanford pitches a 2-hit, 1–0 win over the Phils. He matches Jones by striking out 11 and walking 3. » May 13, 1960: Mike McCormick's shutout of the Dodgers is the 3rd straight by San Francisco pitchers, following 2-hitters against Philadelphia by Sam Jones and Jack Sanford. The first-place Giants have seven straight wins. » June 30, 1960: Dick Stuart blasts three consecutive home runs, as the Pirates split with the Giants. Stuart drives in seven runs and joins Ralph Kiner as the 2nd Pirate to hit three home runs in a game at Forbes Field. Jack Sanford pitches a 3-hit shutout to give the Giants an 11–0 first-game win. With the 11–6 nitecap victory, Pittsburgh is three ahead of the 2nd-place Braves. » September 3, 1962: At Los Angeles, Jack Sanford of the Giants wins his 20th game and 14th straight, 7–3. » September 15, 1962: The Pirates beat Jack Sanford 5–1, the first loss by the Giant hurler after 16 straight wins. » September 29, 1962: The Giants have a chance to tie for the lead with a makeup doubleheader with Houston. Jack Sanford wins his 24th as the Giants take the opener 12–5. Houston then manages a split behind Bob Bruce's 4–2 victory to leave San Francisco one game back. » October 2, 1962: Just 25,321 fans are on hand at Dodger Stadium to see Don Drysdale (25–9) and Jack Sanford (24–7) square off. After 35 straight scoreless innings, the Dodgers break through for seven runs in the 6th to lead San Francisco by 2. The Giants score twice in the 8th, but a 9th-inning sacrifice fly by Ron Fairly sends Maury Wills home with the winning run 8–7. The Giants tie an National League record by using eight hurlers in a 9-inning game. At four hours and 18 minutes, the game is the longest 9-inning affair in NL history. » October 5, 1962: Jack Sanford's 3-hitter handcuffs New York and knots the World Series. Matty Alou's RBI grounder and Willie McCovey's home run off Ralph Terry account for San Francisco's 2–0 win. » October 10, 1962: Following a rainout, New York overcomes two San Francisco leads, and Tom Tresh's 3-run 8th-inning home run off Jack Sanford gives the Yankees and Ralph Terry a 5–3 win. » November 15, 1962: Don Drysdale wins the Cy Young Award, outpolling Jack Sanford 14-4. » July 14, 1964: Jack Sanford of the Giants undergoes arm surgery. » November 8, 1989: Cubs OF Jerome Walton wins the National League Rookie of the Year Award, collecting 22 of 24 first-place votes to defeat teammate Dwight Smith. They are the first NL teammates to finish 1-2 in the voting since the Phillies Jack Sanford and Ed Bouchee in 1957. Walton is the first Cub to win rookie honors since Billy Williams, in 1961.