Steve Carlton
Ten-foot high statue of Steve Carlton (born December 22, 1944) greets patrons at the third-base gate at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Known as "Lefty," Carlton is a former Major League Baseball left-handed pitcher. Pitching for six different teams, from 1965 to 1988, his greatest honors were achieved during his career with the Philadelphia Phillies, when in 1994, he was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.
"Augie Busch traded me to the last-place Phillies over a salary dispute,” Carlton said. “I was mentally committed to winning 25 games with the Cardinals and now I had to re-think my goals. I decided to stay with the 25-win goal and won 27 of the Phillies 59 victories. I consider that season my finest individual achievement."
In 15 seasons with the Phillies, Carlton led the league in wins four times, winning 20-or-more games five times. The 10-time All-Star would go on to win a total of four Cy Young Awards and a Gold Glove Award in 1981. On Sept. 24, 1983, he became just the 16th pitcher to win 300 games.
Carlton was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1994.
Sculptor Zenos Frudakis created ten-foot tall bronze statues of four of Philadelphia's Hall of Famers, including Steve Carlton, for Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Pitcher
Elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1994
Size: 10-feet high
Media: Bronze
Unveiled: December 4, 2004
Location: Third Base Gate, Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Inscription on Plinth: STEVE CARLTON. PHILLIES HALL OF FAME PITCHER 1972-1986.