1 major league career
1.1 san francisco giants (1971–72)
1.2 chicago white sox (1973)
1.3 chicago cubs (1974–76)
1.4 chicago white sox (1977–78)
1.5 baltimore orioles (1979–81)
major league career
san francisco giants (1971–72)
breaking stereotype of ballplayers in era, stone said:
charlie fox (manager of giants in 1971) felt way ballplayer perform chew tobacco, wear sloppy uniform and, put it, not afraid bloody nose, , eat, drink , sleep baseball. never thought bloody nose comfortable, , tobacco upsets stomach. eat – not baseball – , never thought sleeping game enjoyable. think thought reading hurt eyes.
in november 1972, after suffering sore arm, stone traded giants ken henderson chicago white sox tom bradley.
chicago white sox (1973)
in 1973 fourth in al in strikeouts per 9 innings pitched (7.04), , 8th in hit batsmen (7).
chicago cubs (1974–76)
in december 1973 traded white sox jim kremmel, ken frailing, , steve swisher chicago cubs ron santo. in 1975 12–8 , pitched 214.3 innings.
chicago white sox (1977–78)
in november 1976, after suffering torn rotator cuff , undertaking cryotherapy after refusing surgery , cortisone injections, signed free agent chicago white sox $60,000 ($320,000 today), turning down offers 4 other teams.
in 1977 15–12. during year on august 29 stone gave home run cleveland indians second baseman duane kuiper – kuiper s career home run in 3,379 @ bats.
baltimore orioles (1979–81)
in november 1978, signed 4-year, $760,000 ($2,791,000 today) deal free agent baltimore orioles, again turning down 4 other offers. in 1979 stone 11–7, , 7th in league in fewest hits allowed per 9 innings pitched (8.37).
his best year 1980, when went 25–7 orioles, won cy young award , sporting news pitcher of year award, , came in 9th in al mvp voting. stone s relief pitchers did not blow save him season until last start of year. led league in wins , won-lost percentage (.781), , second in games started (37), seventh in era (3.23), strikeouts (149), hits allowed/9 ip (8.04), , hit batsmen (6), , ninth in innings (250.7). pitched 3 perfect innings in all-star game year.
— stone, on throwing on 50% curveballs in 1980
stone threw many 73 curveballs in game @ least twice season, though knew might damage pitching arm.
used try not lose before , stone said in 1980. now, when go out, go out win every time, , m am. try envision myself literally walking off mound winner. allow no negatives in thinking. when ones start creeping in, erase them , make blank blackboard waiting filled in things like, team going play well, going score runs, m going throw strikes, m going win.
stone suffered tendinitis in 1981, going 4–7 4.60 era, , retired @ age 34.
he considered 1 of best jewish pitchers in major league history.
through july 2011, stone third among jewish pitchers in career wins (107) , strikeouts (1,065), behind ken holtzman , sandy koufax , directly ahead of jason marquis, , ninth in games pitched (320), behind barry latman. reminiscing sandy koufax s influence on him , others when child, said, gave little jewish boys hope.
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