Major League Baseball Player. For sixteen seasons (1956 to 1971), he was a left-handed pitcher with the New York/San Francisco Giants, Baltimore Orioles, Washington Senators, New York Yankees and Kansas City Royals. Born Michael Francis McCormick, he made his initial mark on the baseball diamond during his years at Mark Keppel High School in California. After an impressive period playing American Legion Baseball, he was signed as an amateur free agent (bonus baby) by the New York Giants and broke into the Major Leagues twenty-six days prior to his eighteenth birthday on September 3, 1956. McCormick worked his way into the Giants' starting rotation and in 1960, he led the league with a 2.70 ERA. A practitioner of the screwball, McCormick experienced a National League Pennant winning season with the Giants in 1962. In 1967, he was recipient of the Cy Young Award when he led the league with 22 wins. Additionally, he achieved all star status in 1960 and 1961. In 484 regular season games, he compiled a 134 win, 18 loss record, with a 3.73 lifetime ERA, in 2,280 innings pitched. He was added to the San Francisco Giants Wall of Fame in 2008. He died after a lengthy battle with Parkinson's disease.
Major League Baseball Player. For sixteen seasons (1956 to 1971), he was a left-handed pitcher with the New York/San Francisco Giants, Baltimore Orioles, Washington Senators, New York Yankees and Kansas City Royals. Born Michael Francis McCormick, he made his initial mark on the baseball diamond during his years at Mark Keppel High School in California. After an impressive period playing American Legion Baseball, he was signed as an amateur free agent (bonus baby) by the New York Giants and broke into the Major Leagues twenty-six days prior to his eighteenth birthday on September 3, 1956. McCormick worked his way into the Giants' starting rotation and in 1960, he led the league with a 2.70 ERA. A practitioner of the screwball, McCormick experienced a National League Pennant winning season with the Giants in 1962. In 1967, he was recipient of the Cy Young Award when he led the league with 22 wins. Additionally, he achieved all star status in 1960 and 1961. In 484 regular season games, he compiled a 134 win, 18 loss record, with a 3.73 lifetime ERA, in 2,280 innings pitched. He was added to the San Francisco Giants Wall of Fame in 2008. He died after a lengthy battle with Parkinson's disease.
Bio by: C.S.
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