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Curtis Montague Schilling (born November 14, 1966 in Anchorage, Alaska) is a
right-handed starting pitcher for the Boston Red Sox, acquired in a trade
with the Arizona Diamondbacks following the 2003 season.
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Schilling has won League Championship titles with three dark-horse teams; in
1993 with the Philadelphia Phillies (who overcame a last-place finish in the
National League East in '92), in 2001 with the Diamondbacks (who became the
youngest expansion team to win a title) and in 2004 with the Red Sox (who
made baseball history to overcome the fabled Curse of the Bambino to win
their first title since 1918). He also went on to win World Series titles
with two of them: the 2001 Diamondbacks and the 2004 Red Sox.
Schilling began his professional career as a prospect in the Boston farm
system, but was traded to the Baltimore Orioles in 1988 for Mike Boddicker.
His major league debut was with the Orioles (1988-1990), he spent one year
with the Houston Astros (1991), and then spent more than eight seasons with
the Philadelphia Phillies (1992-2000).
Schilling was one of the key factors in the Phillies' pennant run in 1993.
In that year, Schilling went 16-7 with a 4.02 ERA and 186 strikeouts.
Schilling then led the Phillies to an upset against the two-time defending
National League champion Atlanta Braves in the National League Championship
Series. Although he didn't get any decisions during his two appearances in
the six game series, Schilling's 1.69 ERA and 19 strikeouts were still
enough to earn him the 1993 NLCS Most Valuable Player Award. The Phillies
went on to battle the defending World Champion Toronto Blue Jays in the
World Series. Schilling was the losing pitcher in Game 1 but he redeemed
himself greatly in Game 5. With the Phillies facing elimination the day
after losing a bizarre 15-14 contest at home in Veterans Stadium, Schilling
pitched a complete game that the Phillies won 2-0. Unfortunately, Schilling
would soon watch helplessly from the dugout as the Phillies lost another
heartbreaker to the Blue Jays. In Game 6, Mitch Williams, who was the losing
pitcher in the infamous fourth game, gave up a three run home run to Joe
Carter to clinch the Blue Jays' second straight World Championship.
Apparently, Schilling was so uncomfortable when Williams was on the mound,
that he was frequently caught on camera burying his face in a white towel.
Profile:
Position Starting Pitcher
Team Boston Red Sox
Years of Experience 17 years
Age 38
Height 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight 235 lb (107 kg)
Bats Right
Throws Right
College Yavapai Junior College, Arizona
2005 Salary $14,500,000
Place of Birth Anchorage, Alaska
Selection 2nd round amateur draft, 1986.
Drafted by Boston Red Sox
Major League Debut September 7, 1988 |
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