Sammy Stewart
| Sammy Stewart | |||
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| Pitcher | |||
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Born: October 28, 1954 Asheville, North Carolina |
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| MLB debut | |||
| September 1, 1978, for the Baltimore Orioles | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| October 3, 1987, for the Cleveland Indians | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Win–loss record | 59–48 | ||
| Earned run average | 3.59 | ||
| Strikeouts | 586 | ||
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Samuel Lee "Sammy" Stewart (born October 28, 1954) is a former professional baseball player. He pitched in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1978 to 1987. Stewart had the best earned run average (ERA) in the American League (AL) in 1981 and he pitched in the postseason in 1979 and 1983. Stewart struggled with drug addiction after he retired from baseball; his addiction culminated in a prison term that ran from 2006 to 2013.
Stewart was born in Asheville, North Carolina. He attended Owen High School in Swannanoa, North Carolina, and Montreat College, and signed his first pro contract with the Baltimore Orioles in 1975.
Stewart established a new record for most consecutive strikeouts in an MLB debut with seven in the Orioles' 9–3 victory over the Chicago White Sox in the second game of a twi-night doubleheader at Memorial Stadium on September 1, 1978. His performance surpassed the milestone established by Karl Spooner in 1954.
Stewart appeared in one game of the 1979 World Series. In 2 2⁄3 innings, he gave up four hits but did not surrender a run. In 1981, Stewart led the American League in ERA (2.32).
In the 1983 American League Championship Series and the 1983 World Series, he pitched a combined 9 1⁄3 innings over five games, did not give up any runs, struck out eight batters. He earned an ALCS save on October 7. He had been placed on 18 months probation the day before, stemming from a July arrest for driving while intoxicated. His attorney announced that Stewart was undergoing treatment for alcohol problems.
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