2007 Season Highlights

CC led his team to the Amercian League Central Division Title, their first since 2001.  However came up short again the Boston Red Sox in the American League Championship Series. CC was named the winner of 2007 American League Cy Young Award making him only the second Indians pitcher to win the award in its 52-year history, joining Gaylord Perry in 1972. He also became the first African-American to win the AL award since then-Oakland Athletic Vida Blue in 1971.

Highlights include a seven-start stretch from July 24 to Aug. 24, Sabathia averaged better than seven innings a game while scattering 12 earned runs over 50 2/3 innings, good for a 2.13 ERA. Yet the Indians, struggling offensively at the time, scored just 16 runs in that same stretch, five of them in his only win. His three losses were by scores of 1-0, 2-1 and 4-1. He had a one-run lead in another game that became a no-decision in an Indians loss.

Additionally, he struck out at least 8 batters eleven times, beating 2006 Cy Young winner Johan Santana three times and lasting 7 innings or more in 23 starts.  To put Sabathia’s great season in historical perspective, he’s struck out 209 batters while walking 37.  His strikeout-to-walk ratio is the second best by a lefty starter since 1901.

2006 Season Highlights

Had another outstanding season, posting the 3rd lowest ERA in the American League (3.22) as he became the only lefty and just the second pitcher in club history to post six double-digit win totals at the start of a career…Hall of Fame RHP ADDIE JOSS (1st eight seasons, 1902-09) is the only other Cleveland pitcher to accomplish such a feat…His career winning % of .591 (81-56) is now the 8th best mark in club history among pitchers with at least 1000.0IP, trailing Mike Garcia (.597) and behind Early Winn (.617).

The last MLB lefty to win 10+ games for 6 season at the start of a career was Andy Pettitte (NYY, 1995-2003)…In fact CC is the only lefty in club history with six straight seasons of 10+ wins at any point in a career)...Charles NAGY (1994-99) was the last Indians RHP to do it at any point…(On June 27 at STL (8.0IP, 5H, 1R/ER) Sabathia notched his 75th career win …According to ELIAS, at 25 years and 341 days old he is the youngest pitcher to earn his 75th career win since 332-game winner Greg Maddux (25-175), who won his 75th game on Oct. 6, 1991…His 81 wins are now 2nd most in club history by a LHP behind McDowell (122) & are the 3rd most wins by any Indians pitcher since 1960… His 81 career wins are the most by active pitchers under the age of 27.

In addition to being 3rd in the AL in ERA he was T8th in strikeouts (172), 6th in SO per 9.0IP (8.0), 11th in fewest walks allowed per 9.0IP (2.1), 6th in batting average allowed (.247), 3rd in slugging % (.363) allowed, 4th in on-base % (.293) allowed and 12th in batting average vs. RHH (.242)…Equaled a career-high w/a season-high 11 strikeouts (5th time) on Sept. 26 vs. Chicago-AL…Had three 10 or more SO games in 2006 and now has 8 double-digit strikeout games in his career…Passed Addie Joss (920) into 10th place on club’s all-time career strikeout list, ending the season with 933.

Made his 3rd career opening day start on April 2 at Chicago and left the game in the 3rd inning with a strained right oblique muscle (2.1IP, 3H, 3R/ER, 1BB, 3K)…Was placed on the 15-day DL the following day and made a rehab assignment on April 27 in Buffalo against Syracuse (5.0IP, 6H, 2R/1ER, 1BB, 5K)…Was his 2nd career stint on the DL, missing over a month last season with a similar injury…Was activated prior to his start of May 2nd against the Chicago White Sox (Earned his 1st win of the season, 5.0IP, 5H, 1R/ER).

Sabathia was named AL Pitcher of the Month for May (1st career) as he went 5-1 w/a 1.20 ERA in 6 starts after coming off the DL on May 2 (45.0IP, 34H, 6ER, 8BB, 38K)… Worked at least 8.0IP in 4 straight starts, May 7-24… According to ELIAS the last Indians pitcher to work at least 8.0IP in 4 straight starts was Bartolo Colon in June of 1998…Also worked 8.0 or more IP in 4 straight starts (Aug. 12-29)

Had MLB-high 6 complete games on the season...The most by an Indians LHP since Greg Swindell tossed 7 in 1991 and the most by an Indians pitcher overall since Bartolo Colon (6) in 1998… Recorded back-to-back complete games (5/19-24), becoming the first Indians pitcher since Colon (May of 2002) to record complete games in consecutive starts...Also did it July 7 & 15… Tossed at least 8.0 innings in 14 of his 28GS and 9 of his last 15GS…Was also T1st in the AL with 2 CG/shutouts.

Tossed his 3rd career SHO in start of May 24 at Minnesota (9.0IP, 6H, 0R, 0BB, 8K…(Tossed his 3rd complete game and 2nd shutout of the year on July 7 vs. the Baltimore Orioles, a 9-0 win (9.0IP, 3H, 0R, 7K)… Was his 7th win of the season and also equaled his low hit game of his career…Now owns 12 career CG’s and 4 shutouts as he tossed two 3-hitters and two 4-hitters on the year… Tossed his 7th career complete game as he also tossed the low-hit game of his career in start of May 19 vs. Pittsburgh Pirates (9.0IP, 3H, 1R/ER, 1BB, 9K)…Tossed his 6th and final CG in posting 11th win on Sept. 10 at Chicago (9.0IP, 4H, 2R/ER, 9K)…Worked at least 7.0IP in 11 of his last 12 starts.

Since August 1 of 2005 CC is 21-12 w/a 2.93 ERA in 39 starts (270.0IP, 239H, 88ER)…From June 27 on he was 7-7 w/a 2.71 ERA (17GS, 126.0IP, 118H, 38ER)…From August 1 on he was 5-4 w/a 2.45 ERA in 11 starts (84.1IP, 75H, 23ER, 77K)… In 6 August starts he was 3-1with a 1.87ERA (48.0IP, 44H, 10ER, 7BB, 43K).

Had the lowest road ERA (2.90) in the AL and the 2nd lowest day ERA (2.33) in the AL… His 0.79 (192.2IP, 17HR) HR per 9.0IP was 8th lowest in the AL…Batters hit .248 (74-298) with runners on and .239 (37-155) with RISP, the 11th lowest mark in the league… 16 for 72 (.222) w/RISP-2 outs…Allowed 14SB’s (5CS)…Equaled a career-high by allowing 3 HR in start of June 4 vs. LA Angels (5.0IP, 8H, 7R)…Allowed a career-high tying 9 runs/9ER on June 21 vs. Chicago-NL…In June he was 1-3 w/a 7.57ERA in 5GS (27.1IP, 32H, 23ER)…Went 1-3 w/a 3.74 ERA (33.2IP, 38H, 14 ER) in 5 July starts…Sabathia’(s 6 career RBI are the most by ANY AL pitcher in the 10 years of interleague play since 1997 (Mike Mussina 5)…Was 4-0 w/a 2.23 ERA in 5 starts vs. the White Sox and is now 12-3 vs. Chicago-AL…

Underwent successful arthroscopic surgery on his right knee on Sept. 29 at the Cleveland Clinic… Sabathia underwent an anterior horn lateral meniscus tear, which was originally diagnosed in mid-August after a start in Tampa…The 35-minute procedure was performed by Indians Head Team Physician Dr. Mark Schickendantz & Dr. Rick Parker.

2005 Season Highlights

Sabathia added another impressive season to his resume that includes 69 career wins at the age of just 25…On the year he posted 15 wins, the 2nd highest total of his career and tied for the 8th highest total in the American League…CC also finished 7th in the league in strikeouts (161), 10th in average against (.248), 6th in strikeouts per 9.0IP (7.4) and 5th in slugging % (.373) allowed… Became the first Indians pitcher since Ken Schrom in June/July of 1986 to win 7 straight starts from 8/5-9/7, setting a new career-high winning streak in the process (2.37ERA over the span, 49.1IP, 36H, 13ER)…Over his last 11 starts from 8/5 on he was 9-1 w/a 2.24 ERA (76.1IP, 57H, 19ER, 74K) to lower his ERA from 5.16 to 4.03…His 9 wins in the 2nd half were T4th in the AL/MLB…From 7/6-30 he lost a career-high 5 straight starts (8.39ERA, 24.2IP, 36H, 23ER) and after start of 7/30 he was 6-9 w/a 5.16ERA…Sabathia began the season on the 15-day disabled list (placed on DL officially on 3/25; activated on 4/16) after straining his right oblique muscle warming up prior to his first spring start on 3/6 vs. Detroit…CC went on to post 2 rehab starts in AA Akron in early April…Was the first official trip to the ML disabled list of his career…Made his 2005 debut against the Minnesota Twins in Jacobs Field on 4/17, a 2-1 win over the Twins (ND, 5.2IP, 5H, 1R/ER, 1BB, 7K)…Had his scoreless inning streak (4/22-5/5) snapped at 16.0 innings in start of 5/5 (tied C.Lee for Indians season-high)…Snapped a 3-game losing skid in start on May 25 in Cincinnati (6.0IP, 7H, 3R/2ER) to even his record at 3-3…Hit his 1st career homer in the start in the 4th inning off Elizardo Ramirez (7th AL pitcher since 1997 to HR)…Improved to 5-3 at SF on 6/10, a 10-2 win over the Giants…8.0IP, 5H, 2R/ER, 2BB, 6K, HR to Alou in the 6th inning…Hit a 2-run double off Brett Tomko in the 7th inning that extended the Tribe’s lead to 5-2…Had 4RBI on the year (most by an Indians pitcher since 1972)…He went 1-1 w/a 6.83 ERA in 5 June starts (27.2IP, 31H, 21ER)…His 6.83 ERA in June was his highest in a month since July 2002 (0-3, 7.53 ERA)… Followed up June by going 1-5 w/a 6.68 ERA in July (6GS, 32.1IP, 39H, 24ER, 26K)… Lost his 4th straight start in his outing of 7/25 against the Oakland Athletics at McAfee Coliseum…Allowed 8 runs in 2.1 innings, his shortest start since 6/26/2004 (1.0IP against COL)…Tossed his first CG of the season (6th career) on 9/7 at Detroit, equaling his career-low CG w/a 4-hitter (9.0IP, 4H, 1R/ER, HR to Wilson)… Retired the last 21 he faced, struck out an Indians 2005-high of 10 and posted his 5th career double-digit strikeout game…7-game/start win streak went from 8/5-9/7 and was snapped on 9/12 vs. Oakland in a 2-0 tough-luck loss (6.0IP, 4H, 1R, 5BB, 7K)…Went 4-1 w/a 1.45 ERA in 6 Sept. starts (43.1IP, 28H, 7ER, 46K, .187 avg against) and finished runner up to Jose Contreras for AL Pitcher of the Month honors…Indians were 20-11 in his starts as both lefties and righties hit .248 off him for the year…Pitched into the 6th inning in 23 of 32 starts…His ground ball/fly ball ratio of 1.55 (288/186) was 8th in AL (Westbrook #1)…Indians exercised his 2006 club option and signed him to a two-year extension through 2008 on 4/27.

2004 Season Highlights

Had another solid season in his 4th year in the big leagues…Notched his 50th career win on 7/27 vs. Detroit, becoming the youngest pitcher to reach 50 career wins since Atlanta’s Steve Avery (10/1/93; 23+170)… According to Elias at that time he was the youngest active pitcher at the time to reach 50 career wins (was Greg Maddux)…Became just the 10th left-handed pitcher in club history to record 50 wins…CC became only the 2nd Indian to make 100 career starts before age of 24, joining Hall of Famer Bob Feller (175GS)… Pitched 1.0IP in the 2004 All-Star Game at Houston (1.0IP, 4H, 3R) after his 2nd consecutive selection to the AL AL-Star Team after going 5-4 w/a 3.33 ERA in 17 first half starts (105.1IP, 95H, 39ER, 70K)…Despite the perception of having an “off” year, CC’s ERA was 14th in the AL (4.12), was 10th in batting average against (team-low .252) and his road ERA of 3.39 was 6th in the league…His 0.96 HR all’d per 9.0IP was 12th lowest in the AL…His 6 “blown wins” after leaving the game as the winning pitcher of record was tied for 4th among MLB pitchers…Made his second consecutive/career start on opening day at Minnesota (7.0IP, 2H, 0R, 4BB, 9SO)…Dennis Eckersley started 2 straight opening days as a 21 & 22 year old in 1976-77…Was scratched from his start of 4/22 vs. KC due to irritated left biceps tendon in the front of his shoulder and did not start from 4/17-30…He left his start on 6/26 vs. Colorado after 1.0 inning of work with irritation in his left shoulder (career-low tying 1.0IP, 0H, 0R, 0BB, 0SO), collecting a no-decision in the Tribe’s 4-3 win…After MRI results in Cleveland were negative, CC traveled for a second opinion to Birmingham, AL on 6/28 to visit Dr. James Andrews who cleared him to return, which he did in a 3.0IP loss to Texas on 7/5 (3.0IP, 8H, 6R/ER)…He was 3-0 w/a 2.57 ERA in 6 June starts (35.0IP, 27H, 10ER, 11BB, 26K) and received consideration for AL Pitcher of the Month honors…Tossed the 2nd CG/SHO of his major league career at Seattle on 9/6 at Seattle (9.0IP, 5H, 0R, 1BB, 8K) as he allowed just 2 runners to 2nd base (first CG of season/5th career)…Combined in July and August he was 5-5 w/a 6.33 ERA in 11 starts (64.0IP, 73H, 45ER)…Made last start on 9/16 vs. Detroit (L#10, 5.0IP, 6H, 5ER) and did not pitch again due to a strained right hamstring…Was 6-6 w/a 5.12 ERA in 13 starts (82.2IP, 81H, 47ER) in the 2nd half…His .232 (39-168) average allowed with RISP was the 11th lowest mark in the league…Batters hit .231 (68-295) w/runners on base.

2003 Season Highlights

Was consistent all season, going at least 5.0 or more innings in 29 of his 30 starts as the Indians averaged just 3.8 runs per game during his starts (had the 5th worst run support among AL starting pitchers)…Named, but did not appear, to his 1st career All-Star Team…At 22 years, 352 days he was the youngest Indians All-Star since RHP Dennis Eckersley (22+) in 1977 and the first Tribe All-Star LHP since LHP Greg Swindell in 1989…Led the team in wins for the third straight season (all 3 in his big league career) and led the team in innings, strikeouts, starts & ERA for the second straight season…His 3.60 ERA was 10th among AL pitchers, his 3.09 home ERA was 6th and his 3.38 night ERA was 8th in the AL…His .213 (36-169) average against w/RISP was 6th lowest among AL pitchers…His 9 CS against while pitching was T4th among AL hurlers (5SB against)… His 105 pitchers per start ranked 3rd among AL starters behind Joel Pineiro (109) and Barry Zito (107)…His 8.65 hits allowed per 9.0IP were 15th among AL hurlers…Made his first career opening day start on 3/31 at Baltimore (ND, 7.0IP, 8H, 2R/ER, Riske BS) and was the youngest opening day starting pitcher (22 years, 252 days) in the major leagues since Doc Gooden (22Y, 143D) started for the New York Mets on 4/8/86 at Pittsburgh…He was also the youngest Indians pitcher to start on opening day since Eckersley (21 years old) on 4/10/76 vs. Detroit…Left his second start @KC on 4/5 after 6.2 innings due to a slight hyper-extension of the left elbow…Made his next start…Was winless over each of first 6 starts after no-decision on 4/27 at Oakland…Overall went 4-0 w/a 1.91 ERA in 5 May starts (33.0IP, 19H, 7ER)…Tossed the third complete game of his career in start of 7/3 @MIN…It was the low-hit complete game of his career (4-hitter) and the first career 9.0IP complete game…Tossed his first career CG/SHO in start of 8/15 vs. Tampa Bay, a 1-0 win (9.0IP, 4H, 0R, 3BB, season-high by an Indian 9SO)… Was the 1st CG, 1-0 shutout by a Tribe hurler since Bud Black in 1990 and the Tribe’s first 1-0 win since 1997…Collected a pinch-hit single in 15.0IP game of 6/20 at Pittsburgh in the 11th inning off Mike Williams, becoming first Cleveland pitcher with a pinch hit base hit since Dick Donovan on 7/28/63.

2002 Season Highlights

After a mediocre start to the season, CC turned in an over-powering performance over his last 11 starts that turned his season into a successful second season in the big leagues…Over his last 11 starts he went 7-2 with a 2.54 ERA (78.0IP, 61H, 22ER, 52SO) to lower his ERA from 5.45 to its season-ending total of 4.37…He was 4-1 w/a 2.51 ERA in 6 starts in September (43.0IP, 34H, 12ER)…His ERA of 2.54 from 8/6 thru the end of the season was the 5th lowest mark in the American League as he became just the 5th pitcher since 1987 to win 30 games over his first two seasons in the big leagues…Led the team in wins, IP, starts and strikeouts…Finished 10th in the AL with 149Ks and his 2.48 day ERA was T4th in the AL…His .73 HR allowed per 9.0IP was the 7th lowest mark in the AL (17HR, 210.0IP) and he was 9th in the AL with 3,379 pitches thrown… His 24 DP grounders induced was T6th in the AL… His 19 steals allowed were still T5th among AL pitchers (only 1 over last 13GS)… Also finished T1st in the league in balks (3), 2nd in walks (88), T9th in runs allowed and 7th in earned runs (102) allowed…Took a no-hitter into the 8th inning of his second start at Detroit on 4/10 before yielding a lead-off single to Randall Simon in the 8th inning…Ended up equaling his career-high for IP with a 2002-best tying 8.0IP in notching his first win of the year @DET…Tossed his first career ML complete game in 8.0 inning loss on 8/18 at Anaheim (8H, 4ER, 3BB, 4SO)…He earned his 10th win of the season on 9/2 @DET…Tossed 2nd CG on 9/17 at Boston (8.0IP, 8H, 4R/3ER)…Averaged 4.8 RS/GS for him (158RS/33GS) as he worked into the 6th inning in 27 of 33 GS (82%)…19 of 28 would be base-stealers were successful (19SB, 9CS), but allowed only 1 steal over his last 13 starts (1 for 7) after allowing 18 over his first 20GS… Collected first major league hit on 6/15 at Colorado, a single off Dennys Reyes…Signed a four-year contract thru 2005 w/a club option for 2006 in spring training on 2/23.

2001 Season Highlights

The 20-year southpaw put together the finest season by an Indians rookie in more than a half a century…Led major league rookie pitchers in wins (17), starts (33) and strikeouts (171) and became the first Tribe rookie since LHP GENE BEARDEN (20-7) in 1948 to win 17 or more games in his rookie season…The club record by a Tribe rookie lefty is by VEAN GREGG (23) in 1911…His 17 wins ranked tied for 6th in the AL overall and his .228 average against was the 2nd lowest mark among AL starters… His 171 strikeouts were 7th in the AL and his 95 walks were 2nd…His .773 (17-5) winning % was 3rd in the AL…The last 21-year old to win 17 or more games in the big leagues was Atlanta’s STEVE AVERY (18-8 in 1991)…The last left-handed rookie pitcher to win at least 17 games was Seattle’s Dave Fleming in 1992 (17-10) and the last 21-year old AL pitcher to win 17 or more was Chicago’s LHP BRITT BURNS in 1980 (19-13 in rookie year)…After the season he was named The Sporting News AL Rookie Pitcher of the Year and was named to the Baseball Digest & Topps Major League All-Rookie Teams…Also finished 2nd to Ichiro Suzuki in the AL BBWAA Rookie of the Year voting w/73 points…CC won the fourth spot in the rotation in the spring, compiling a record of 1-1 w/a 4.24 ERA (5G/2GS, 17.0IP, 18H, 8ER, 7BB, 15SO)…Made his major league debut on 4/8 vs. Baltimore, getting a no-decision in the Tribes’ 4-3 win after allowing a Jeff Conine 3-run homer in the 1st inning (5.2IP, 3H, 3R/ER, 2BB, 3SO)…He was the youngest pitcher to start and appear in a game for Cleveland since JULIAN TAVAREZ in August of 1993…He turned 21 on 7/21 and was the youngest active player in the big leagues all season…Registered his first major league win in his 2nd major league start at Detroit on 4/13 (5.0IP, 5H, 4R/ER, 2BB, 2SO) in the Tribe’s 9-8 win…Got win despite going only 4.0IP on 6/1 because the game only went 5.0IP due to rain (7-4 win at NYY), becoming just the 2nd starting pitcher since 1992 to earn a win w/less than 5.0IP…Lasted a season/career low 1.0IP on his start at New York in 6/27, suffering his 3rd loss of the year…Won his 10th game on the year on 7/23 vs. Chicago-AL, becoming the youngest pitcher to win his 10th game of a season since 20-year old Edwin Correa did it for the 1986 Texas Rangers...Over his 6 July starts he was 3-0 with a 2.83 ERA (35.0IP, 22H, 11ER, 1HR, 42SO) and the Indians were 6-0 in those starts (won AL Rookie of the Month Award)…Fanned a career/season-high 11 Reds in his start at Cincinnati on 7/13, the most by a Tribe rookie since Albie Lopez in August of 1994…Also struck out 11 on 8/29 vs. Boston and 9/28 vs. Minnesota…Was 10-2 in 16 2nd half starts, which was T5th in the AL after the break…His 13 road wins led the AL…His 7.44 hits allowed per 9.0IP was the lowest mark in the AL (Seattle’s Garcia was at 7.50)…His 15CS while pitching ranked 2nd and 27SB’s allowed placed 6th…Also led AL rookie pitchers in innings (180.1) and ERA (4.39)…Became the second youngest pitcher behind FERNANDO VALENZUELA (defeated Houston in ‘81) to ever win a division series game in game 3 vs. Seattle…He also became the youngest Indians pitcher ever to start a Division Series game ahead of the Tribe’s JARET WRIGHT (21 years, 278 days) in 1997 and became the 3rd youngest pitcher in Division Series history (youngest in ALDS history) to start a game behind FERNANDO VALENZUELA (1981, 20 years, 339 days) and RICK ANKIEL (2000, 21 years, 77 days).

2000 Season Highlights

The Tribe's top pitching prospect split the 2000 season between A Kinston and AA Akron and posted a combined ERA of 3.57 (146.1IP, 58ER) in 27 starts over the two stops while striking out a Tribe minor league best 159 batters…His 3.57 ERA was the 6th lowest ERA among Tribe farmhands with at least 94.0 innings of work…Began the year at A Kinston and went 3-2 with a 3.54 ERA in 10 starts (56.0IP, 48H, 22ER), which included a 9.0 inning, 2-hit, complete game shutout in his final start for Kinston on 5/23 at Myrtle Beach…In the start he fanned 10 batters…Also tossed a 7.0 inning, complete game, 4-hit shutout (9SO) at Lynchburg on 4/26…Was promoted to AA Akron on 5/27 and he spent the remainder of the regular season with the Aeros…Went 5.0 or more innings in 23 of his 27GS…Started the Hall of Fame Game for Cleveland against the Arizona Diamondbacks on 7/24 in Cooperstown, NY…Did not get a decision in the outing (3.0IP, 3H, 3R/ER, 2BB, 4SO, HR) and pitched in the Futures Game in Atlanta, GA for Team USA on 7/10…Struck out 10 in 5.2 innings of work on 8/3 vs. New Haven after returning to Akron…On the year between his two minor league stops he limited hitters to a .227 (123-541) with 10 homers allowed…Lefties hit .173 (18-104) w/1 homer…Tabbed as the #1 prospect in the organization and the #2 prospect in the Eastern League by Baseball America after the season.

1999 Season Highlights

Missed the first two and half months of the season with a bone bruise in his left pitching elbow...Did not start the campaign until 6/20 in A Mahoning Valley of the New York-Penn League...Made six starts with the Scrappers, which increased by 1.0 inning increments, before being promoted to A Columbus of the South Atlantic League on 7/17...Struck out 9 in 4.1IP (1H, 1R/ER) on 7/8 vs. St. Catherines....Made 3 start for Columbus, including a 9 strikeout, 6.0IP shutout performance at Hagerstown on 7/28 (2H, 1BB)...Was promoted to A Kinston of the Carolina League on 8/2 and spent the remainder of the season at Kinston....Combined on the year between his three minor league stops he went 5-3 with a 3.29 ERA in 16 starts (68.1IP, 47H, 25ER, 36BB, 76SO)...Overall, minor league hitters hit .198 (47-237) off him with 4 HR.

1998 Season Highlights

Signed on 6/29/98 and was assigned to Burlington, where he made 5 starts and fanned 35 batters in 18.0 innings (17.5SO per 9.0IP)...Had a strikeout to walk ratio of 4.4...Was ranked by Baseball America as the Tribe's 2nd best prospect, the 4th best prospect in the Appalachian League and ranked as having the best fastball in the organization.

Personal/Misc

Full name CARSTEN CHARLES SABATHIA...He and his wife, Amber, have one son, Carsten Charles III (9/15/03) and one daughter, Jaeden Arie (9/20/05)...Resides in Fairfield, CA outside his hometown of Vallejo, CA (near Oakland)...Attended Vallejo Senior High School where he compiled a mark of 6-0 with a 0.77 ERA (46.2IP, 14H, 4ER, 14BB, 82SO) during his senior season...Averaged 15.8 SO/9.0IP this season and yielded only 2.7 walks/9.0 innings…Coming out of the draft he was the top high school prospect coming out of Northern California according to Baseball America...Was also an all-conference tight end in football at Vallejo and had scholarship offers to play college football and had signed a letter of intent at Hawaii…Was selected to the 28-man 2000 United States Olympic Team Roster and appeared in one pre-Olympic tournament game in Sydney, Australia, but was not on the official 24-man, Gold Medal-winning roster…


MOST CAREER WINS, PITCHERS UNDER AGE OF 27
1. CC SABATHIA (CLE) 81
2. Carlos Zambrano (CHI) 64
3. Dontrelle Willis (FLA) 58
4. Jake Peavy (SD) 57
5. Josh Beckett (BOS) 57
source: ELIAS SPORTS BUREAU

INDIANS HISTORY, PITCHERS w/SIX or MORE CONSECTUTIVE SEASONS OF 10+ WINS
1. CC SABATHIA six 2001-06
2 Charles Nagy six 1994-99
3. Mike Garcia nine 1949-57
# 4. Early Wynn nine 1949-57
# 5. Bob Lemon ten 1947-56
# 6. Bob Feller six 1946-51
7. Mel Harder eleven 1930-40
8. Willis Hudlin six 1927-32
# 9. Stan Coveleski nine 1916-24
10. Jim Bagby six 1916-21
# 11. Addie Joss eight 1902-09
# Denotes Hall of Famer