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Lawrence Curtis (Larry) Jackson (June 2, 1931 - August 28, 1990) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the St. Louis Cardinals (1955-1962), Chicago Cubs (1963-1966) and Philadelphia Phillies (1966-1968). Jackson batted and threw right handed. He was born in Nampa, Idaho. In a 14-season career, Jackson posted a 194-183 record with 1709 strikeouts and a 3.40 ERA in 3262-2/3 innings pitched. Jackson died in Boise, Idaho, at the age of 59.

Best Season

1964: 24-11, 148 SO, 3.14 ERA, ending second in Cy Young Award vote behind Dean Chance
(20-9, 207, 1.65) and over Sandy Koufax
(19-5, 223, 1.74).

Highlights

Four-time National League All-Star, in 1957, 1958, 1960 and 1963
Led NL in innings pitched (282.0), games started (38) and batters faced (1173) in 1960
Led NL in wins (24) in 1964
Led NL in shutouts (five) in 1966
Collected 37 career shutouts
Averaged 13.8 wins per season

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