Jim Lonborg

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Jim Lonborg

Born:	April 16, 1942
Birthplace:	Santa Maria, California
Hometown:
Height:	6' 5"
Weight:	210 lbs.
Bats:	Right
Throws:	Right
Drafted:	1963 Amateur Free Agent
College:	Stanford University
High School:	None
Other Teams:	Milwaukee Brewers 1972 Philadelphia Phillies 1973-79
Years with Boston:	1965 - 1971

1 Overall Career
2 Awards
3 Achievements
4 Moment in the Sun
5 Trivia
6 Transactions
7 External Links

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Overall Career

James Reynold "Jim" Lonborg (born April 16, 1942), was a key figure in the Red Sox 1967, "Impossible Dream Season." In a 15-year career with the Red Sox, Brewers and Phillies, Lonborg compiled a 157-137 record with a 3.86 ERA, 24 complete games, 15 shutouts, and 2464.1 innings in 425 games. Currently, he works as a dentist in Hanover, Massachusetts. He was selected to the Red Sox Hall of Fame in 2002.

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Awards

1967 American League CY Young
1967 American League TSN Pitcher of the Year
1967 American League All-Star

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Achievements

1967 League Leader: Wins (22)
1967 League Leader: Strikeouts (246)
1967 League Leader: Games Started (39)
1967 League Leader: Hit Batsmen (19)

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Moment in the Sun

October 1, 1967: Boston clinches the American League pennant with a 5–3 win over Minnesota, Jim Lonborg besting Dean Chance.
October 5, 1967: Jim Lonborg pitches the 4th one-hitter in World Series history and Yaz (Carl Yastrzemski) hits two home runs in Boston's 5–0 win to even the Series.
October 9, 1967: Roger Maris homers for the Cardinals in the 9th, but Jim Lonborg's 3–1 win sends the World Series back to Boston.

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Trivia

On December 24, 1967, less than 3 months removed from the World Series and a CY Young season, Red Sox star Jim Lonborg falls while skiing and injures his knee. The 1967 Cy Young Award winner, 22–9 that season, falls to 6–10 in 1968.

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Transactions

August 14, 1963: Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent.
October 10, 1971: Traded by the Boston Red Sox with Ken Brett, Billy Conigliaro, Joe Lahoud, Don Pavletich, and George Scott to the Milwaukee Brewers for Marty Pattin, Lew Krausse, Tommy Harper, and Pat Skrable (minors).
October 31, 1972: Traded by the Milwaukee Brewers with Ken Brett, Ken Sanders, and Earl Stephenson to the Philadelphia Phillies for Don Money, John Vukovich, and Bill Champion.
June 16, 1979: Released by the Philadelphia Phillies.