MADDUX, GREG

(Gregory Alan Maddux), 1966–, American baseball player, b. San Angelo, Tex. Playing with the Chicago Cubs (1986–92, 2004–) and the Atlanta Braves (1993–2003), both in the National League, he has been noted for finesse and control, rather than for speed and power. Maddux won the Cy Young Award as the league's best pitcher four years in a row (1992–95), the first to do so. The 1994 and 1995 awards were by unanimous vote, placing Maddux with Sandy Koufax as the only pitchers so honored twice in a row. The winningest pitcher in the major leagues from 1988 through 1995, he posted an earned run average under 1.80 for two successive years (1994–95), the first time anyone had done so since Walter Johnson in 1918–19. His winning percentage of .905 (19–2) in 1995, when Maddux led the Braves to a World Series championship, was the highest ever achieved for a season by a pitcher with over 20 decisions.

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books on: Maddux Greg  - 23 results

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The Midsummer Classic: The Complete History of Baseball's All-Star Game
Book by David Vincent, Lyle Spatz, David W. Smith; University of Nebraska Press, 2001
Subjects: All-Star Baseball Game--History, Baseball--Records--United States, Baseball--United States--History
...Jerry (1) det AL 1964 Luzinski, Greg (4) phi nl 1975 1978 Lyle, Sparky...1939 Mack, Ray (1) cle AL 1940 Maddux, Greg (8) chn nl 1988, 1992; atl nl...cle AL 1959; cha AL 1960 Minton, Greg (1) sfn nl 1982 Mitchell, Dale...
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Baseball: An Encyclopedia of Popular Culture
Book by Edward J. Rielly; University of Nebraska Press, 2005
Subjects: Baseball--Social Aspects--United States, Popular Culture--United States
...Maclhail, Leland Stanford, Sr. (Lany), 36, 186?8, 221, 242-43 Durocher and. 85 night baseball and, 224 Maddux, Greg, 39, 301 Madonna, 9, 63. 101, 326 Tbe Magic Barrel (Malamud), 192 Maglie, Sal, 17Cr77 Major League Baseball...
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Sports Media: Reporting, Producing, and Planning
Book by Brad Schultz Ph.D.; Focal Press, 2005
Subjects: Sports Journalism
...1 MacCambridge, Michael, 61 1 Mack, Connie, 1 Madden, John, 136, 137, 138, 188, 221 1 Madden, Mark, 177 Maddux, Greg, 73 Magazines in sports media content of, 60 niche titles in, 57-60 Magid, Brent, 23 Magid, Frank (television...
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More Than Merkle: A History of the Best and Most Exciting Baseball Season in Human History
Book by David W. Anderson; University of Nebraska Press, 2000
Subjects: Baseball--United States--History--20th Century
...players, 56 ; and spitballs, 126 Maddox, Nick, 74 , 131 , 145 , 157 , 192 , 238 ; late season record of, 170 , 176 Maddux, Greg, 224 , 239 Magee, Sherry, 76 -77, 192 , 236 ; ejections of, 232 Maloney, Billy, 83 managers, playing and bench...
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Cy Young: A Baseball Life
Book by Reed Browning; University of Massachusetts Press, 2000
Subjects: Baseball Players--United States--Biography, Pitchers (Baseball)--United States--Biography, Young, Cy--1867-1955
...Ted, 104 Little League, 208 9 Long, Hermann, 27 Lowe, Bobby, 27 Lowell, Jac, 179 Mack, Connie, 143 44, 206 Maddux, Greg, 211 , 215 , 245 Mascot, 50 , 185 Mathews, Bobby, 92 , 108 Mathewson, Christy, 108 , 148 , 150 , 152, 159...
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Seeking Forgiveness: the View from an Experimental Paradigm
Journal article by Rodney L. Bassett, Melissa Edgerton, Jason Johnson, Courtney Lill, Greg Russo, Lindsay Ardella, Kara Pascuzzo, Audrey Erbland, Aaron Cox, Nicole Graf; Journal of Psychology and Christianity, Vol. 27, 2008
...Bassett , Melissa Edgerton , Jason Johnson , Courtney Lill , Greg Russo , Lindsay Ardella , Kara Pascuzzo , Audrey Erbland , Aaron...bad people" because of their actions (Covert, Tangney, Maddux, Heleno, 2003). There is a much higher desire for persons...
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Steroids and Legal Ethics Codes: Are Lawyers Rational Actors?
Journal article by Fred C. Zacharias; Notre Dame Law Review, Vol. 85, 2010
Subjects: Legal ethics--Laws, regulations and rules, Steroids (Drugs)--Usage
...38) Other players, such as Greg Maddux, may have believed their playing...steroids and found a supplier). (39) Maddux, who used finesse and strategy to...George F. Will, The Artistry of Mr. Maddux, NEWSWEEK, Apr. 25, 2005, at...
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The Cubs: A Review Essay
Journal article by Ron Kaplan; Nine, Vol. 10, 2002
Subjects: Books--Bibliography
...followed by more years of poor selections). Subsequent administrations didnt fare much better--after all, they let Greg Maddux leave town. Castle continues his amazingly thorough insiders job, getting the stories behind the stories, showing...
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A General Theory of Professional Sports Leagues
Journal article by John Vrooman; Southern Economic Journal, Vol. 61, 1995
Subjects: Baseball (Professional)--Economic aspects, Basketball (Professional)--Economic aspects, Football (Professional)--Economic aspects, Free agents (Sports)--Economic aspects, Professional sports--Economic aspects
...contract offers. Following the 1992 season, the Yankees pursued six top free agents and signed none. Two of the six, Greg Maddux and Doug Drabek, signed contracts with other teams for almost $1 million per year less than the Yankees best offer...
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Baseball's Great Hitting Barrage of the 1990s (and beyond) Reexamined
Journal article by Benjamin G. Rader, Kenneth J. Winkle; Nine, Vol. 17, 2008
Subjects: Baseball (Professional)--Statistics, Nine (Periodical)--Services, Periodicals--Services, Professional baseball--Statistics
...corner of the plate as strikes. This change adversely affected control pitchers, such as Atlanta stars Tom Glavine and Greg Maddux. (14) Furthermore, pitchers continued to receive warnings from umpires when they worked the inside of the plate...
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magazine articles on: Maddux Greg  - 28 results

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The Out-of-town Fan
Magazine article by Terry Eastland; The American Spectator, Vol. 31, August 1998
Subjects: Broadcasting, Competition, Internet, Professional baseball, Sports fans
...order to see one of those games, preferably one that Greg Maddux might pitch. MADDUX, OF COURSE, IS THE BEST PITCHER IN baseball, having...now of the Boston Red Sox), I had never seen Maddux pitch. In late May I matched the rotation to the...
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On the Defensive
Magazine article by Wayne M. Barrett; USA Today (Society for the Advancement of Education), Vol. 130, July 2001
Subjects: Baseball players--Appreciation, Mazeroski, Bill--Achievements and awards, Pittsburgh Pirates--Personalities
...This team had to be seen to be believed: Pitcher: Greg Maddux. One of only two present-day players to make the cut--both from the Atlanta Braves--Maddux looks more like a computer programmer than a ballplayer...
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Interview Two: Al Leiter
Magazine article by Harry Stein; The American Spectator, Vol. 34, June 2001
Subjects: Athletes, Leiter, Al, Professional baseball
...same. Sure, there are a handful of guys who rise above the rest of us-Clemens, Pedro Martinez, Randy Johnson, Greg Maddux-but the rest of us are all in that 88 to 92 mph range; we all have some kind of breaking ball, a little slider or...
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Ebony Men on the Move
Magazine article; Ebony, Vol. 53, February 1998
Subjects: African American men--Biography, Role models--Biography
...Ricky Clemons In Ricky Clemonsworld, he rubs shoulders with some of the biggest names in baseball -- Barry Bonds, Greg Maddux, Tony Gwynn, Barry Larkin -- and he is at the center of ongoing efforts to strengthen the bridge between Major League...
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Politics as Usual on Capitol Hill
Magazine article by Jennifer G. Hickey; Insight on the News, Vol. 17, November 26, 2001
Subjects: Airport security--Laws, regulations, etc., Bush, George W.--Political activity, National security--United States, Politics--United States, Security services industry--Laws, regulations, etc., United States. Congress. House--Political activity, United States--Politics and government
...1.12 earned-run average (ERA) he recorded in 1968. Similarly, the same claim might be made for Atlanta Brave Greg Maddux, considering his 1.56 ERA in the 1994 season. But to say Gibsons statistical advantage should accord him the greater...
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newspaper articles on: Maddux Greg  - 792 results

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Maddux Never More Popular
Newspaper article; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), December 8, 2008
Subjects: Maddux, Greg
...Rozner The irony is not lost on Greg Maddux. It took his final season before...Barry Bonds, you rarely heard Greg Maddux mentioned as one of the best of...games. But this year, suddenly, Greg Maddux became a great pitcher, while...
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Unassuming Excellence to Maddux, No. 300 Just like All the Others: Winning Is the Message
Newspaper article by Bruce Miles; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), August 1, 2004
Subjects: Maddux, Greg
Unassuming Excellence to Maddux, No. 300 Just like All the Others...Miles Daily Herald Sports Writer Greg Maddux prepared for victory No. 299 by...an insight into the character of Greg Maddux, perhaps the most consistently...
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Cubs, Fans Send Maddux off in Style
Newspaper article; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), May 16, 2008
Subjects: Maddux, Greg
...Just another game. Thats what Greg Maddux called it a couple hours before...Im not ashamed to say I love Greg Maddux," said Cubs GM Jim Hendry...going to be able to say, I saw Greg Maddux pitch. Thats how special he is...
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For Maddux, Learning Just Never Stopped
Newspaper article; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), December 7, 2008
Subjects: Maddux, Greg
For Maddux, Learning Just Never Stopped. Byline: Mike Imrem Greg Maddux major-league debut wasnt memorable...brain some more. Need I tell you it was Greg Maddux? Then there was the night in Houston...
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Maddux Not Even Thinking about Leaving
Newspaper article; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), May 25, 2005
Subjects: Maddux, Greg
Maddux Not Even Thinking about Leaving. Byline: Barry Rozner One reason Greg Maddux is among the best who has ever played the...make for a fair comparison" today: - Greg Maddux (60-53) in his first 136 games started...
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encyclopedia articles on: Maddux Greg  - 1 result

 
 
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Maddux, Greg
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
MADDUX, GREG (Gregory Alan Maddux), 1966 , American baseball player, b. San Angelo, Tex. Playing...355 wins and 15 or more wins in 17 straight seasons, a record. Maddux won the Cy Young Award as the leagues best pitcher four years in...


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