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By Brittany Ghiroli
04/03/10 1:42 PM ET
SARASOTA, Fla. -- Former Baltimore pitcher Mike Cuellar died on Friday of stomach cancer at the Orlando Regional Medical Center. He was 72.
Cuellar, a four-time All-Star, helped pitch the Orioles into the World Series in three consecutive years (1969-71). He closed out the 1970 championship with a win over Cincinnati in Game 5.
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Miguel Angel Cuellar Santana (May 8, 1937 – April 2, 2010), familiarly known as Mike Cuellar was a Cuban left-handed starting pitcher who spent fifteen seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) with the Cincinnati Redlegs, St. Louis Cardinals, Houston Astros, Baltimore Orioles and California Angels. His best years were spent with the Orioles, helping them capture five American League East Division titles, three consecutive American League (AL) pennants and the 1970 World Series Championship. He shared the AL Cy Young Award in 1969 and won 20-or-more games in a season four times from 1969 to 1974. He was a part of the last starting rotation to feature four pitchers with at least twenty victories each in one season. Cuellar, nicknamed "Crazy Horse" while with the Orioles, ranks among Baltimore's top five career leaders in wins (143), strikeouts (1011), shutouts (30) and innings pitched (2028), and trails only Dave McNally among left-handers in wins and shutouts.
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JG: Miguel Cuellar also played for the Cuban Sugar Kings of the AAA International League. They ended up winning the 1959 Little World Series in seven games over the Minneapolis Millers of the American Association. As a 15th year old, I was present at the final game, at what then was known as El Estadio del Cerro.
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