Stan Bahnsen
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Stanley Raymond Bahnsen (born December 15, 1944) was a right-handed pitcher who spent 16 seasons in Major League Baseball. A Council Bluffs, Iowa native who attended the University of Nebraska, he was drafted by the New York Yankees in the fourth round of the 1965 draft. After reaching the majors in September 1966, Bahnsen broke through in 1968, posting a 17–12 record with a team-best 2.05 ERA and a career-high 162 strikeouts, earning American League Rookie of the Year honors. He later became a workhorse for the Chicago White Sox, logging 118 starts over a three-year stretch in the mid-1970s. His primary clubs were the Yankees and the Montreal Expos.
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