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[Steve NY]

I had no idea that Carlton's 1972 was that impressive. I have always used Bob Gibson's 1968 as the benchmark starting pitching season of all time.

It's all subjective, I guess, but Carlton went 27-10 with a 1.97 ERA...for a team that won 59 games.

Probably the most memorable game I have ever attended was that August. Carlton was working on a 15-game winning streak and matched up against Phil Neikro. Game went 11 innings, they each went 11 (or at least 10), Braves scored to win 2-1 and snap the streak.