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Chris Short, the Major League Baseball player, was born on Sunday, September 19, 1937, in Milford, Delaware.Short was 21 years old when he broke into the major leagues on April 19, 1959, with the Philadelphia Phillies. Chris Short stats, height, weight, career totals, schools, positions, and more historical research are in the Baseball Almanac.
"Chris Short signed with the Phillies over 12 other clubs.
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His assent to the majors was a rapid one and by 1960 the 22-year old lefthander was counted on for the Phillies rotation. Pitching for a horrendous ballclub did nothing to speed Short's development but by the mid-1960s he was the only southpaw in the National League who could be mentioned in the same breath as Sandy Koufax.
In a span of five years Short won 17, 18, 20, 9 and 19 games. In the year he won only nine games his ERA was 2.39. Although slowed by injuries after 1968 Short spent parts of 14 season