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Ron Guidry

American baseball player and coach (born 1950)

Baseball player

Ron Guidry
Guidry in 1981
Pitcher
Born: (1950-08-28) August 28, 1950 (age 74) Lafayette, Louisiana, U.S.
July 27, 1975, for the New York Yankees
September 27, 1988, for the New York Yankees
Win–loss record	170–91
Earned run average	3.29
Strikeouts	1,778
Stats at Baseball Reference
As player As coach

Ronald Ames Guidry (; born August 28, 1950), nicknamed "Louisiana Lightning" and "Gator",^[1] is an American former professional baseballpitcher who played 14 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees. Guidry was also the pitching coach of the Yankees from 2006 to 2007.

Guidry's major league career began in 1975. He was a member of World Series-winning Yankees teams in 1977 and 1978, both over the Los Angeles Dodgers. He won the American LeagueCy Young Award in 1978, winning 25 games and losing only 3. He also won five Gold Glove Awards and appeared in four All-Star games

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Full Name: Ronald Ames Guidry
Position: Starting Pitcher
Born: August 28, 1950 (Lafayette, LA)
Yankee Years: 1975-88
Primary number: 49
Yankee statistics: 170-91, 2,392 IP, 1,778 K, 3.29 ERA, 3.27 FIP, 323 GS, 95 CG, 26 SHO, 119 ERA+, 49.3 fWAR, 47.9 rWAR

Biography

Ron Guidry. “Louisiana Lightning.” For Yankees fans of a certain age, there is a good chance he was their guy. He broke into the bigs at age 24 in 1975, but it wasn’t until two years later that he locked down a spot in the Yankees rotation. From there, he went on an absolute tear, highlighted by his superhuman 1978 season.

Early in Guidry’s career, he must have thought that playing in the postseason was a given, as the Yankees made one October appearance after another. But for the final seven years of his time in the majors, he never sniffed playoff baseball. After retirement, he made his first appearance on the Hall of Fame ballot in 1994 and lasted for nine years, never eclipsing 8.8 percent of the vote.

At the end of the day though, Guidry’s name litters the all-time leaderboard of a franchise th

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Ron Guidry

“I’ve always said Ron Guidry, pound for pound., was the fiercest competitor I ever played with. Nobody wanted to give him a chance when he came up. Too skinny, too small, they all thought. They couldn’t see what he had in heart. He had a big one and a lot of determination.” — Willie Randolph1

Ron Guidry had many fine seasons hurling for the New York Yankees. But in 1978, the hard-throwing left-hander was the top pitcher in the big leagues. He was virtually unbeatable early in the season, setting a new team record for consecutive wins with 13 from April 13 to July 2.

That was a great story in itself — but there was more. Guidry closed the season posting a 12-2 record from July 20 to October 2. His 1978 season stat line read 25-3, 1.74 ERA, nine shutouts, and 248 strikeouts. Guidry won the Cy Young Award and was named the American League Pitcher of the Year and Major League Player of the Year by The Sporting News.

If it hadn’t been for Guidry’s wife Bonnie, baseball fans in general and Yankee fans specifically may not have witnessed one of the gre