Sterling Hitchcock

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Sterling Hitchcock

Pitcher

Born: April 29, 1971 (1971-04-29) (age 37)
Batted: Left	Threw: Left
MLB debut
September 11, 1992 for the New York Yankees
Final game
August 22, 2004 for the San Diego Padres
Career statistics
Record	74-76
ERA	4.80
Strikeouts	997
Teams
New York Yankees (1992-1995, 2001-2003) Seattle Mariners (1996) San Diego Padres (1997-2001, 2004) St. Louis Cardinals (2003)
Career highlights and awards
1998 NLCS MVP

Sterling Alex Hitchcock (born April 29, 1971 in Fayetteville, North Carolina), is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the New York Yankees, Seattle Mariners, San Diego Padres, and St. Louis Cardinals from 1992 to 2004.

Hitchcock is best remembered for as being the MVP of the 1998 NLCS for the Padres versus the Atlanta Braves. He was the winning pitcher in both of his starts with a 0.90 ERA. Three years later, Hitchcock was the winning pitcher for the New York Yankees in Game 5 of the 2001 World Series.