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Jim Kaat

James Lee Kaat
Inducted to the Hall of Fame in: 2022
Primary team:
Minnesota Twins
Primary position: Pitcher

Jim Kaat posted back-to-back 20-win seasons with the White Sox in 1974 and 1975 after he mastered a quick-pitch delivery. (National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum)

Jim Kaat was one of the first pitchers to be pictured during an at-bat on a Topps card.
On April 1, 1980, Jim Kaat signed a one-year deal with the Yankees at 41 years old.

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For parts of four decades, Jim Kaat used every strategy and skill at his disposal to win big league baseball games.
“I never wanted to do anything but play baseball," Kaat said.
Born Nov. 7, 1938 in Zeeland, Mich., Kaat studied speech and journalism while playing baseball at Hope College before signing with the Washington Senators on June 17, 1957. The strapping 6-foot-4, 205-pound left-hander moved quickly through the minor leagues before debuting with the Senators on Aug. 2, 1959 at the age of 20. He and the Senators moved to Minnesota to become the Twins before the 1961 season, and that year he became a regular in Minnesota’s rotation.
By 1962, Kaat was an established big league veteran after winning 18 games and posting an American League-best five shutouts. Kaat led the Twins to the 1965 World Series with an 18-11 record, then started Games 2, 5 and 7 of the Fall Classic against the Dodgers, going 1-2 with a 3.77 earned-run average in Minnesota’s seven-game loss.
The following year, Kaat had his best statistical season – posting a mark of 25-13 with AL-leading figures in complete games (19) and innings pitched (304.2) en route to a fifth-place finish in the AL Most Valuable Player Award vote. In 1967, Kaat went 16-13, nearly leading the Twins to another AL flag. On the last Saturday of the season, Kaat went to the mound against the Red Sox – with the Twins one win away from wrapping up the pennant.
Minnesota was leading 1-0 in the third inning when Kaat was forced out of the game with an elbow injury. The Red Sox went on to win the game, then captured the pennant on Sunday.
But many thrills were still to come for Kaat, including back-to-back 20-win seasons with the White Sox in 1974 and 1975 after he mastered a quick-pitch delivery. He was traded to the Phillies following the 1975 season, and in Philadelphia he won his 15th and 16th Gold Glove Awards – cementing his reputation as one of the game’s greatest fielding pitchers.
Kaat spent part of the 1979 and 1980 seasons with the Yankees, then was sold to the Cardinals. With St. Louis, Kaat evolved into an effective situational left-hander, averaging more than 50 appearances a year from 1980-82.
In 1982, Kaat went 5-3 with two saves to help the Cardinals win the World Series.
Kaat retired after the 1983 season, embarking on a career as a coach before becoming a broadcaster. He had dabbled in broadcasting as early as the 1960s, and began a long career as a Yankees’ announcer in 1986.
His final totals: 283 wins, a 3.45 ERA, 625 games started and 180 complete games. He was named to three All-Star teams.
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Jim Kaat posted back-to-back 20-win seasons with the White Sox in 1974 and 1975 after he mastered a quick-pitch delivery. (National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum)
Jim Kaat won 16 Gold Glove Awards during his 25-year big league career - tied for the second most by any player. (Doug McWilliams/National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum)
Jim Kaat shakes hands with Bob Feller at the 2009 Hall of Fame Classic at Doubleday Field in Cooperstown. (Milo Stewart Jr./National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum)
Jim Kaat posted back-to-back 20-win seasons for the White Sox in 1974 and 1975. (Doug McWilliams/National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum)
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