Positions: P-485
Full Name: Dwight Eugene Gooden
Nickname: Doc
Born: Nov 16,1964 in Tampa, Florida
Height: 6-3 Weight: 210 Bats: Right Throws: Right
High School: Hillsborough (Tampa, Florida) "Terriers"
College: None
Drafted: Selected by New York Mets in 1st Round (5th overall) of 1982 amateur entry draft (June-Reg)
15+ Strikeouts in a Game 3x (Most: 16)
Baseball America Minor League Player of the Year 1983
Cy Young Award NL 1985
First Round Draft Pick 1982 (#5)
Little League World Series Tampa,FL
Major League All-Star Game 4x 1984-1986,1988
MLB Rookie of the Year NL (1984)
| No-Hitters May 14,1996
Pitcher of Month 4x Sep-1984 (NL),Sep-1985 (NL),Apr-1986 (NL),Sep-1990 (NL)
Player of the Week 6x Jul-8-1984, Sep-9-1984, Aug-4-1985, Sep-22-1985, Apr-14-1991, May-19-1996
Silver Slugger Award NL (P) 1992
Teenaged Rookie 19 yrs old
Topps All-Star Rookie 1984 (RHP)
World Series Champion NYM 1986
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Signed by Scout: Carlos Pascual
MLB Debut: Apr 7,1984
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