It used to be that every team had at least one or two “workhorse” starting pitchers. These are the guys who started 33 to 37 games a season and pitched 25 complete games! In 1966, the Dodgers used a four-man rotation, which was composed of Sandy Koufax, Don Drysdale, Claude Osteen, and Don Sutton. Let’s look at the stat lines:
- Sandy Koufax – 41 GS/27 CG/323 IP/1.73 ERA
- Don Drysdale – 40 GS/11 CG/273.2 IP/3.42 ERA
- Claude Osteen – 38 GS/8 CG/ 240.1 IP/2.85 ERA
- Don Sutton – 35 GS/ 6 CG/225.