William Lee Gullickson was born on February 20,1959 and is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher who played professionally in Canada, the US and Japan, during an 18-year professional career, of which 14 seasons were spent in MLB.
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Bill Gullickson was selected as the second player to be drafted in the first round of the June 1977 Major League Baseball draft by the Montreal Expos, out of Joliet Catholic Academy in Joliet, Illinois.
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Bill Gullickson held that record for 18 years, until Kerry Wood broke it with 20 strikeouts in 1998.
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Bill Gullickson held the Montreal Expos-Washington Nationals all-time strikeout record for a single game with 18 strikeouts until Max Scherzer broke the record in 2016.
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Except for the 1981 strike season, Bill Gullickson was in double figures in wins for every year onward.
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On December 12,1985, Bill Gullickson was acquired by the Reds, along with catcher Sal Butera; the Reds sent pitchers Andy McGaffigan and John Stuper and catcher Dann Bilardello to the Expos.
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Bill Gullickson recorded 4 wins and 2 losses with the Yankees but he was unhappy there.
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Late in 1990, Bill Gullickson signed a multimillion-dollar contract with the Detroit Tigers, for whom he pitched for four seasons.
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In 1991, Bill Gullickson had a career-high 20 wins against 9 losses, leading the American League in wins and placing eighth in the AL Cy Young Award voting.
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Bill Gullickson tallied another 14 wins in 1992, and had 13 wins in 1993.
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