Richard Lee Sutcliffe was born on June 21,1956, and nicknamed "The Red Baron", is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher with the Los Angeles Dodgers, Cleveland Indians, Chicago Cubs, Baltimore Orioles, and St Louis Cardinals between 1976 and 1994.
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Rick Sutcliffe won the National League Rookie of the Year award in 1979 and the National League Cy Young Award in 1984.
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Rick Sutcliffe won 31 games over the course of the next two seasons for Cleveland and led the American League in earned run average in 1982.
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Rick Sutcliffe rebounded and won 16 games for the Cubs while losing only one, helping them to the division championship.
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Five days later, Rick Sutcliffe pitched the final game of the series at Jack Murphy Stadium, but posted the loss after giving up four runs in the seventh inning.
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Rick Sutcliffe won the Cy Young Award with a unanimous vote, beating out Dwight Gooden and Bruce Sutter.
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Rick Sutcliffe was presented 1987's Roberto Clemente Award, given annually to a Major League player who demonstrates sportsmanship and community involvement.
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In 1989, Rick Sutcliffe won 16 games and made his final All-Star appearance, where he was managed by Tommy Lasorda.
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Rick Sutcliffe helped the Cubs to another division title, but the Cubs lost to the San Francisco Giants in the playoffs.
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Rick Sutcliffe holds the unique distinction of having won each of the following league awards, once each, and each in a different season: Rookie of the Year, Cy Young Award, ERA leader, and wins leader.
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Rick Sutcliffe had a career-high 17 RBI in 1979 as a member of the Dodgers.
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Rick Sutcliffe joined the network full-time in March 1999 and has appeared on Wednesday Night Baseball since 2002.
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On March 13,2008, Rick Sutcliffe was diagnosed with "curable and maintainable" colon cancer.
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Rick Sutcliffe underwent chemotherapy and radiation therapy in his hometown of Kansas City during the spring of 2008 and returned to work with ESPN on May 21,2008.
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Rick Sutcliffe continues to maintain a positive attitude and credits this to his faith, family encouragement, friends, and support from fans.
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Rick Sutcliffe is a motivational speaker for the Fellowship of Christian Athletes.
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