48 Facts About Tim Lincecum

Tim Lincecum played in Major League Baseball for the San Francisco Giants and Los Angeles Angels.

Graduate of Liberty Senior High School in Renton, Washington, Lincecum played college baseball at the University of Washington, where he won the 2006 Golden Spikes Award.

That year, Tim Lincecum became the first Washington Husky to be selected in the first round of an MLB Draft when the San Francisco Giants selected him tenth overall.

Tim Lincecum led the league in shutouts in 2009 and won the Babe Ruth Award in 2010 as the most valuable player of the MLB postseason.

Tim Lincecum won consecutive Cy Young Awards in 2008 and 2009, becoming the first MLB pitcher to win the award in his first two full seasons.

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Tim Lincecum appeared in four consecutive All-Star Games from 2008 through 2011 and pitched no-hitters in 2013 and 2014.

Tim Lincecum won World Series rings with the Giants in 2010,2012, and 2014.

Tim Lincecum is one of only two pitchers in Major League history to win multiple World Series championships, win multiple Cy Young Awards, throw multiple no-hitters, and earn multiple All-Star selections; the other is Hall of Famer Sandy Koufax.

When Tim Lincecum was drafted, he held out for a larger signing bonus so his father could retire.

Tim Lincecum attended Liberty Senior High School in the Issaquah School District, where he played two seasons of varsity baseball.

Tim Lincecum was selected by the Chicago Cubs in the 48th round of the 2003 Major League Baseball draft, but he did not sign, opting to attend the University of Washington instead.

In both 2004 and 2006, Tim Lincecum was named the Pac-10 Pitcher of the Year for the Washington Huskies.

Tim Lincecum was selected by the Cleveland Indians in the 42nd round upon re-entering the draft in 2005.

Tim Lincecum was the recipient of the 2006 Golden Spikes Award, which is awarded annually to the best amateur baseball player.

In 2005, Tim Lincecum played collegiate summer baseball for the Harwich Mariners of the Cape Cod Baseball League.

In 2006, Tim Lincecum was drafted tenth overall by the San Francisco Giants, becoming the first player from the University of Washington to be taken in the first round.

Tim Lincecum made his professional debut in 2006 with the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes of the Single-A short season Northwest League.

Tim Lincecum struck out three batters in his first inning, the first being Chase Utley.

Tim Lincecum earned his first major league win five days later against the Rockies.

Tim Lincecum pitched very much like the pitcher he is compared to and out-dueled him throughout the night.

Tim Lincecum had allowed just two hits and one walk through the first eight, while throwing only 88 pitches.

Tim Lincecum was on the cover of the July 7,2008, issue of Sports Illustrated.

Tim Lincecum was selected his first All-Star Game, but he was unavailable to play in it because he was hospitalized the day of the game due to flu-like symptoms.

Tim Lincecum finished the season with 265 strikeouts, making him the first San Francisco pitcher to win the National League strikeout title and the first Giant to do so since Bill Voiselle in 1944.

On November 11,2008, Tim Lincecum was awarded the NL Cy Young Award, making him the second Giant to win the award.

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Tim Lincecum finished 23rd in that year's NL Most Valuable Player Award voting.

Tim Lincecum had a scoreless inning streak of 29 innings, the third-longest streak since the Giants moved to San Francisco from New York City prior to the 1958 season.

Tim Lincecum struck out Jayson Werth before surrendering singles to the next two batters.

In Game 1 of the series against the Texas Rangers, Tim Lincecum committed what he called a "brain fart" in the first inning.

However, instead of throwing towards Pablo Sandoval as he pursued Young to the bag, Tim Lincecum kept the ball himself, allowing Young to scamper back safely.

Tim Lincecum reportedly rejected San Francisco's offer of a five-year, $100 million extension before the 2012 season.

However, Tim Lincecum improved in the second half of the season, winning seven of his last 12 decisions and posting a 3.

Tim Lincecum struck out 13 batters and walked four while throwing a career-high 148 pitches.

Tim Lincecum finished the first half of his season with a losing record, but his 4.

Tim Lincecum was the only player on the Giants' 25-man roster who was not used during the NLDS and the NLCS.

Tim Lincecum finally made an appearance in Game 2 of the 2014 World Series against the Kansas City Royals, entering to start the bottom of the seventh inning and retiring all five batters he faced.

Tim Lincecum left the game in the eighth inning with lower back tightness.

Tim Lincecum did not pitch again in the series, but the Giants defeated the Royals in seven games, giving Lincecum the third World Series championship of his career.

Tim Lincecum began the season on the 60-day disabled list after suffering a blister on his right middle finger during spring training.

In September 2019, Tim Lincecum appeared at a postgame ceremony held by the Giants to mark Bochy's final game as the team's manager.

Tim Lincecum added, "I think the hardest part was coming to grips with who I was after baseball, and I haven't even done it fully yet".

When pitching, Tim Lincecum would start with his back slightly to the plate, his left leg raised, and his glove held over his head.

Sportswriters Bob Nightengale and Robert Falkoff both thought that Tim Lincecum was a similar pitcher to Roy Oswalt.

Tim Lincecum threw a four-seam fastball, but mostly used a two-seam fastball which he threw for more sinking movement to get more ground balls.

Tim Lincecum had a curveball which broke away from right-handed hitters.

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Tim Lincecum had thrown a slider in college, and he started using it again in 2008, throwing it far more often by 2011.

Tim Lincecum was included on the ballot for the National Baseball Hall of Fame class of 2022 when it was announced on November 22,2021.

Tim Lincecum's wife, Cristin Coleman, was a school teacher and principal.