Gooden was a poorfunctioning drug addict for many years, 2. Legendary mets pitcher dwight gooden will speak and sign his memoir, doc. Join facebook to connect with dwight gooden and others you may know. Dwight eugene doc gooden born november 16, 1964, nicknamed dr. He struck out 11, allowing just one hit and four walks, in a complete game shutout. That first season he won 17 games, lost just 9, and struck out 276 batters in just 218 innings. Despite arm issues and runins with the law, doc gooden was a member of three world series champions 1986, 1996, 2000 and nohit the seattle mariners on may 14, 1996.
Dwight eugene gooden, who would become one of the most dominant young pitchers of his generation, was born on november 16, 1964, in tampa, florida. Drugs and alcohol had made the man they had called doctor k pay a price. The book, written with veteran journalist ellis henican, will hit bookstores on june 4, but excerpts are already posted on. The latest dwight gooden stats, video highlights, news and more from. A memoir goes into vivid detail of goodens struggle with drugs.
Dwight gooden motivational speaker fee dwight gooden. Darryl strawberry is clean and sober, and he dedicates his time to other addicts. He even did a big interview with me in 2016 when my book came out. His father dan worked in a chemical plant and coached a semiprofessional baseball team based in tampa. Dwight gooden won rookie of the year honors following the 1984 season and it was still one year before he was able to have an alcoholic drink. Baseballs doc gooden pitches a cautionary tale may 31, 20 dwight gooden, blessed with a blazing fastball and kneebuckling curve, was the king of new york by the time he was 21 years old. At age nineteen, dwight eugene gooden was baseballs pitching phenom, thrilling new yorkers and fans everywhere. Dwight gooden no hitter, may 14, 1996 by harvey frommer. Dwight gooden was the youngest of three children born to dan and ella gooden on november 16, 1964, in tampa, florida, where danwho had only a thirdgrade educationworked for the cargill corporation and coached youth baseball while ella, his second wife, worked in a nursing home and a pool hall. When the piece first came out, darryl strawberry called me, kevin.
With fresh and sober eyes, dwight gooden, who tallied a mountain of strikeou. Dwight doc gooden legal lessons learned from baseball. Not only did he have better control than the average young lefty, but he struck out almost four times as many batters as he walked, had a whip under one and allowed just 5. Gooden arrested former mets and yankees pitcher dwight gooden was arrested tuesday in tampa, fla. Dwight gooden responded to darryl strawberry on monday night, denying an accusation by his former new york mets teammate that he is a complete junkie. Readers of amazin avenue may remember brians time writing for the site, and were happy to share this excerpt from his book. Dwight gooden society for american baseball research. Lenny dykstra rebukes ron darlings tale of 1986 racist tirade.
Dwight gooden every game played with complete stats, links to box scores and automated. During his 16seasons career, gooden earned numerous accomplishments. Nicknamed doc for his surgical, 98mph fastball, he was named rookie of the year, became the youngest player ever to appear in an allstar game, received the cy young award, and guided the 1986 new york mets to world series victory his first of three. Generally these excerpts are juicy anecdotes, strategically released to create a buzz with the hopes of boosting sales for the book. Dwight doc gooden debuted with the new york mets in 1984 as a 19yearold. Players close to gooden termed strawberrys book irresponsible and dangerously counterproductive. A memoir by dwight gooden, ellis henican, paperback. Dwight gooden pulls no punchesthe book jacket calls it a brutally honest.
His days of glory in new york city baseball pitching with the mets were behind him. I cant compare excerpts between heat and doc, and i have no plans to read. Near the pile of cards on my desk is a smaller pile of bills to pay, and next to that pile is a stack of things i have to get to at some point, or throw away, or file. Well the story of gooden missing the 1986 mets world series. Stats awards fabulous feats famous firsts hall of fame hitting charts legendary lists pitching charts record books rules scoring. Run expectancy, and leverage index calculations provided by tom tango of, and coauthor of the book.
Dwight gooden doc gooden is a retired professional baseball player for major league baseball. Dwight gooden looks back on highs and lows in doc only a. A dwight gooden personal appearance, dwight gooden speaking engagement, or dwight gooden endorsement will reflect well on your company. What it was like to manage a rookie doc gooden, the gritty wally backman and the new. Dwight gooden details his cokeandbooze hangover after 86 world.
He has been married to monique moore since january 24, 2009. Dwight gooden puts on a santa suit, but the scene is. Astrology and natal chart of dwight gooden, born on 19641116. Three things i learned while reading doc, dwight goodens new memoir 1. Dwight gooden books list of books by author dwight gooden. A memoir by dwight gooden meet your next favorite book. K, is an american former professional baseball pitcher who played 16 seasons in major. Dwight gooden finished his career with a 194112 career record including 68 complete games and 24 shutouts as well as 2,293 strikeouts and a 3. Thirty years ago, dwight gooden made his first start. Gooden had a recordbreaking rookie of the year season in 1984 after jumping straight to the majors from lynchburg of the classa carolina league. On october 16, 1995, dwight gooden was signed by the new york yankees. Some of goodens accomplishments include being a fourtime allstar selection, a threetime world series champion, and.
Get the latest updated stats for new york yankees relief pitcher dwight gooden on. He was one of the most dominant and feared pitchers in the national league in the middle and late 1980s. Dwight gooden details his cokeandbooze hangover after. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the. Baseballs doc gooden pitches a cautionary tale may 31, 20 dwight gooden, blessed with a blazing fastball and kneebuckling curve, was the. Biography of dwight gooden excerpt dwight eugene gooden born november 16, 1964, nicknamed doc gooden or dr. To hire dwight gooden now for any corporate appearance, fundraiser, motivational speaker event, personal appearance, autograph signing, or website endorsement please contact our celebrity agents at 18776sports. Dwight doc gooden pitched a nohitter, won a cy young award, and. Nicknamed doc for his surgical, 98mph fastball, he was named rookie of the year, became the youngest player ever to appear in an allstar game, received the cy young award, and guided the 1986 new york mets to world series victoryhis first of three world series rings. Gooden pitched from 1984 to 1994 and from 1996 to 2000 for the new york mets, new york yankees, cleveland indians, houston astros, and tampa bay devil rays. The mets numberone pick in the june 1982 draft the fifth player taken had led. Dwight doc gooden page at elite sports ny, the voice, the pulse of new york city sports.
In 1986 the team won 108 games and its second world series, beating the boston red sox in a legendary series, best remembered for first baseman bill. In a career spanning 430 games, he pitched 2,800 2. In an excerpt from his new book, davey johnson recounts how he became the manager for the new york mets. Dwight gooden details his cokeandbooze hangover after 86 world series win in upcoming book. A memoir a bruisingly honest memoir of addiction and recovery from one of the greatest pitchers of all time. New harvest cbs news the following is an excerpt from doc.
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