Curt Schilling

Curtis Montague Schilling (born November 14, 1966) is an American former Major League Baseball right handed pitcher and commentator for media outlet BlazeTV. He helped lead the Philadelphia Phillies to a World Series appearance in 1993 and won championships in 2001 with the Arizona Diamondbacks and in 2004 and 2007 with the Boston Red Sox, being named a co-winner of the World Series MVP in 2001. Schilling retired with a career postseason record of 11–2 and his .846 postseason winning percentage is a major-league record among pitchers with at least ten decisions. He is a member of the 3,000 strikeout club and has the highest strikeout-to-walk ratio of any of its inactive members. He is tied at third place for the most 300-strikeout seasons.

Quick Facts

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Born: 14 November 1966
Birthplace: Anchorage, Alaska, U.S.
Debut league: MLB
Debut date: September 7
Debut year: 1988
Debut team: Baltimore Orioles

Lore & Background

Curt Schilling was born on November 14, 1966, in Anchorage, Alaska, to Mary and Cliff Schilling. He attended Shadow Mountain High School in Phoenix, Arizona, and Yavapai College in Prescott, Arizona, in 1985. He began his professional career in the Boston Red Sox farm system as a second-round pick in what would be MLB's final January draft. He was traded to the Baltimore Orioles in 1988, then to the Houston Astros in 1991, and to the Philadelphia Phillies in 1992.

With the Phillies, he won the 1993 NLCS MVP and set the Phillies single-season strikeout record with 319 in 1997. He was traded to the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2000, where he shared the 2001 World Series MVP with Randy Johnson. In November 2003, he was traded to the Boston Red Sox. He won Game 6 of the 2004 ALCS on an injured ankle, known as 'the bloody sock,' and pitched Game 2 of the 2004 World Series.

After retiring, he founded Green Monster Games, renamed 38 Studios, which released Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning in February 2012, laid off staff in May, and declared bankruptcy in June. He became a conservative radio personality on the Howie Carr radio network and joined Breitbart in 2016.

Reader's Guide

Schilling's career includes a 21–6 regular season in 2004 with the Red Sox. He pitched Game 2 of the 2004 World Series for the Red Sox against the St. Louis Cardinals. His postseason record is 11–2.