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.ib-baseball-bio-member-header{background:#3d0001}html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .ib-baseball-bio-member[style*="background"]{background:#0c0a6b!important}}</style><table class="infobox ib-baseball-bio vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above fn" style="background-color:#DCDCDC;color:#000000;"><span class="note">John Lackey</span><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:John_Lackey_on_July_17,_2016_(3).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/John_Lackey_on_July_17%2C_2016_%283%29.jpg/270px-John_Lackey_on_July_17%2C_2016_%283%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="270" height="270" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/John_Lackey_on_July_17%2C_2016_%283%29.jpg/405px-John_Lackey_on_July_17%2C_2016_%283%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/John_Lackey_on_July_17%2C_2016_%283%29.jpg/540px-John_Lackey_on_July_17%2C_2016_%283%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="1200" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Lackey with the Chicago Cubs in 2016</div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><b><a href="/wiki/Pitcher" title="Pitcher">Pitcher</a></b></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><b>Born:</b> <span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1978-10-23</span>) </span>October 23, 1978<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 46)</span><br /><a href="/wiki/Abilene,_Texas" title="Abilene, Texas">Abilene, Texas</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><div class="ib-baseball-bio-batsthrows"><div><b>Batted:</b> Right</div><div><b>Threw:</b> Right</div></div></td></tr><tr style="background-color:#DCDCDC;color:#000000;"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">MLB debut</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">June 24, 2002, for the Anaheim Angels</td></tr><tr style="background-color:#DCDCDC;color:#000000;"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Last MLB appearance</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">October 1, 2017, for the Chicago Cubs</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr style="background-color:#DCDCDC;color:#000000;"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">MLB statistics</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:right; width:50%; padding-right:0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Win%E2%80%93loss_record_(pitching)" title="Win–loss record (pitching)">Win–loss record</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="width:50%; padding-left:0.5em;">188–147</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:right; width:50%; padding-right:0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Earned_run_average" title="Earned run average">Earned run average</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="width:50%; padding-left:0.5em;">3.92</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:right; width:50%; padding-right:0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Strikeout" title="Strikeout">Strikeouts</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="width:50%; padding-left:0.5em;">2,294</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="width:50%; padding-left:0.5em;"><b><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/lackejo01.shtml">Stats</a> at <a href="/wiki/Baseball_Reference" title="Baseball Reference">Baseball Reference</a></b> <span class="mw-valign-text-top noprint" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3178824#P1825" title="Edit this at Wikidata"><img alt="Edit this at Wikidata" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/10px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/15px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20" /></a></span></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><th colspan="2"> </th></tr><tr style="background-color:#DCDCDC;color:#000000;"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Teams</th></tr><tr class="ib-baseball-bio-teams"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Angels_of_Anaheim" class="mw-redirect" title="Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim">Anaheim Angels / Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim</a> (<a href="/wiki/2002_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2002 Major League Baseball season">2002</a>–<a href="/wiki/2009_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2009 Major League Baseball season">2009</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boston_Red_Sox" title="Boston Red Sox">Boston Red Sox</a> (<a href="/wiki/2010_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2010 Major League Baseball season">2010</a>–<a href="/wiki/2011_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2011 Major League Baseball season">2011</a>, <a href="/wiki/2013_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2013 Major League Baseball season">2013</a>–<a href="/wiki/2014_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2014 Major League Baseball season">2014</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Cardinals" title="St. Louis Cardinals">St. Louis Cardinals</a> (<a href="/wiki/2014_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2014 Major League Baseball season">2014</a>–<a href="/wiki/2015_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2015 Major League Baseball season">2015</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chicago_Cubs" title="Chicago Cubs">Chicago Cubs</a> (<a href="/wiki/2016_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2016 Major League Baseball season">2016</a>–<a href="/wiki/2017_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2017 Major League Baseball season">2017</a>)</li></ul> </td></tr><tr style="background-color:#DCDCDC;color:#000000;"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Career highlights and awards</th></tr><tr class="ib-baseball-bio-highlights"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="Major League Baseball All-Star Game">All-Star</a> (<a href="/wiki/2007_MLB_All-Star_Game" class="mw-redirect" title="2007 MLB All-Star Game">2007</a>)</li> <li>3× <a href="/wiki/World_Series" title="World Series">World Series</a> champion (<a href="/wiki/2002_World_Series" title="2002 World Series">2002</a>, <a href="/wiki/2013_World_Series" title="2013 World Series">2013</a>, <a href="/wiki/2016_World_Series" title="2016 World Series">2016</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_annual_ERA_leaders" title="List of Major League Baseball annual ERA leaders">AL ERA leader</a> (2007)</li></ul> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>John Derran Lackey</b> (born October 23, 1978) is an American former <a href="/wiki/Professional_baseball" title="Professional baseball">professional baseball</a> <a href="/wiki/Starting_pitcher" title="Starting pitcher">starting pitcher</a> who played in <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball" title="Major League Baseball">Major League Baseball</a> from 2002 through 2017 for the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Angels_of_Anaheim" class="mw-redirect" title="Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim">Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim</a>, <a href="/wiki/Boston_Red_Sox" title="Boston Red Sox">Boston Red Sox</a>, <a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Cardinals" title="St. Louis Cardinals">St. Louis Cardinals</a> and <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Cubs" title="Chicago Cubs">Chicago Cubs</a>. A three-time <a href="/wiki/World_Series" title="World Series">World Series</a> champion with three different teams, Lackey is regarded as a key figure in his clubs' <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_postseason" title="Major League Baseball postseason">postseason</a> success, winning the title-clinching games of two out of the three Series. Selected to the <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="Major League Baseball All-Star Game">MLB All-Star Game</a> in 2007, he won that year's <a href="/wiki/American_League" title="American League">American League</a> (AL) <a href="/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_annual_ERA_leaders" title="List of Major League Baseball annual ERA leaders">earned run average (ERA) title</a>. After missing the 2012 season due to <a href="/wiki/Ulnar_collateral_ligament_reconstruction" title="Ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction">ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction</a> surgery in his pitching elbow, and helping the Red Sox win the <a href="/wiki/2013_World_Series" title="2013 World Series">2013 World Series</a>, Lackey was named the winner of the <a href="/wiki/Tony_Conigliaro_Award" title="Tony Conigliaro Award">Tony Conigliaro Award</a>. </p><p>A right-handed pitcher and batter, the <a href="/wiki/1999_Anaheim_Angels_season" title="1999 Anaheim Angels season">Anaheim Angels</a> selected Lackey from <a href="/wiki/Grayson_County_College" class="mw-redirect" title="Grayson County College">Grayson County College</a> in <a href="/wiki/Texas" title="Texas">Texas</a> in the <a href="/wiki/1999_Major_League_Baseball_draft" title="1999 Major League Baseball draft">1999</a> amateur draft. He made his MLB debut with the Angels in 2002 and helped the franchise win its first World Series title <a href="/wiki/2002_World_Series" title="2002 World Series">that year</a>. After <a href="/wiki/Win%E2%80%93loss_record_(pitching)" title="Win–loss record (pitching)">winning</a> more than 100 games with the Angels, Lackey signed with Boston in <a href="/wiki/Free_agent" title="Free agent">free agency</a> prior to the 2010 season. Declining performance and elbow injuries in 2011 led him to allow the most <a href="/wiki/Earned_run" title="Earned run">earned runs</a> in the American League before missing the next season due to elbow surgery. Lackey rebounded in 2013 to win his second championship. Boston traded him to St. Louis in July 2014, and prior to the 2016 season, he signed with Chicago as a free agent. Lackey earned his third <a href="/wiki/World_Series" title="World Series">World Series</a> championship in 2016 with the Cubs. </p><p>Known for his intense competitiveness and overall durability, Lackey reached at least 200 <a href="/wiki/Innings_pitched" title="Innings pitched">innings pitched</a> six times in his career, and in five seasons was in the top ten in games started. With the exception of his rookie season in 2002, he reached at least 10 wins every season of his career. In ten of his 15 seasons, he registered an ERA below 4.00 − once below 3.00 − and four times was in the top ten in ERA. He also twice reached the top ten in both wins and <a href="/wiki/Strikeout" title="Strikeout">strikeouts</a>. He appeared in ten postseasons overall, recording a career 8–6 record and 3.44 ERA over 144 innings. In 2007 and 2015, he received votes for the <a href="/wiki/Cy_Young_Award" title="Cy Young Award">Cy Young Award</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life">Early life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Lackey&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Lackey was born in <a href="/wiki/Abilene,_Texas" title="Abilene, Texas">Abilene, Texas</a> to Derran and Sharon Lackey. Before Lackey was in high school, he played at Dixie Little League in Abilene. Lackey attended <a href="/wiki/Abilene_High_School_(Abilene,_Texas)" class="mw-redirect" title="Abilene High School (Abilene, Texas)">Abilene High School</a>, and was a <a href="/wiki/Letterman_(sports)" title="Letterman (sports)">letterman</a> in <a href="/wiki/American_football" title="American football">football</a>, <a href="/wiki/Basketball" title="Basketball">basketball</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Baseball" title="Baseball">baseball</a>. In baseball, he was a two-time first team All-District honoree and as a senior, he was also an All-State selection. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="College_career">College career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Lackey&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: College career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>He played one season of baseball at the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Texas_at_Arlington" title="University of Texas at Arlington">University of Texas at Arlington</a> (UTA), playing <a href="/wiki/First_base" class="mw-redirect" title="First base">first base</a> and sometimes moonlighting as a <a href="/wiki/Relief_pitcher" title="Relief pitcher">relief pitcher</a>. The first summer after attending UTA, Lackey first learned to pitch in the Kansas Jayhawk Summer League. In <a href="/wiki/1999_in_baseball" title="1999 in baseball">1999</a>, he played on the Junior College World Series champion <a href="/wiki/Grayson_County_College" class="mw-redirect" title="Grayson County College">Grayson County College</a> team in <a href="/wiki/Denison,_Texas" title="Denison, Texas">Denison, Texas</a>, which went 50–13. In 100 <a href="/wiki/Innings_pitched" title="Innings pitched">innings pitched</a> (IP), he posted a 10–3 <a href="/wiki/Win%E2%80%93loss_record_(pitching)" title="Win–loss record (pitching)">record</a> with a 4.23 <a href="/wiki/Earned_run_average" title="Earned run average">earned run average</a> (ERA) and 88 <a href="/wiki/Strikeout" title="Strikeout">strikeouts</a>. At the plate, he batted .428 with 15 <a href="/wiki/Home_run" title="Home run">home runs</a> (HR) and 81 <a href="/wiki/Runs_batted_in" class="mw-redirect" title="Runs batted in">runs batted in</a> (RBI). In the World Series, he tallied eight hits, two HR, and seven RBI.<sup id="cite_ref-mlbbio_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mlbbio-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Professional_career">Professional career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Lackey&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Professional career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Draft_and_minor_leagues">Draft and minor leagues</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Lackey&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Draft and minor leagues"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/1999_Anaheim_Angels_season" title="1999 Anaheim Angels season">Anaheim Angels</a> selected Lackey in the second round of the <a href="/wiki/1999_Major_League_Baseball_draft" title="1999 Major League Baseball draft">1999 Major League Baseball draft</a> as the 68th overall. He began his professional career with the <a href="/wiki/Boise_Hawks" title="Boise Hawks">Boise Hawks</a> in the Short Season Class A <a href="/wiki/Northwest_League" title="Northwest League">Northwest League</a>, posting a 6–2 record and a 4.98 ERA. Already in his first year, Lackey became known for his competitiveness. According to MLB.com, Tom Kotchman, the veteran manager, recalled "one particular game when he tried to replace Lackey only to have the tall Texan tell him otherwise. Sure enough, Kotchman trotted back to the dugout and Lackey kept dominating, as if to say, 'See? I'm not done yet.'"<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In <a href="/wiki/2000_in_baseball" title="2000 in baseball">2000</a>, Lackey split his time between the Single-A <a href="/wiki/Cedar_Rapids_Kernels" title="Cedar Rapids Kernels">Cedar Rapids Kernels</a>, High-A <a href="/wiki/Lake_Elsinore_Storm" title="Lake Elsinore Storm">Lake Elsinore Storm</a>, and Double-A <a href="/wiki/Erie_SeaWolves" title="Erie SeaWolves">Erie SeaWolves</a>. Because of his quick ascent up the minor league ladder, he was named the Angels' Minor League Pitcher of the Year,<sup id="cite_ref-Path_of_the_Pros_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Path_of_the_Pros-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> posting a combined 15–9 record with a 3.15 ERA. He began <a href="/wiki/2001_in_baseball" title="2001 in baseball">2001</a> with Double-A <a href="/wiki/Arkansas_Travelers" title="Arkansas Travelers">Arkansas</a> before being promoted in July of that year to the Triple-A <a href="/wiki/Salt_Lake_Bees" title="Salt Lake Bees">Salt Lake Stingers</a>, where he struggled a bit, posting a 3–4 record and a 6.71 ERA. He recovered in the <a href="/wiki/2002_in_baseball" title="2002 in baseball">2002</a> season, being named Best Pitching Prospect of the <a href="/wiki/Pacific_Coast_League" title="Pacific Coast League">Pacific Coast League</a> and accumulating an 8–2 record with a 2.57 ERA.<sup id="cite_ref-Path_of_the_Pros_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Path_of_the_Pros-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Anaheim_Angels_/_Los_Angeles_Angels_of_Anaheim_(2002–2009)"><span id="Anaheim_Angels_.2F_Los_Angeles_Angels_of_Anaheim_.282002.E2.80.932009.29"></span>Anaheim Angels / Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (2002–2009)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Lackey&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Anaheim Angels / Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (2002–2009)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2002">2002</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Lackey&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: 2002"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Angels called Lackey up to the major leagues on June 24, 2002, dropping his first major league start against the <a href="/wiki/Texas_Rangers_(baseball)" title="Texas Rangers (baseball)">Texas Rangers</a>. He was optioned back to Salt Lake, only to be recalled on June 28 to replace pitcher <a href="/wiki/Al_Levine" title="Al Levine">Al Levine</a>. Two days later, he replaced <a href="/wiki/Scott_Schoeneweis" title="Scott Schoeneweis">Scott Schoeneweis</a> in the Angels' rotation and gained his first <a href="/wiki/Win_(baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Win (baseball)">victory</a> against the cross-town rival <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Dodgers" title="Los Angeles Dodgers">Los Angeles Dodgers</a>. Lackey was also the winning pitcher for the <a href="/wiki/American_League" title="American League">American League</a> (AL) <a href="/wiki/Wild_card_(sports)#Major_League_Baseball" title="Wild card (sports)">Wild Card</a>-clinching victory against Texas on September 26. </p><p>With the AL Wild Card in hand, the Angels began their march through the 2002 postseason, facing the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees" title="New York Yankees">New York Yankees</a> in the <a href="/wiki/2002_American_League_Division_Series" title="2002 American League Division Series">American League Division Series</a> (ALDS). He made his relief and postseason debut in Game 3, allowing two <a href="/wiki/Earned_run" title="Earned run">earned runs</a> in the midst of an Angels rally to win 9–6. He gained his first postseason victory against the <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Twins" title="Minnesota Twins">Minnesota Twins</a> in Game 4 of the <a href="/wiki/2002_American_League_Championship_Series" title="2002 American League Championship Series">American League Championship Series</a> (ALCS), pitching seven innings while allowing only three <a href="/wiki/Hit_(baseball)" title="Hit (baseball)">hits</a> and <a href="/wiki/Strikeout" title="Strikeout">striking out</a> seven. </p><p>With their victory in five games over the Twins, the Angels earned their first AL pennant and trip to the <a href="/wiki/2002_World_Series" title="2002 World Series">World Series</a>. After starter <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Appier" title="Kevin Appier">Kevin Appier</a> was pulled after two-plus innings in Game 2, Lackey pitched two innings giving up two earned runs on two hits, receiving a no-decision in the eventual 11–10 Angels victory over the <a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_Giants" title="San Francisco Giants">San Francisco Giants</a>. He started Game 4 of the Series, pitching four scoreless innings, but gaining a no-decision after allowing three hits and three earned runs in the 5th inning in the eventual Angels loss. </p><p>However, in Game 7 of the World Series on October 27, 2002, Lackey allowed one earned run on four hits while striking out four in five innings,<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> allowing the Angels to hold an early 4–1 lead to hand over to their <a href="/wiki/Bullpen" title="Bullpen">bullpen</a> trio of <a href="/wiki/Brendan_Donnelly" title="Brendan Donnelly">Brendan Donnelly</a>, <a href="/wiki/Francisco_Rodr%C3%ADguez_(Venezuelan_pitcher)" title="Francisco Rodríguez (Venezuelan pitcher)">Francisco Rodríguez</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Troy_Percival" title="Troy Percival">Troy Percival</a> to seal their World Series title. Lackey became only the second rookie in World Series history to start and win Game 7, the other being <a href="/wiki/Babe_Adams" title="Babe Adams">Babe Adams</a> of the <a href="/wiki/1909_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1909 Major League Baseball season">1909</a> <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Pirates" title="Pittsburgh Pirates">Pittsburgh Pirates</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was the first of two Series title-clinching games in which he received credit as the winning pitcher.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2003–2006"><span id="2003.E2.80.932006"></span>2003–2006</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Lackey&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: 2003–2006"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:John_Lackey_2006.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/John_Lackey_2006.jpg/220px-John_Lackey_2006.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="191" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/John_Lackey_2006.jpg/330px-John_Lackey_2006.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/John_Lackey_2006.jpg/440px-John_Lackey_2006.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1624" data-file-height="1409" /></a><figcaption>Lackey pitching for the <a href="/wiki/2006_Los_Angeles_Angels_of_Anaheim_season" class="mw-redirect" title="2006 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim season">Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in 2006</a></figcaption></figure> <p><a href="/wiki/Mike_Scioscia" title="Mike Scioscia">Mike Scioscia</a> announced that Lackey would start on Opening Day 2003, replacing injured ace <a href="/wiki/Jarrod_Washburn" title="Jarrod Washburn">Jarrod Washburn</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Lackey struggled his sophomore year, compiling a 10–16 record with a 4.63 ERA while leading the team in hits and earned runs allowed, and <a href="/wiki/Wild_pitch" title="Wild pitch">wild pitches</a>. He finished <a href="/wiki/2004_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2004 Major League Baseball season">2004</a> with a record of 14–13 and a 4.67 ERA, helping the Angels win their first division title since <a href="/wiki/1986_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1986 Major League Baseball season">1986</a>. The <a href="/wiki/2005_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2005 Major League Baseball season">2005</a> campaign saw Lackey mature further, working into the sixth inning in 30 of his 36 starts, earning a 14–5 record with a 3.44 ERA. He ranked second in strikeouts per nine innings (with 8.6 K/9 IP) and third in strikeouts (199). However, he finished with the third most wild pitches in the league. </p><p>He participated in the MLB 2006 All-Star Series in Japan.<sup id="cite_ref-mlbbio_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mlbbio-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After the Angels placed 2005 <a href="/wiki/Cy_Young_Award" title="Cy Young Award">Cy Young</a> winner <a href="/wiki/Bartolo_Col%C3%B3n" title="Bartolo Colón">Bartolo Colón</a> on the <a href="/wiki/Disabled_list" class="mw-redirect" title="Disabled list">disabled list</a> in <a href="/wiki/2006_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2006 Major League Baseball season">2006</a>, Lackey emerged as the team's <a href="/wiki/Ace_(baseball)" title="Ace (baseball)">ace</a>, and skipper <a href="/wiki/Mike_Scioscia" title="Mike Scioscia">Mike Scioscia</a> made him the number one starter after the All-Star break. On July 7, 2006, Lackey retired 27 consecutive batters after <a href="/wiki/Mark_Kotsay" title="Mark Kotsay">Mark Kotsay</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Oakland_Athletics" class="mw-redirect" title="Oakland Athletics">Oakland Athletics</a> led off the first inning with <a href="/wiki/Double_(baseball)" title="Double (baseball)">double</a>. He threw a career high 30<style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1154941027">.mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac .den{vertical-align:sub}.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);clip-path:polygon(0px 0px,0px 0px,0px 0px);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px}</style><span class="frac"><span class="num">2</span>⁄<span class="den">3</span></span> scoreless innings from July 2 through July 19, 2006, when he gave up a fifth-inning <a href="/wiki/Home_run" title="Home run">home run</a> to <a href="/wiki/Ben_Broussard" title="Ben Broussard">Ben Broussard</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Indians" class="mw-redirect" title="Cleveland Indians">Cleveland Indians</a>, leaving his scoreless streak 5<link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1154941027"><span class="frac"><span class="num">1</span>⁄<span class="den">3</span></span> innings short of the club record, set by <a href="/wiki/Jim_McGlothlin" title="Jim McGlothlin">Jim McGlothlin</a> in 1967.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was later named <a href="/wiki/American_League" title="American League">American League</a> Pitcher of the Month for July 2006. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2007–2009"><span id="2007.E2.80.932009"></span>2007–2009</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Lackey&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: 2007–2009"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:JohnLackeyLAAngels.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/JohnLackeyLAAngels.jpg/170px-JohnLackeyLAAngels.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="255" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/JohnLackeyLAAngels.jpg/255px-JohnLackeyLAAngels.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/JohnLackeyLAAngels.jpg/340px-JohnLackeyLAAngels.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1329" data-file-height="1993" /></a><figcaption>Lackey on April 18, <a href="/wiki/2007_in_baseball" title="2007 in baseball">2007</a></figcaption></figure> <p>On June 13, <a href="/wiki/2007_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2007 Major League Baseball season">2007</a>, Lackey became the first pitcher to win 10 games for the 2007 season.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On July 1, Lackey was named as one of three Angels to represent the club and the American League at the 2007 <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="Major League Baseball All-Star Game">All-Star Game</a>. Lackey finished the 2007 season with an American League leading 3.01 ERA. He finished in third place for that season's <a href="/wiki/Cy_Young_Award" title="Cy Young Award">Cy Young Award</a> voting. </p><p>On July 10, <a href="/wiki/2008_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2008 Major League Baseball season">2008</a>, Lackey allowed six runs on 15 hits in 5<link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1154941027"><span class="frac"><span class="num">2</span>⁄<span class="den">3</span></span> innings. The 15 hits tied an all-time Angels' franchise record for hits allowed by a starter in a single game.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On July 18, 2008, Lackey recorded his 1000th career strikeout, against <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Youkilis" title="Kevin Youkilis">Kevin Youkilis</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Boston_Red_Sox" title="Boston Red Sox">Boston Red Sox</a>. Lackey was the sixth Angels pitcher to accomplish that feat.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On July 29, 2008, Lackey pitched against the Red Sox at <a href="/wiki/Fenway_Park" title="Fenway Park">Fenway Park</a>, carrying a <a href="/wiki/No-hitter" title="No-hitter">no-hitter</a> into the ninth inning. He came within two outs of a no-hitter before <a href="/wiki/Dustin_Pedroia" title="Dustin Pedroia">Dustin Pedroia</a> <a href="/wiki/Single_(baseball)" title="Single (baseball)">singled</a> to left to spoil it. The next batter, Youkilis, hit a two-run homer to break up the <a href="/wiki/Shutouts_in_baseball" class="mw-redirect" title="Shutouts in baseball">shutout</a>. Lackey still finished the game and the Angels won 6–2. </p><p>In Game 1 of the 2008 ALDS, he gave up a two-run home run to <a href="/wiki/Jason_Bay" title="Jason Bay">Jason Bay</a> of the Red Sox, and was charged with the Angels' first loss in the series. </p><p>In his first start of 2009, on May 16, Lackey was ejected after his first two pitches of the season in a game against the <a href="/wiki/Texas_Rangers_(baseball)" title="Texas Rangers (baseball)">Texas Rangers</a>. Lackey threw his first pitch behind <a href="/wiki/Ian_Kinsler" title="Ian Kinsler">Ian Kinsler</a>'s head, and hit Kinsler in the side with his second pitch. Home plate <a href="/wiki/Umpire_(baseball)" title="Umpire (baseball)">umpire</a> <a href="/wiki/Bob_Davidson_(umpire)" title="Bob Davidson (umpire)">Bob Davidson</a> immediately ejected Lackey. Since Kinsler scored, Lackey was charged with an earned run, giving him an ERA of infinity.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Kinsler had hit two home runs against the Angels the night before.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On August 30, 2009, Lackey earned his 100th career win against the Oakland Athletics, giving up one run (on an error by shortstop Erick Aybar) through eight innings. </p><p>Lackey is one of only six major league pitchers who won at least 11 games in each year from 2004 to 2009, the others being <a href="/wiki/CC_Sabathia" title="CC Sabathia">CC Sabathia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Derek_Lowe" title="Derek Lowe">Derek Lowe</a>, <a href="/wiki/Johan_Santana" title="Johan Santana">Johan Santana</a>, <a href="/wiki/Javier_V%C3%A1zquez_(baseball)" title="Javier Vázquez (baseball)">Javier Vázquez</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Jason_Marquis" title="Jason Marquis">Jason Marquis</a>. </p><p>At the end of the 2009 season Lackey became a free agent, widely regarded as the best free agent starting pitcher on the 2010 market. <i><a href="/wiki/Baseball_Prospectus" title="Baseball Prospectus">Baseball Prospectus</a></i> declared, "Lackey stands alone as the best of the best, a relatively young righty who carries significantly less risk than the other high-upside hurlers", additionally noting he faced a tough division and tougher league and his statistics would likely be even better if he were a National League pitcher.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As one of the top free agent starters on the market, he was predicted to command a deal worth around $70 to $80 million, similar to the deal <a href="/wiki/A._J._Burnett" title="A. J. Burnett">A. J. Burnett</a> received from the Yankees. Lackey drew interest from many teams, including the <a href="/wiki/Seattle_Mariners" title="Seattle Mariners">Seattle Mariners</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Brewers" title="Milwaukee Brewers">Milwaukee Brewers</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees" title="New York Yankees">New York Yankees</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Mets" title="New York Mets">New York Mets</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Boston_Red_Sox" title="Boston Red Sox">Boston Red Sox</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Pirates" title="Pittsburgh Pirates">Pittsburgh Pirates</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He formally declined the Angels' offer of salary arbitration on December 8.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Boston_Red_Sox_(2010–2014)"><span id="Boston_Red_Sox_.282010.E2.80.932014.29"></span>Boston Red Sox (2010–2014)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Lackey&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Boston Red Sox (2010–2014)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On December 16, 2009, Lackey officially signed a five-year contract worth $82.5 million with the <a href="/wiki/Boston_Red_Sox" title="Boston Red Sox">Boston Red Sox</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His contract had a clause where if he missed a full season due to injury, the Red Sox would have a team option at the end of the contract worth the league minimum.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On April 7, 2010, Lackey made his debut for Boston at Fenway Park against the Yankees, pitching six innings of three-hit, shutout ball. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2010">2010</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Lackey&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: 2010"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Lackey posted a 10–5 record and a 4.26 ERA during the first half of the <a href="/wiki/2010_Boston_Red_Sox_season" title="2010 Boston Red Sox season">2010 season</a> and finished his first season with the Red Sox with a 14–11 record, 4.40 ERA over 215 innings pitched.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:20110426-1018_John_Lackey.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/20110426-1018_John_Lackey.jpg/170px-20110426-1018_John_Lackey.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="243" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/20110426-1018_John_Lackey.jpg/255px-20110426-1018_John_Lackey.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/20110426-1018_John_Lackey.jpg/340px-20110426-1018_John_Lackey.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2326" data-file-height="3331" /></a><figcaption>Lackey with the <a href="/wiki/2011_Boston_Red_Sox_season" title="2011 Boston Red Sox season">Boston Red Sox in 2011</a></figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2011">2011</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Lackey&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: 2011"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Lackey went 2–5 with an 8.01 ERA in his first seven starts, and in May, he was placed on the disabled list with an elbow strain in his throwing arm.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Lackey returned shortly, recording an ERA over 5.00 in every month but one.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 28 starts, Lackey finished the season 12–12 with a 6.41 ERA and 1.62 WHIP, both career worsts. The 114 earned runs he allowed were the most in the American League,<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and his ERA was the highest in Red Sox history for a starter with at least 150 innings pitched. In the end of the 2011 season, Lackey and two more starting pitchers (<a href="/wiki/Josh_Beckett" title="Josh Beckett">Josh Beckett</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jon_Lester" title="Jon Lester">Jon Lester</a>, allegedly) were in the center of a controversy that told that the three (and sometimes more) drank beers and ate fried chicken in the clubhouse during games in which they were not pitching.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2012">2012</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Lackey&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: 2012"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>During a press conference, <a href="/wiki/Ben_Cherington" title="Ben Cherington">Ben Cherington</a>, the new GM of the Boston Red Sox, revealed that John Lackey had <a href="/wiki/Tommy_John_surgery" class="mw-redirect" title="Tommy John surgery">Tommy John surgery</a> during the 2011 offseason. As a result, Lackey did not pitch for the entire <a href="/wiki/2012_in_baseball" title="2012 in baseball">2012</a> season.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Lackey was later seen drinking beer in the clubhouse during his rehabilitation, causing further controversy.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2013">2013</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Lackey&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: 2013"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On April 6, Lackey injured his arm in his first start since September 2011. The Red Sox announced it was a right biceps strain.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On April 28, Lackey got his first win since the 2011 season, going six innings, giving up one run and five hits in a 6–1 win over the <a href="/wiki/Houston_Astros" title="Houston Astros">Houston Astros</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On October 30, Lackey was the winning pitcher in Game 6 of the <a href="/wiki/2013_World_Series" title="2013 World Series">2013 World Series</a>, which clinched the <a href="/wiki/Boston_Red_Sox" title="Boston Red Sox">Boston Red Sox</a>' eighth <a href="/wiki/World_Series" title="World Series">World Series</a> title. In doing so, Lackey became the first starting <a href="/wiki/Pitcher" title="Pitcher">pitcher</a> in <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball" title="Major League Baseball">Major League</a> history to win two <a href="/wiki/World_Series" title="World Series">World Series</a> "clinching" games with two different teams. Lackey garnered much media attention by his refusal to leave the game when Manager <a href="/wiki/John_Farrell_(manager)" class="mw-redirect" title="John Farrell (manager)">John Farrell</a> came to the mound with two outs in the seventh inning, telling Farrell "this is my guy" (referring to the next batter, <a href="/wiki/Matt_Holliday" title="Matt Holliday">Matt Holliday</a>). Farrell allowed Lackey to stay in the game, but he eventually walked Holliday to load the bases. Lackey exited to a standing ovation from Fenway Park.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Many credited Lackey's turnaround as a major reason for the Red Sox' success in 2013, especially at mid-season when <a href="/wiki/Clay_Buchholz" title="Clay Buchholz">Clay Buchholz</a> went on the disabled list and <a href="/wiki/Jon_Lester" title="Jon Lester">Jon Lester</a> was going through a rough stretch. Lackey finished 2013 with a 10–13 record and a 3.52 ERA. He was plagued by a lack of run support throughout the season, but threw two complete games, the first time in a season that he had multiple complete games since 2008. </p><p>After the season, Lackey was awarded with the <a href="/wiki/Tony_Conigliaro_Award" title="Tony Conigliaro Award">Tony Conigliaro Award</a>, an award given out to the player who has overcome the most adversity.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2014">2014</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Lackey&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: 2014"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Lackey began the <a href="/wiki/2014_Boston_Red_Sox_season" title="2014 Boston Red Sox season">2014 season</a> as the Red Sox' number-two starter behind Lester. He made six starts in April, with four being quality starts, and two giving up six runs in less than six innings. Dating back to the previous May 23, he had thrown six straight quality starts, going 3–1 with a 1.60 ERA and 34 strikeouts. </p><p>On July 5, Orioles <a href="/wiki/Designated_hitter" title="Designated hitter">designated hitter</a> <a href="/wiki/Nelson_Cruz" title="Nelson Cruz">Nelson Cruz</a> went 3-for-3 with a double off of Lackey. Cruz had served a 50-game suspension for his involvement in the <a href="/wiki/Biogenesis_baseball_scandal" class="mw-redirect" title="Biogenesis baseball scandal">Biogenesis baseball scandal</a> the previous season, which Cruz claimed he had sought help from Biogenesis of America to fight a gastrointestinal infection. After Cruz' big game, Lackey stated, "I'm not going to comment on him. I've got nothing to say about him. There are some things I would like to say but I'm not going to. You guys forget pretty conveniently about stuff."<sup id="cite_ref-Encina_35-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Encina-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Orioles manager <a href="/wiki/Buck_Showalter" title="Buck Showalter">Buck Showalter</a> countered by saying, "Considering the timing of things, it's one of those things that you keep quiet about it and it reflects poorly upon the person who said it."<sup id="cite_ref-Axisa_36-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Axisa-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="St._Louis_Cardinals_(2014–2015)"><span id="St._Louis_Cardinals_.282014.E2.80.932015.29"></span>St. Louis Cardinals (2014–2015)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Lackey&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: St. Louis Cardinals (2014–2015)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:John_Lackey_on_May_18,_2015.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/John_Lackey_on_May_18%2C_2015.jpg/220px-John_Lackey_on_May_18%2C_2015.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="211" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/John_Lackey_on_May_18%2C_2015.jpg/330px-John_Lackey_on_May_18%2C_2015.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/John_Lackey_on_May_18%2C_2015.jpg/440px-John_Lackey_on_May_18%2C_2015.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3316" data-file-height="3184" /></a><figcaption>Lackey pitching for the <a href="/wiki/2015_St._Louis_Cardinals_season" title="2015 St. Louis Cardinals season">St. Louis Cardinals in 2015</a></figcaption></figure> <p>On July 31, 2014, the Red Sox traded Lackey with minor league pitcher <a href="/wiki/Corey_Littrell" class="mw-redirect" title="Corey Littrell">Corey Littrell</a> to the <a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Cardinals" title="St. Louis Cardinals">St. Louis Cardinals</a> for outfielder <a href="/wiki/Allen_Craig" title="Allen Craig">Allen Craig</a> and pitcher <a href="/wiki/Joe_Kelly_(pitcher)" title="Joe Kelly (pitcher)">Joe Kelly</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In his Cardinals debut, Lackey pitched seven innings but was behind 2–0 when he exited the game. The Cardinals rallied for three runs the next inning, and ended up winning the game 3–2 while crediting him the win,<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the 150th of his career. <a href="/wiki/Catcher" title="Catcher">Catcher</a> <a href="/wiki/A._J._Pierzynski" title="A. J. Pierzynski">A. J. Pierzynski</a>, acquired from the Red Sox the same month, caught Lackey for the 19th time in 22 starts in 2014.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Wearing <a href="/wiki/Uniform_number_(Major_League_Baseball)" title="Uniform number (Major League Baseball)">uniform number</a> 41 during his tenure with Anaheim and Boston, Lackey acquired the number from new teammate <a href="/wiki/Pat_Neshek" title="Pat Neshek">Pat Neshek</a> in exchange for an autographed <a href="/wiki/Babe_Ruth" title="Babe Ruth">Babe Ruth</a> baseball.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 10 regular season starts for the Cardinals, Lackey allowed two or fewer runs in seven of them.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He totaled a 3–3 W–L with a 4.30 ERA in <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1154941027"><span class="frac">60<span class="sr-only">+</span><span class="num">2</span>⁄<span class="den">3</span></span> IP with St. Louis, and his totals for the year including those with Boston were 14-10 W–L with a 3.82 ERA and 164 strikeouts in 198 innings. He made the postseason for the seventh time in his career, starting once each against the <a href="/wiki/2014_Los_Angeles_Dodgers_season" title="2014 Los Angeles Dodgers season">Los Angeles Dodgers</a> in the <a href="/wiki/2014_National_League_Division_Series" title="2014 National League Division Series">National League Division Series</a> (NLDS) and the <a href="/wiki/2014_San_Francisco_Giants_season" title="2014 San Francisco Giants season">San Francisco Giants</a> in the <a href="/wiki/2014_National_League_Championship_Series" title="2014 National League Championship Series">National League Championship Series</a> (NLCS). The Giants defeated the Cardinals in five games, ending their season. Instead of retiring and foregoing being paid the league minimum, Lackey had stated in the previous August that he would pitch in 2015 if the Cardinals picked up the option that actuated because he missed the 2012 season due to Tommy John surgery. On October 30, the Cardinals announced they had picked up the Tommy John option.<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> With a guaranteed base salary of $507,000, the club added performance bonuses before the start of the season.<sup id="cite_ref-2015bonuses_43-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2015bonuses-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1154941027"><span class="frac">7<span class="sr-only">+</span><span class="num">2</span>⁄<span class="den">3</span></span> IP against the <a href="/wiki/2015_Chicago_Cubs_season" title="2015 Chicago Cubs season">Chicago Cubs</a> on May 7, <a href="/wiki/2015_St._Louis_Cardinals_season" title="2015 St. Louis Cardinals season">2015</a>, Lackey struck out 10. He also drove in his third career run with a double, his third career <a href="/wiki/Extra_base_hit" class="mw-redirect" title="Extra base hit">extra base hit</a> in a 5–1 win.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On July 12, despite the Cardinals losing to the <a href="/wiki/2015_Pittsburgh_Pirates_season" title="2015 Pittsburgh Pirates season">Pittsburgh Pirates</a> 6–5 in 14 innings, he achieved his sixth consecutive <a href="/wiki/Quality_start" title="Quality start">quality start</a>, and 12th in 15 appearances.<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He lost to the <a href="/wiki/2015_Cincinnati_Reds_season" title="2015 Cincinnati Reds season">Cincinnati Reds</a> on July 29, but gave up just one run with eight strikeouts while allowing one walk and two hits. It was the fewest hits he allowed through that point in the season. He also allowed three runs or fewer in all but of one of his prior 17 starts.<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>By earning his 10th win of 2015 in a 6–2 defeat of the <a href="/wiki/2015_Miami_Marlins_season" title="2015 Miami Marlins season">Miami Marlins</a> on August 15, Lackey recorded his 12th consecutive season of double-digit victory totals. He struck out six in <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1154941027"><span class="frac">8<span class="sr-only">+</span><span class="num">1</span>⁄<span class="den">3</span></span> innings and retired nine batters in a row at one point. One of the hits Lackey allowed was a single to <a href="/wiki/Ichiro_Suzuki" title="Ichiro Suzuki">Ichiro Suzuki</a>, a hit with which Ichiro passed <a href="/wiki/Ty_Cobb" title="Ty Cobb">Ty Cobb</a> for the total attained in top-level professional baseball organizations, including <a href="/wiki/Nippon_Professional_Baseball" title="Nippon Professional Baseball">Nippon Professional Baseball</a> and <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball" title="Major League Baseball">Major League Baseball</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> With seven scoreless innings of the <a href="/wiki/2015_Milwaukee_Brewers_season" title="2015 Milwaukee Brewers season">Milwaukee Brewers</a> on September 17, Lackey reached 200 IP for the sixth time in his career and first time since 2010. He had a 2.23 ERA over his last 17 starts.<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> By reaching 200 IP, he triggered a $400,000 bonus, bringing his earnings for the season over $2 million.<sup id="cite_ref-2015bonuses_43-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2015bonuses-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Further, Lackey turned in a season that exceeded his career norms, including a career-best 2.77 ERA, seventh-best in the league, and recorded 218 IP, his highest total since 2010. His fastball average speed for the season was 91.6 miles per hour (147.4 km/h), the highest since 2009.<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Cardinals won 100 games and the <a href="/wiki/National_League_Central" title="National League Central">National League Central</a> division, and made Lackey the Game 1 starter of the <a href="/wiki/2015_National_League_Division_Series" title="2015 National League Division Series">NLDS</a> against the Cubs. He opposed <a href="/wiki/Jon_Lester" title="Jon Lester">Jon Lester</a> — both men had faced the Cardinals in the World Series two years earlier as teammates with the Red Sox. Lackey held the Cubs hitless through the first five innings on the way to pitching <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1154941027"><span class="frac">7<span class="sr-only">+</span><span class="num">1</span>⁄<span class="den">3</span></span> shutout innings in a 4–0 win.<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Cardinals started him on three days' for Game 4, the elimination game. He allowed a three-run home run to <a href="/wiki/Javier_B%C3%A1ez" title="Javier Báez">Javier Báez</a>, Lackey's first allowed in the playoffs since 2008, a span of <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1154941027"><span class="frac">75<span class="sr-only">+</span><span class="num">1</span>⁄<span class="den">3</span></span> innings.<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Cubs won this game and the series, ending the Cardinals' season,<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> with Lackey's free agency following.<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Chicago_Cubs_(2016–2017)"><span id="Chicago_Cubs_.282016.E2.80.932017.29"></span>Chicago Cubs (2016–2017)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Lackey&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Chicago Cubs (2016–2017)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:John_Lackey_on_July_17,_2016.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/John_Lackey_on_July_17%2C_2016.jpg/200px-John_Lackey_on_July_17%2C_2016.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="200" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/John_Lackey_on_July_17%2C_2016.jpg/300px-John_Lackey_on_July_17%2C_2016.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/John_Lackey_on_July_17%2C_2016.jpg/400px-John_Lackey_on_July_17%2C_2016.jpg 2x" data-file-width="620" data-file-height="620" /></a><figcaption>Lackey pitching for the <a href="/wiki/2016_Chicago_Cubs_season" title="2016 Chicago Cubs season">Chicago Cubs in 2016</a></figcaption></figure> <p>On December 8, 2015, Lackey signed a two-year, $32 million contract with the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Cubs" title="Chicago Cubs">Chicago Cubs</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On April 18, 2016, in a game against the Cardinals, his former club, Lackey struck out 11 hitters in seven innings, earning his third win of the season.<sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was also his first regular season win against St. Louis, making him only the 16th player to notch a win against all 30 major league teams.<sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He joined <a href="/wiki/Al_Leiter" title="Al Leiter">Al Leiter</a>, <a href="/wiki/Randy_Johnson" title="Randy Johnson">Randy Johnson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Brown_(right-handed_pitcher)" title="Kevin Brown (right-handed pitcher)">Kevin Brown</a>, <a href="/wiki/Barry_Zito" title="Barry Zito">Barry Zito</a>, <a href="/wiki/Terry_Mulholland" title="Terry Mulholland">Terry Mulholland</a>, <a href="/wiki/Curt_Schilling" title="Curt Schilling">Curt Schilling</a>, <a href="/wiki/Woody_Williams" title="Woody Williams">Woody Williams</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jamie_Moyer" title="Jamie Moyer">Jamie Moyer</a>, <a href="/wiki/Javier_V%C3%A1zquez_(baseball)" title="Javier Vázquez (baseball)">Javier Vázquez</a>, <a href="/wiki/Vicente_Padilla" title="Vicente Padilla">Vicente Padilla</a>, <a href="/wiki/Derek_Lowe" title="Derek Lowe">Derek Lowe</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dan_Haren" title="Dan Haren">Dan Haren</a>, <a href="/wiki/A._J._Burnett" title="A. J. Burnett">A. J. Burnett</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kyle_Lohse" title="Kyle Lohse">Kyle Lohse</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Tim_Hudson" title="Tim Hudson">Tim Hudson</a> as the only players to achieve this milestone.<sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He reached double-digit win totals for the 13th consecutive season on September 21, 2016, in a 9−2 win over the <a href="/wiki/2016_Cincinnati_Reds_season" title="2016 Cincinnati Reds season">Cincinnati Reds</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 29 starts of 2016, Lackey finished 11–8 with a 3.35 ERA. With the Cubs finishing the season 103–58, the team clinched the NL Central Division.<sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Lackey won the World Series for the third time of his career, and with a third different team after the Cubs beat the <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Indians" class="mw-redirect" title="Cleveland Indians">Cleveland Indians</a> in the <a href="/wiki/2016_World_Series" title="2016 World Series">2016 World Series</a>, ending a 108-year long drought for a championship.<sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On August 16, 2017, against the Cincinnati Reds, Lackey recorded his first career <a href="/wiki/Stolen_base" title="Stolen base">stolen base</a>, but was then picked off shortly thereafter.<sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On September 15, 2017, Lackey was ejected and fined for arguing a strike call by umpire <a href="/wiki/Jordan_Baker_(umpire)" title="Jordan Baker (umpire)">Jordan Baker</a>. Baker also ejected catcher <a href="/wiki/Willson_Contreras" title="Willson Contreras">Willson Contreras</a> who was arguing the same strike call.<sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He became a free agent after the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Cubs" title="Chicago Cubs">Cubs</a> lost to the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Dodgers" title="Los Angeles Dodgers">Los Angeles Dodgers</a> in the <a href="/wiki/2017_National_League_Championship_Series" title="2017 National League Championship Series">NLCS</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Retirement">Retirement</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Lackey&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Retirement"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>During the 2018 season, Lackey was offered a minor league contract by the <a href="/wiki/Arizona_Diamondbacks" title="Arizona Diamondbacks">Arizona Diamondbacks</a>, and promptly turned it down. At a <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Cubs" title="Chicago Cubs">Chicago Cubs</a> home game on September 27, 2018, Lackey was in attendance, and toasted to the camera when it panned to him. After the season concluded, Lackey officially retired. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Lackey&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Personal life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On August 30, 2011, Lackey filed for divorce from Krista, his wife of almost three years, who had been battling <a href="/wiki/Breast_cancer" title="Breast cancer">cancer</a> since March and underwent <a href="/wiki/Chemotherapy" title="Chemotherapy">chemotherapy</a> through June.<sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-68" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The divorce was finalized by February 2012.<sup id="cite_ref-69" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-70" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-71" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-71"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Lackey resides in the Austin area in the off-season. He and his wife, Kristina Carter, had their first child, a daughter, in November 2015. He is also a stepfather to Kristina's children from her first marriage.<sup id="cite_ref-mlbbio_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mlbbio-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Popular_culture">Popular culture</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Lackey&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Popular culture"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2009, the satirical publication <i><a href="/wiki/The_Onion" title="The Onion">The Onion</a></i> published an article about Lackey, titled "Superstitious John Lackey Has to Build, Destroy a Luxury Hotel Before Every Start."<sup id="cite_ref-onion_72-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-onion-72"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The article was intended to satirize superstitious professional athletes. </p><p>He was featured in a 2011 <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Fowler" title="Kevin Fowler">Kevin Fowler</a> music video alongside fellow Red Sox starting pitchers <a href="/wiki/Josh_Beckett" title="Josh Beckett">Josh Beckett</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jon_Lester" title="Jon Lester">Jon Lester</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tim_Wakefield" title="Tim Wakefield">Tim Wakefield</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Clay_Buchholz" title="Clay Buchholz">Clay Buchholz</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-73" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2021, Lackey made a cameo in the football film <i><a href="/wiki/Under_the_Stadium_Lights" title="Under the Stadium Lights">Under the Stadium Lights</a></i> as a guest speaker at a pep rally. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a 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September 21, 2016<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">October 16,</span> 2016</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Daily+Herald+e-Edition&rft.atitle=Lackey+reaches+double+figures+in+wins&rft.date=2016-09-21&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fe-edition.dailyherald.com%2Fpopovers%2Farticle_popover.aspx%3Fguid%3Dc744a421-5fb7-4e43-8234-b58fa5e5e80c&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJohn+Lackey" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-60"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-60">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CHC/2016.shtml">"2016 Chicago Cubs Statistics"</a>. <i>Baseball-Reference.com</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">June 13,</span> 2018</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Baseball-Reference.com&rft.atitle=2016+Chicago+Cubs+Statistics&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.baseball-reference.com%2Fteams%2FCHC%2F2016.shtml&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJohn+Lackey" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-61"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-61">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFBastianMuskat" class="citation web cs1">Bastian, Jordan; Muskat, Carrie. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20171130223630/http://m.mlb.com/news/article/207938228/chicago-cubs-win-2016-world-series/">"Chicago Cubs win 2016 World Series"</a>. MLB. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">June 13,</span> 2018</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Baseball-Reference.com&rft.atitle=Cincinnati+Reds+at+Chicago+Cubs+Box+Score%2C+August+16%2C+2017&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.baseball-reference.com%2Fboxes%2FCHN%2FCHN201708160.shtml&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJohn+Lackey" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-64"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-64">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.sbnation.com/mlb/2017/9/15/16317100/john-lackey-wilson-contreras-ejected-middle-of-play-cubs-cardinals">"Watch John Lackey absolutely flip out and get ejected over a questionable strike call"</a>. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">February 6,</span> 2013</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Boston+Globe&rft.atitle=John+Lackey+vows+to+rebuild+image%2C+career&rft.date=2013-02-06&rft.aulast=Abraham&rft.aufirst=Peter&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bostonglobe.com%2Fsports%2F2013%2F02%2F06%2Fafter-bruising-years-lackey-ready-take-mound%2FnhKG5WSols2ANMt1GKtKUP%2Fstory.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJohn+Lackey" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-66"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-66">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREF'Duk2011" class="citation news cs1">'Duk (September 26, 2011). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/blog/big_league_stew/post/on-john-lackeys-divorce-and-the-boston-microscope?urn=mlb,wp20981">"On John Lackey's divorce and the Boston microscope"</a>. <a href="/wiki/Yahoo!_Sports" class="mw-redirect" title="Yahoo! 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Johnson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1913: <a href="/wiki/Walter_Johnson" title="Walter Johnson">W. Johnson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1914: <a href="/wiki/Dutch_Leonard_(left-handed_pitcher)" title="Dutch Leonard (left-handed pitcher)">Leonard</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1915: <a href="/wiki/Smoky_Joe_Wood" title="Smoky Joe Wood">Wood</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1916: <a href="/wiki/Babe_Ruth" title="Babe Ruth">Ruth</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1917: <a href="/wiki/Eddie_Cicotte" title="Eddie Cicotte">Cicotte</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1918: <a href="/wiki/Walter_Johnson" title="Walter Johnson">W. Johnson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1919: <a href="/wiki/Walter_Johnson" title="Walter Johnson">W. 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Moore</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1928: <a href="/wiki/Garland_Braxton" title="Garland Braxton">Braxton</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1929: <a href="/wiki/Lefty_Grove" title="Lefty Grove">Grove</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1930: <a href="/wiki/Lefty_Grove" title="Lefty Grove">Grove</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1931: <a href="/wiki/Lefty_Grove" title="Lefty Grove">Grove</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1932: <a href="/wiki/Lefty_Grove" title="Lefty Grove">Grove</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1933: <a href="/wiki/Mel_Harder" title="Mel Harder">Harder</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1934: <a href="/wiki/Lefty_Gomez" title="Lefty Gomez">Gomez</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1935: <a href="/wiki/Lefty_Grove" title="Lefty Grove">Grove</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1936: <a href="/wiki/Lefty_Grove" title="Lefty Grove">Grove</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1937: <a href="/wiki/Lefty_Gomez" title="Lefty Gomez">Gomez</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1938: <a href="/wiki/Lefty_Grove" title="Lefty Grove">Grove</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1939: <a href="/wiki/Lefty_Grove" title="Lefty Grove">Grove</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1940: <a href="/wiki/Bob_Feller" title="Bob Feller">Feller</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1941: <a href="/wiki/Thornton_Lee" title="Thornton Lee">T. Lee</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1942: <a href="/wiki/Ted_Lyons" title="Ted Lyons">Lyons</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1943: <a href="/wiki/Spud_Chandler" title="Spud Chandler">Chandler</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1944: <a href="/wiki/Dizzy_Trout" title="Dizzy Trout">Trout</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1945: <a href="/wiki/Hal_Newhouser" title="Hal Newhouser">Newhouser</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1946: <a href="/wiki/Hal_Newhouser" title="Hal Newhouser">Newhouser</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1947: <a href="/wiki/Joe_Haynes_(baseball)" title="Joe Haynes (baseball)">Haynes</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1948: <a href="/wiki/Gene_Bearden" title="Gene Bearden">Bearden</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1949: <a href="/wiki/Mike_Garcia_(baseball,_born_1923)" title="Mike Garcia (baseball, born 1923)">Garcia</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1950: <a href="/wiki/Early_Wynn" title="Early 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Wilhelm">Wilhelm</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1960: <a href="/wiki/Frank_Baumann_(baseball)" title="Frank Baumann (baseball)">Baumann</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1961: <a href="/wiki/Dick_Donovan" title="Dick Donovan">Donovan</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1962: <a href="/wiki/Hank_Aguirre" title="Hank Aguirre">Aguirre</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1963: <a href="/wiki/Gary_Peters_(baseball)" title="Gary Peters (baseball)">Peters</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1964: <a href="/wiki/Dean_Chance" title="Dean Chance">Chance</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1965: <a href="/wiki/Sam_McDowell" title="Sam McDowell">McDowell</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1966: <a href="/wiki/Gary_Peters_(baseball)" title="Gary Peters (baseball)">Peters</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1967: <a href="/wiki/Joe_Horlen" title="Joe Horlen">Horlen</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1968: <a href="/wiki/Luis_Tiant" title="Luis 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