Former MLP pitcher "Mike Paul" success

[solracc1]

former left-handed Major League Baseball pitcher who played from 1968 to 1974 for the Cleveland Indians, Texas Rangers and Chicago Cubs. Paul had the best year of his career with Texas in 1972, going 8–9 with a 2.17 ERA in 49 games (20 starts). In 161? innings, he allowed only 149 hits, and he struck out 108 batters. His 2.17 ERA was sixth best in the league, and his 139 Adjusted ERA+ was sixth best as well.
He began the 1973 season with the Rangers, going 5–4 with a 4.95 ERA in 36 games (10 starts). On August 31, he was sent to the Cubs for a player to be named later, which ended up being Larry Gura. He made 11 appearances (one start) for the Cubs that year, going 0–1 with a 3.44 ERA. Overall, Paul went 5–5 with a 4.68 ERA in 1973.
1974 would end up being Paul's final season in the major leagues. He appeared in only two games, allowing four earned runs in 1? innings of work for a 27.00 ERA. He played his final game on April 16, against the Pittsburgh Pirates.
After being released by the Cubs, Paul played in the Mexican League until 1982.
In his major league career, Paul went 27–48 with a 3.91 ERA in 228 appearances (77 starts). In 627? innings, he walked 246 batters and struck out 452. As a batter, Paul hit .115 in 148 at-bats.

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