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  1. Roger Lee Craig (February 17, 1930 – June 4, 2023) was an American pitcher, coach and manager in Major League Baseball ().After playing for the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Mets, St. Louis Cardinals, Cincinnati Reds and Philadelphia Phillies between 1955 and 1966, Craig became an acclaimed pitching coach, and a manager, between 1969 and 1992.

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  2. Roger Craig had 803 strikeouts over his career. How many teams has Roger Craig played for? Roger Craig played for 6 teams; the Brooklyn Dodgers, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Mets, St. Louis Cardinals, Cincinnati Reds and Philadelphia Phillies.

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  3. Jun 5, 2023 · Former manager, pitcher Roger Craig passes away. June 4th, 2023. Maria Guardado. @ mi_guardado. Roger Craig, a right-handed pitcher for the Dodgers and Mets who became synonymous with the split-finger fastball during his successful career as a pitching coach and manager, has died at age 93. Craig pitched in the Major Leagues for 12 seasons from ...

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  4. Jun 4, 2023 · Focus on Sport/Getty Images. Roger Craig, who pitched or managed in five World Series and changed the face of pitching in the 1980s as the guru of the split-fingered fastball, died on Sunday. He ...

  5. Jun 5, 2023 · Roger Lee Craig was born Feb. 17, 1930, in Durham, N.C. He said he was discovered by baseball scouts in 1949, his senior year in high school, when he filled in for a top prospect who was hurt.

  6. Jun 20, 2023 · Family and baseball, inextricably intertwined, had gathered to say one final goodbye to Roger Craig. Horses and golf, two other staples in this North Carolina country boy’s life, gracefully ...

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  8. Jun 6, 2023 · Roger Craig, who won three World Series titles as a pitcher and then, as a coach and manager, championed the split-finger baseball, a nearly unhittable pitch that seemed to tumble off a cliff just ...

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