Pete Vuckovich

Accomplishments

• Conemaugh Valley standout won the 1982 American League Cy Young Award.
• Pitched  the Milwaukee Brewers to the AL pennant and a berth in the World Series.
• Game 7 starter against the St. Louis Cardinals in 1982 World Series and left game with the lead.
• Won 93 games in 11 major league seasons with the Brewers, Cardinals, Toronto Blue Jays and Chicago White Sox from 1975 through 1986.
• Led the league with 14 wins during the strike-shortened 1981 Major League season.
• Went 18-6 during his Cy Young season in 1982.
• Had league-best winning percentages of .778 in 1981 and .750 in 1982, both with the Brewers.
•   Selected by the Chicago White Sox in the third round of the 1974 amateur draft.
• Played at Clarion University and was a three-sport standout at Conemaugh Valley.
•   Had a role in the motion picture “Major League” as Yankees slugger Klu Haywood.
• Joined the Pittsburgh Pirates staff in 1992 and held a number of administrative and coaching positions during 20 seasons.
• Served as Pirates’ special assistant to the general manager and assistant GM-Director of Player Personnel.
• Was Pirates pitching coach for four seasons from 1997 to 2000.
• Joined the Seattle Mariners as a special assistant to the GM prior to the 2012 season and was with Mariners through 2015.
• Took position as a professional scout in the Arizona Diamondbacks organization in 2016.
• Became the first Johnstown player to appear in the AAABA Tournament four consecutive years (1969-72), including three straight years with the Monte Carlo franchise (1970-72).
•  Member of the Clarion University Sports Hall of Fame, Western PA Sports Hall of Fame, AAABA Hall of Fame and Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame.