cuellar shared the american league cy young award in 1969 and won 20-or-more games in a season four times from 1969 to 1974. he was a part of the last starting rotation to feature four pitchers with at least twenty victories each in one season. cuellar, nicknamed crazy horse while with the orioles, ranks among baltimore's top five career leaders in wins (143), strikeouts (1,011), shutouts (30) and innings pitched (2,028), and trails only dave mcnally among left-handers in wins and shutouts.