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Judge DredThe story about Radbourn's 60 win season goes something like this:
In 1884 Old Hoss played for the Providence club. In July he was suspended for general drunkeness and lack of effort. The clubs other pitcher jumped ship and that left the team with Old Hoss. He told the team he'd pitch the remainder of the games if he was given his release and a large bonus at the end of the season. The team did so well that they were pretty far ahead by the end of the season and he didn't have to pitch every game.
The outcome was a 60-12 record that helped lead to his entry into the HOF and an Old Judge card that doesn't seem to get any cheaper. He is the only player to record 60 wins in a season. There were a couple of other players that won 50+, but he's the lone hurler at 60. He won 167 games in 4 seasons (1881-1884).