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The Baseball Hall of Fame Welcomes Another Trojan: Randy Johnson

Randy Johnson becomes the third USC player to be inducted.

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by Elisa Huang

Summer 2015

Photo courtesy of USC University Archives

Randy Johnson’s major league career

In July, Randy Johnson will be inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York. He joins two other USC icons who made their mark on the nation’s pastime: Tom Seaver and Pat Gillick.

USC

In 1985, led the Trojans with 118.1 innings pitched, 99 strikeouts, 6 starts

Big Leagues

Expos, Mariners, Astros, Yankees, Diamondbacks, Giants

Career Honors

10 All-Star teams, World Series MVP, 5 Cy Young Awards

For the Record

Baseball’s all-time leader in strikeouts per 9 innings, with 10.6

Fun Fact

At 6-foot-10, the “Big Unit” attended USC on a joint baseball and basketball scholarship and was the tallest player ever in Major League Baseball when he debuted.

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