| − | Schilling recorded his first full big league season with the Phillies in 1992. He won 14 games, which more than tripled his previous total, and struckout 147 over 226 1/3 innings.<ref>http://www.baseball-reference.com/s/schilcu01.shtml</ref> He won 16 more in 1993 and played a big role in the team winning the [[National League]] pennant. He pitched a complete game shutout in game five of the World Series against the [[Toronto Blue Jays]] to stretch the series to a game six.<ref>http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1993/B10210PHI1993.htm</ref> The Phillies ultimately lost the series. From 1993-1999, he averaged eleven wins and 188 2/3 innings per year with an [[ERA]] of 3.47 despite missing time in 1995 due to a shoulder injury.<ref>http://www.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/al/redsox/2008-06-23-schilling-surgery_N.htm</ref> Despite Schilling's contributions, the Phillies had recorded several mediocre seasons since their 1993 World Series appearance. Schilling openly questioned the dedication the Phillies management had to winning.<ref name="phillies">http://www.baseballlibrary.com/ballplayers/player.php?name=Curt_Schilling_1966</ref> Phillies GM Ed Wade critiziced Schilling saying, "he tends to say things which are detrimental to the club and clearly self-serving."<ref name="phillies"/> His comments, along with his pending free agency after the 2000 season, led to him being traded to the [[Arizona Diamondbacks]] in exchange for a package of prospects.<ref>http://abcnews.go.com/Sports/Story?id=100853&page=1</ref> | + | Schilling recorded his first full big league season with the Phillies in 1992. He won 14 games, which more than tripled his previous total, and struckout 147 over 226 1/3 innings.<ref>http://www.baseball-reference.com/s/schilcu01.shtml</ref> He won 16 more in 1993 and played a big role in the team winning the [[National League]] pennant. He pitched a complete game shutout in game five of the World Series against the [[Toronto Blue Jays]] to stretch the series to a game six.<ref>http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1993/B10210PHI1993.htm</ref> The Phillies ultimately lost the series. From 1993-1999, he averaged eleven wins and 188 2/3 innings per year with an [[ERA]] of 3.47 despite missing time in 1995 due to a shoulder injury.<ref>https://www.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/al/redsox/2008-06-23-schilling-surgery_N.htm</ref> Despite Schilling's contributions, the Phillies had recorded several mediocre seasons since their 1993 World Series appearance. Schilling openly questioned the dedication the Phillies management had to winning.<ref name="phillies">http://www.baseballlibrary.com/ballplayers/player.php?name=Curt_Schilling_1966</ref> Phillies GM Ed Wade critiziced Schilling saying, "he tends to say things which are detrimental to the club and clearly self-serving."<ref name="phillies"/> His comments, along with his pending free agency after the 2000 season, led to him being traded to the [[Arizona Diamondbacks]] in exchange for a package of prospects.<ref>http://abcnews.go.com/Sports/Story?id=100853&page=1</ref> |