I think he still holds the American league record for strikeouts in a season by a lefthander (if not, he's damn close) . . .Waddell was a bizarre man who drank so much the sportswriters called him the 'sousspaw' and (to quote from the Ken Burns' baseball film) "couldn't quite remembered how many women he'd married". . .a colorful fan favorite who was passed from team to team and eventually banished to the minors. He died of TB from helping victims of a flood before 40. . .weird and talented pitcher to say the least.
