Dwight Gooden, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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American baseball player
Date of Birth: 16-Nov-1964
Place of Birth: Tampa, Florida, United States
Profession: baseball player
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio 
About Dwight Gooden
- Dwight Eugene "Doc" Gooden (born November 16, 1964), nicknamed "Dr.
- K", is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played 16 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB).
- Gooden pitched from 1984 to 1994 and from 1996 to 2000 for the New York Mets, New York Yankees, Cleveland Indians, Houston Astros, and Tampa Bay Devil Rays.
- In a career spanning 430 games, he pitched ?2,800 2/3 innings and posted a win–loss record of 194–112, with a 3.51 earned run average (ERA), and 2,293 strikeouts. Gooden made his MLB debut in 1984 for the Mets and quickly established himself as one of the league's most talented pitchers; as a 19-year-old rookie, he earned the first of four All-Star selections, won the National League (NL) Rookie of the Year Award, and led the league in strikeouts.
- In 1985, he won the NL Cy Young Award and achieved the pitching Triple Crown, compiling a 24–4 record and a league-leading 1.53 ERA, 268 strikeouts, and 16 complete games.
- The following season, he helped the Mets win the 1986 World Series.
- Gooden remained an effective pitcher in subsequent years, but his career was ultimately derailed by cocaine and alcohol addiction.
- After posting a losing record in each season from 1992 to 1994, Gooden was suspended for the 1995 season after a positive drug test while serving a prior suspension.
- As a member of the Yankees in 1996, Gooden pitched a no-hitter and helped the team on its path to a World Series championship.
- He pitched four additional years for as many teams, but never approached the success of his peak years with the Mets.
- In 2010, Gooden was inducted into the New York Mets Hall of Fame. Gooden's troubles with addiction continued after his retirement from baseball and resulted in several arrests.
- He was incarcerated for seven months in 2006 after violating the terms of his probation.
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