home runs in four different seasons and was followed by criticism for a reluctance to move hitters off the plate by pitching inside. In a 15-year major league career, Bannister compiled a 134-143 record, with a 4.06 ERA in 431 games (363 starts). He had 62 complete games in his career, along with 16 shutouts. He amassed 1723 strikeouts over his career, averaging 147 a year. His son, Brian Bannister, pitched for five seasons for the New York Mets and the Kansas City Royals. Floyd ("Flo B") now manages Brian's professional photography studio in Phoenix. See also List of Major League Baseball annual strikeout leaders References Floyd Bannister - Baseballbiography.com "...Floyd Bannister Named To National College Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 2008" link External links Major League Baseball pitchers Baseball players from South Dakota Houston Astros players Seattle Mariners players Chicago White Sox players Kansas City Royals players California Angels players Texas Rangers players American League All-Stars American League strikeout champions Arizona State Sun Devils baseball players American expatriate baseball players in Japan Yakult Swallows players Covington Astros players Memphis Blues players Columbus Astros players Palm Springs Angels players 1955 births Living people People from Pierre, South Dakota National College Baseball Hall of Fame inductees All-American college baseball players Alaska Goldpanners of Fairbanks players