Born May 15, 1967, in Detroit, Michigan, was Baseball Hall of Fame Pitcher John Smoltz. John played 22 seasons in Major League Baseball from 1988 to 2009, with all except the last year with the Atlanta Braves. (He played with both the St. Louis Cardinals and the Boston Red Sox in 2009) An eight-time All-Star, Smoltz was part of a celebrated trio of starting pitchers, along with Greg Maddux and Tom Glavine, who propelled Atlanta to perennial pennant contention in the 1990s, highlighted by a championship in the 1995 World Series. Smoltz was versatile and amazing in the MLB becoming only the second pitcher in history (joining Dennis Eckersley) to record both a 20-win season and a 50-save season. He is the only pitcher in Major League history to record both 200 wins and 150 saves.