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In an undated contract, Curt Schilling signs his name five times for Topps baseball cards. Though the exact date of the agreement is unknown, it lists Schilling’s team as the Baltimore Orioles, a team for which he won only one game.

Schilling found greatness with the Phillies. His nine seasons in Philadelphia included three All Star teams and more than 100 wins. After 2001 he left the Phillies to join Arizona.

From 2001-2004, Schilling had three 20-win seasons, three all star appearances, and three second-place finishes in Cy Young Award balloting.

The right-hander was dominant in the postseason. In 19 career starts he went 11-2 with a 2.23 ERA. In postseason elimination games he was even better. He went 3-0 with a 1.37 ERA.

Schilling was a key man during the championship runs by Arizona in 2001 and Boston in 2004 and 2007. In fact, his 56 strikeouts during the 2001 is the most in a single postseason in baseball history.

Many believe Schilling’s on-field performance warrants a plaque in Cooperstown. While there’s no doubt he’s in the Cooperstown conversation, his outspoken political views cloud his candidacy.

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During his career Curt Schilling pitched 3,261 innings spanning 569 games. No one hit more homers off of Schilling than Chicago Cubs slugger Sammy Sosa.

Two of Sosa’s seven bombs against Schilling came on August 18, 2000. Though Schilling earned his 109th career win and 64th complete game, Sosa managed to inflict the only real damage in the Diamondbacks’ 11-2 victory.

Both of Sosa’s homers came on Schilling’s first pitch of an inning, in the 4th and again in the 9th. Sosa’s first shot was the 375th of his career, pushing him past former Cleveland Indians slugger Rocky Colavito. The 9th inning ambush tied Sosa with Hall of Fame catcher Carlton Fisk on the all time list.

Sosa routinely got the best of Schilling, posting a 1.067 OPS in 59 career games. In fact, the Dominican hit more homers off of Schilling than any other pitcher he faced.

The image above shows the Cubs lineup card signed by Chicago manager Don Baylor with Sosa in the three-hole.