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Pitcher Schilling Retires at 42

By the Associated Press

Posted Mar 23, 2009 10:40 AM CDT

(AP) – Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling says he's retiring from baseball. The 42-year-old right-hander who won World Series championships with Arizona and Boston announced on his blog today that he's leaving after 23 years with "zero regrets." Schilling missed all of last season with a shoulder injury. For his career, he has the 14th-most strikeouts in baseball history. He leaves with a 216-146 record and 3.46 earned-run average.

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A bloody sock was the symbol of the last-ditch surgery that kept pitcher Curt Schilling on the mound for the Boston Red Sox' run to the 2004 World Series title. (AP Photo)

In this Oct. 25, 2007, file photo, Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling tips his hat as he walks off the field. (AP Photo)

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