100 Years of the
WEST SUBURBAN CONFERENCE

ATHLETES HONOR ROLL

PAUL SPLITTORFF -- Arlington

A two-sport All-West Suburban Conference athlete, Splittorff went on to pitch in the Major Leagues for fifteen seasons from 1970 to 1984.  Paul was among the conference scoring leaders in basketball in his senior season, averaging 18 points per game.  Originally a left-handed firstbaseman, Splittorff was converted to a pitcher in high school and recorded a 7-1 record helping the Cardinals to a runner-up finish in the 1964 WSC baseball standings.  Although still inexperienced on the mound, Paul went to Division II Morningside College in Sioux City, Iowa where he played both sports.  During his junior year, Splittorff was selected by the expansion Kansas City Royals in the 25th round of the 1968 MLB June Amateur Draft.  Paul would pitch his entire big league career with the Royals, winning 166 games and striking out 1,057 batters.  In 1973, Splittorff became the first Kansas City Royals pitcher in franchise history to win 20 games in a season.  Splittorff was inducted into the Royals Hall of Fame in 1987.