wakefield 2000 strikeout

Tim Wakefield notches 2000 strikeout

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July 24, 2011 Losing 12-8 in Boston, the Mariners establish a new team-worst losing streak with their 15th straight defeat. The Fenway contest features a milestone for Red Sox starter Tim Wakefield when catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia holds on to Mike Carp’s foul tip to end the sixth inning for the knuckleballer’s 2,000th strikeout, a mark…

Former Blue Jays, Orioles, Mariners, and Phillies general manager Pat Gillick, lifetime .300 hitter Roberto Alomar, and Bert Blyleven, ninth on the all-time list with 60 shutouts, are inducted into the Hall of Fame. Gillick won two World Series rings (1992-93) in Toronto with Alomar as his second baseman, and Blyleven helped the Twins win the 1987 Fall Classic as well as playing for the Pirates team that won it all in 1979.

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Former Blue Jays, Orioles, Mariners, and Phillies general manager Pat Gillick, lifetime .300 hitter Roberto Alomar, and Bert Blyleven, ninth on the all-time list with 60 shutouts, are inducted into the Hall of Fame. Gillick won two World Series rings (1992-93) in Toronto with Alomar as his second baseman, and Blyleven helped the Twins win the 1987 Fall Classic as well as playing for the Pirates team that won it all in 1979.

Pablo Ortega of the Tigres de Quintana Roo retires the first 25 batters he faces, issues a walk, then retires two more for a no-hitter against the Rojos del Águila de Veracruz. The 10 – 0 Tigres romp clinches the top spot in the Mexican League’s southern division for them.

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Pablo Ortega of the Tigres de Quintana Roo retires the first 25 batters he faces, issues a walk, then retires two more for a no-hitter against the Rojos del Águila de Veracruz. The 10 – 0 Tigres romp clinches the top spot in the Mexican League’s southern division for them.

2B Roberto Alomar, P Bert Blyleven and GM Pat Gillick are inducted into the Hall of Fame at a ceremony in Cooperstown, NY. The day has special significance for fans of the Toronto Blue Jays as both Alomar and Gillick had their greatest success with the Jays’ back-to-back World Series-winning teams in 1992 and 1993.

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2B Roberto Alomar, P Bert Blyleven and GM Pat Gillick are inducted into the Hall of Fame at a ceremony in Cooperstown, NY. The day has special significance for fans of the Toronto Blue Jays as both Alomar and Gillick had their greatest success with the Jays’ back-to-back World Series-winning teams in 1992 and 1993.