On July 2, 2007, At Yankee Stadium With skipper Joe Torre watching from the New York Yankee dugout, Roger Clemens, throwing eight innings of a two-hit ball of a 5-1 win over the Minnesota Twins, becomes the eighth pitcher to record 350 career victories. The New York manager was the catcher for Warren Spahn’s 350th…
On June 7, 2007, Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling comes within one out of throwing his first no-hitter. With two outs in the ninth, Oakland’s Shannon Stewart lined a first-pitch single to center field to break up Schilling’s no-hit bid. It was the third one-hitter of the right-hander’s career. Mark Ellis pops out for the…
On September 24, 2006, As the Petco Park sellout crowd roars, Trevor Hoffman retires all three Pittsburgh batters he faces in the ninth inning, ensuring a 2-1 San Diego victory. The Padres closer’s 479th career save surpasses Lee Smith’s total (1980-1997), making the 38 year-old reliever the all-time leader in saves.
Angel pitcher Jared Weaver wins his ninth game since being called up to the big leagues in May
Randy Johnson and the Diamondbacks defeat the Marlins‚ 4 – 3. Johnson sets down the first six Florida batters he faces‚ giving him a streak of 39 in a row over 3 starts‚ 2 shy of Jim Barr’s major league record.
Three Rangers pitchers combine to one-hit the Orioles, winning by a score of 7 – 1. Starter Aaron Myette is ejected after throwing two pitches and replaced by Todd Van Poppel, who throws two hitless innings. Van Poppel is in turn replaced by rookie Joaquin Benoit who does not give up a hit until Jerry Hairston’s leadoff triple in the 9th. Benoit gets credit for a 7-inning save, the longest since saves were first recorded in 1969.
In the season finale, Kazuhiro Sasaki sets the rookie record for saves by notching his 37th when he tosses 1.2 innings of scoreless relief in the Mariners’ 5-2 victory over Los Angeles at Edison Field. The 32 year-old Japanese closer surpasses Todd Worrell’s mark established in 1986 when the right-handed reliever played for the Cardinals.
The Red Sox trip the Yankees, 3 – 1, as Pedro Martinez hurls an impressive one-hitter for his 21st victory of the year. Martinez strikes out 17 batters, the most Yankees ever fanned in a single game. DH Chili Davis’ 2nd-inning home run is New York’s only safety. Chuck Knoblauch, leading off the game, gives the Yankees their only other baserunner; he is caught stealing, so Martinez faces just one over the minimum.
On May 6, 1998, Chicago Cubs rookie Kerry Wood ties a major league record by striking out 20 batters in a 2-0, 1 hit shutout of the Houston Astros. Wood’s performance sets a new National League record for a nine-inning game, while tying Roger Clemens’ mark for most K’s in a nine-inning game. Roger…
test On September 2, 1996 — After his operation in May to remove an aneurysm in his pitching arm, David Cone makes a dramatic return to the mound when he hurls seven innings of no-hit ball. Manager Joe Torre removes Cone and replaces him with Mariano Rivera gives up the opponent’s only hit, a one-out…
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