Felix Hernandez becomes the first teenager to strike out at least 10 batters since Dwight ‘Doc’ Gooden accomplished the feat with the Mets in May of 1984. The 18 year-old Mariner rookie righty K’s 11 batters as the Mariners maul the Royals, 11-3.

On August 15, 2005 — Felix Hernandez becomes the first teenager to strike out at least 10 batters since Dwight ‘Doc’ Gooden accomplished the feat with the Mets in May of 1984. The 18 year-old Mariner rookie righty K’s 11 batters as the Mariners maul the Royals, 11-3.

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