Pitchers who retired first 26 batters ...

[HecDel]

On Sunday at Fenway Park the Yankees Mike MUssina came within one out of a perfect game. Does anyone know how many pitchers along with Mussina have retired the first 26 batters in a game only to have their perfecto broken up with two outs in the ninth?

[JohnnysGhost]

no idea. but didnt Jim Lonborg get close to a no-hitter in the 67 world series,vs.ST.L? iT IS A GOOD QUESTION,HOW MANY HURLERS GOT THAT CLOSE TO PERFECTION

[Benny]

I believe this is a complete list:

1908-George Wiltse of the Giants hit the opposing pitcher with two strikes one out away from perfection. He ended up with a 10 inning no-no.

1959-Pittsburgh's Harvey Haddix retired 36 Braves in a row (12 innings), but lost the perfecto on an error. After a sacrifice and a walk, he lost the game on a Joe Adcock homer. Adcock passed Aaron on the bases, making the final score 1-0 Braves.

1972-Milt Pappas of the Cubs walked Larry Stahl of the Padres, ending his quest for perfection with two outs in the ninth. He settled for a no hitter.

1988/1989-Dave Stieb lost no hitters on September 24 and 30 of 1988 on a bad hop grounder and a bloop single. In his second start of '89, he threw another one hitter. Then, to cap it off, on August 4 of that year, he was one out away from PERFECTION. The Yankees' Roberto Kelly doubled, ending that bid. However, the incredibly unlucky Stieb finally had his day a year later, no hitting the Indians on September 2, 1990. Mussina has had bad luck in the past, but has nothing on Stieb!

1990-Seattle's Brian Holman gave up a pinch hit homer to Oakland's Ken Phelps with two outs in the nnth. It was Phelps' only homer of the season, and the last of his career.

1995-Pedro Martinez, then with Montreal was perfect through nine, retiring 27 straight. With the game scoreless San Diego's Bip Roberts doubles to leadoff the top of the 10th, breaking up the perfect game. Mel Rojas relieved him, retiring the next three hitters in order. Jeff Treadway gets the game winning RBI in the bottom of the inning, giving Montreal an impressive 1-0 victory.

[trosmok]

On June 27th, 1958 Billy Pierce was on the hill for the Chicago White Sox against the Washington Senators. (Ahh Washington; first in war first in peace and last in the American League.) He retired the first twenty six men he faced, before pinch hitter Ed FitzGerald, a back-up catcher looped one down the right field line, just barely fair for a double.

[mpcinsd]

For the record, Martinez's masterpiece was in San Diego, with the Expos scoring their run in the top of the 10th and Roberts leading off the bottom of the inning with his double.

[Steffo]

>On Sunday at Fenway Park the Yankees Mike MUssina came
>within one out of a perfect game. Does anyone know how many
>pitchers along with Mussina have retired the first 26
>batters in a game only to have their perfecto broken up with
>two outs in the ninth?

Can't forget he was a STRIKE away from perfection.

[Reed Johnson]

Man that would suck! :(

[Sultan_1895-1948]

Ernie Shore, June 23, 1917...technically, he retired the first 26 batters HE faced.

[ElHalo]

Ernie Shore, June 23, 1917...technically, he retired the first 26 batters HE faced.

The thing about that game that I never seem to get... how come nobody every comments on how Ruth threw a combined no-hitter?

[Imapotato]

Because Ruth never even played a part?

That was Ernie Shore's all the way

On the near perfecto's

Funny how I can recall Hooks Wilste as soon as you mentioned it, but didn't recall Dave Stieb's until I recalled Roberto Kelly (My last favorite player) was the one who broke it up

I am too early baseball orientated

[Sultan_1895-1948]

The thing about that game that I never seem to get... how come nobody every comments on how Ruth threw a combined no-hitter?

Oh believe me Jim, I've tried to sneak it into a discussion before. Granted, it's meaningless, but hey... :D He did come very close on a few other occasions to no hitters all on his own.

[Sultan_1895-1948]

Because Ruth never even played a part?

That was Ernie Shore's all the way




Sure he did. He was the pitcher of record for the first batter. Had he struck Morgan out the way he should have, then Shore wouldn't have had the opportunity.

[Calif_Eagle]

Talking about near perfect games, I thought Tommy Bridges for Detroit was also on that list above of 26 out men? Also, Dick Bosman of my own Cleveland Indians pitched a no-hitter in 1974 where the only baserunner reached on his own throwing error. And in "The Boys of Summer" by Roger Kahn, it's stated that Carl Erskine lost a perfecto because he rushed under threat of a rainout to get an official game in and tossed a walk as a result when he was actually "dialed in" & probably would not have done so. After a rain delay, he finished a one baserunner no-hitter of his own.