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April 18, 2010
Rockies' Ubaldo Jimenez Throws No-Hitter: Ubaldo Jimenez threw the first no-hitter in Colorado Rockies history Saturday, a 4-0 victory over the Atlanta Braves at Turner Field in Atlanta.
posted by tommytrump to baseball at 11:04 AM - 13 comments
I fixed the link. The security upgrade Friday night introduced some delightful new bugs.
posted by rcade at 11:21 AM on April 18, 2010
Yes, my link was with regard to the no-hitter by Jimenez, and the same article.
I was starting to think I had forgotten how to link and post.
This is what I was trying to post last night, and the frivolities ensued.
posted by tommybiden at 11:37 AM on April 18, 2010
Jimenez threw 128 pitches in the nine innings, but only 27 in the last three innings and his last pitch was a sinker that was clocked at 97 MPH. Color me impressed by the dude's stamina.
posted by NoMich at 11:46 AM on April 18, 2010
Only three teams now that have never had a no-hitter. Still stunning to think that the Mets are one of them with the arms they've had through the years.
I saw Seaver's one hitter against the Cubs in 1969 and that was unbelievable.
posted by beaverboard at 12:43 PM on April 18, 2010
In the fourth or fifth Chipper was on 3rd with one out. Melky Cabrera failed to get the ball out there for a sac fly. So a no hitter with 1 earned run? Any one know if thats happened before?
posted by sgtcookzane at 12:48 PM on April 18, 2010
Also first pitcher whose first name begins with the letter U to throw a no-hitter. Way to represent!
posted by billsaysthis at 01:35 PM on April 18, 2010
Poor ol' Underwear Jones. He came ever so close against the Spiders back in 1901.
posted by NoMich at 01:47 PM on April 18, 2010
So a no hitter with 1 earned run? Any one know if thats happened before?
They've recently (last 10 years?) changed the rule about no-hitters. It used to be possible to throw a no-hitter as the visiting team and lose (not need to pitch the 9th inning). That happened to two pitchers since 1920:
Now, MLB says you must throw AT LEAST 9IP AND complete the game.
(So it also removed 5/6/7/8 inning no-hitters that were shortened by rain.)
Based on those rules, only 7 pitchers have given up at least one run while throwing a 9 (or more) inning complete game no-hitter.
Note: In that list, please note that Dazzy Vance threw a 10-inning no-hitter (and gave up one run) and Ken Johnson was the only pitcher to lose his game.
posted by grum@work at 01:55 PM on April 18, 2010
Poor ol' Underwear Jones. He came ever so close against the Spiders back in 1901.
Hey, that's my great-great grandpappy. He may have missed the no-no, but he was one hell of a bootlegger during prohibition.
posted by Ufez Jones at 06:34 PM on April 18, 2010
Note: In that list, please note that Dazzy Vance threw a 10-inning no-hitter (and gave up one run) and Ken Johnson was the only pitcher to lose his game.
And of the seven, three are Houston no-hitters. I remember Darryl Kile's.
Couple other great ones that I remember or read about:
Pedro had a 9-inning no-hitter (actually, may have been a perfect game) in Montreal and lost the game, after giving up a hit in the 10th.
At the end of the 1988 season Dave Stieb threw back-to-back one-hitters (First in Cleveland, then Toronto) with the one hit coming both times in the 9th. Still hands down, the greatest back-to-back starts I've ever seen. People have mostly forgotten now, but Dave fucking Stieb could make the ball talk if he wanted to.
And of course, the great Harvey Haddix and the tale of 12-inning perfect game (lost to an error, walk and a homer in the 13th). I'm sure most of you are aware of this one.
Just a few other stories that are equally (and in Haddix's case more impressive), but wouldn't make such a list.
posted by WeedyMcSmokey at 06:46 PM on April 18, 2010
first pitcher whose first name begins with the letter U to throw a no-hitter.
Ugueth Urbina once tried to toss a no-survivors/ no witnesses gem on his farm in Venezuela.
posted by beaverboard at 06:49 PM on April 18, 2010
Important footnotes to above:
Stieb's no-hitters were both broken up with two outs and two strikes.
Haddix's walk was an intentional walk to Hank Aaron.
Ahhhhh baseball. Ain't it just great!
posted by WeedyMcSmokey at 07:09 PM on April 18, 2010
Hey, I did this as well. Was your link about Jimenez's no-hitter too? Mine went to this article in The Denver Post.