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leatherman
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With Matt Garza's no-hitter tonight, there have now been three 9 inning shutouts this year where the pitcher faced the minimum of 27 batters (Garza's only baserunner, a walk to Brennan Boesch in the second inning, was erased three pitches later when Ryan Rayburn grounded into a double play). The other two were obviously the perfect games by Roy Halladay and Dallas Braden.
The most 9 inning shutouts facing the minimum of 27 batters in one year occurred in 1988, with 4. The only perfect game that year was Tom Browning. Amazingly, 3 of these 4 shutouts occurred after September 15th: http://www.baseball-reference.com/play- ... reit/Au2Ya
As you can see, none of the other games were no-hitters.
In 1990, this happened three times: http://www.baseball-reference.com/play- ... reit/gYDZw
The only no-hitter was by Terry Mulholland. In his game, the lone baserunner reached on an error, and was erased on a double play.
These are the only years where this happened as many as three times. However, Mark Buehrle has done it three times himself: http://www.baseball-reference.com/play- ... reit/UAEQ2
The only other pitchers to have 2 such games: Sandy Koufax and Frank Hiller. Both of Koufax's games were no-hitters (one was a perfect game). Neither of Hiller's were no-hitters: one was a 2-hitter and the other was a 1-hitter.
David
The most 9 inning shutouts facing the minimum of 27 batters in one year occurred in 1988, with 4. The only perfect game that year was Tom Browning. Amazingly, 3 of these 4 shutouts occurred after September 15th: http://www.baseball-reference.com/play- ... reit/Au2Ya
As you can see, none of the other games were no-hitters.
In 1990, this happened three times: http://www.baseball-reference.com/play- ... reit/gYDZw
The only no-hitter was by Terry Mulholland. In his game, the lone baserunner reached on an error, and was erased on a double play.
These are the only years where this happened as many as three times. However, Mark Buehrle has done it three times himself: http://www.baseball-reference.com/play- ... reit/UAEQ2
The only other pitchers to have 2 such games: Sandy Koufax and Frank Hiller. Both of Koufax's games were no-hitters (one was a perfect game). Neither of Hiller's were no-hitters: one was a 2-hitter and the other was a 1-hitter.
David
