Mark Buehrle throws a perfect game

93Devil · Jul 25, 2009

WaylonJennings said:

Simon_Cowbell said:

Buehrle has a long way to go just to be in Kevin Brown territory.

And Brown, despite being jobbed for the 1996 Cy by the writers and being one of my favorites, doesn't belong in the hall
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It's pretty crazy how Kevin Brown went from being a finesse pitcher to a power/high strikeout guy in early-to-mid-thirties.

I wonder how ever he might have done that?
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I wonder if he pitched for Texas?

Sea Bass · Jul 25, 2009

buckweaver said:

Oh, and because Waylon and I were discussing Billy Pierce on another thread, I thought I'd post this list. Pretty interesting, I think:

All Perfect Games Broken Up with Two Out in the Ninth (with single unless
otherwise noted)
7/4/1908—George Wiltse, NY Giants vs. Philadelphia Phillies, (hit George
McQuillen with pitch; Wiltse finished with a 10-inning no-hitter)
8/5/1932—Tommy Bridges, Detroit vs. Washington, Dave Harris
6/27/1958—Billy Pierce, Chicago White Sox vs. Washington, Ed FitzGerald
(2B)
9/2/1972—Milt Pappas, Chicago Cubs vs. San Diego, Larry Stahl (walk; Pappas
finished with a no-hitter)
4/15/1983—Milt Wilcox, Detroit at Chicago White Sox, Jerry Hairston
5/2/1988—Ron Robinson, Cincinnati vs. Montreal, Wallace Johnson
8/4/1989—Dave Stieb, Toronto vs. New York Yankees, Roberto Kelly (2B)
4/20/1990—Brian Holman, Seattle vs. Oakland, Ken Phelps (HR)
9/2/2001—Mike Mussina, New York Yankees at Boston, Carl Everett
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(Compiled by SABR member Stew Thornley.)
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Watching Stieb lose that perfect game almost brought a teenaged Sea Bass to tears.

IIRC, Stieb had no-hitters broken up in the ninth on four occasions. This one, the two Double J mentioned, plus one at Chicago in the mid-80's. Rudy Law led off the 9th with a home run, and the next batter hit one out too (it might have been Vance Law).

EDIT - the one against the White Sox was Aug 24, 1985 and it was Rudy Law and Bryan Little who led off the ninth with bombs.

Van Lingle Mungo · Jul 26, 2009

Buehrle's the type of pitcher who stands a good chance of piling up value in his supposed decline years like Jamie Moyer. I wouldn't bet on it -- especially if he doesn't want to stay in the game as long as he can -- but it's not out of the question. Hell, he already throws the fifth-slowest fastball in the league (and the fifth-lowest percentage of fastballs), so it's entirely possible that he's set for a extended third act.

He doesn't get any credit for the World Series, but his performance in ALCS Game 2 changed the course of the postseason for that Sox team. He would've pitched in the 10th inning had the Pierzynski play not happened. He's fine, postseason-wise.

Plus, you gotta think Buehrle will get some support from the writers for helping them make deadline.

Simon_Cowbell · Jul 26, 2009

Sea Bass said:

buckweaver said:

Oh, and because Waylon and I were discussing Billy Pierce on another thread, I thought I'd post this list. Pretty interesting, I think:

All Perfect Games Broken Up with Two Out in the Ninth (with single unless
otherwise noted)
7/4/1908—George Wiltse, NY Giants vs. Philadelphia Phillies, (hit George
McQuillen with pitch; Wiltse finished with a 10-inning no-hitter)
8/5/1932—Tommy Bridges, Detroit vs. Washington, Dave Harris
6/27/1958—Billy Pierce, Chicago White Sox vs. Washington, Ed FitzGerald
(2B)
9/2/1972—Milt Pappas, Chicago Cubs vs. San Diego, Larry Stahl (walk; Pappas
finished with a no-hitter)
4/15/1983—Milt Wilcox, Detroit at Chicago White Sox, Jerry Hairston
5/2/1988—Ron Robinson, Cincinnati vs. Montreal, Wallace Johnson
8/4/1989—Dave Stieb, Toronto vs. New York Yankees, Roberto Kelly (2B)
4/20/1990—Brian Holman, Seattle vs. Oakland, Ken Phelps (HR)
9/2/2001—Mike Mussina, New York Yankees at Boston, Carl Everett
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(Compiled by SABR member Stew Thornley.)
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Watching Stieb lose that perfect game almost brought a teenaged Sea Bass to tears.

IIRC, Stieb had no-hitters broken up in the ninth on four occasions. This one, the two Double J mentioned, plus one at Chicago in the mid-80's. Rudy Law led off the 9th with a home run, and the next batter hit one out too (it might have been Vance Law).
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One was on a nasty bad-hop single to 2B IIRC

Sea Bass · Jul 26, 2009

Simon_Cowbell said:

Sea Bass said:

buckweaver said:

Oh, and because Waylon and I were discussing Billy Pierce on another thread, I thought I'd post this list. Pretty interesting, I think:

All Perfect Games Broken Up with Two Out in the Ninth (with single unless
otherwise noted)
7/4/1908—George Wiltse, NY Giants vs. Philadelphia Phillies, (hit George
McQuillen with pitch; Wiltse finished with a 10-inning no-hitter)
8/5/1932—Tommy Bridges, Detroit vs. Washington, Dave Harris
6/27/1958—Billy Pierce, Chicago White Sox vs. Washington, Ed FitzGerald
(2B)
9/2/1972—Milt Pappas, Chicago Cubs vs. San Diego, Larry Stahl (walk; Pappas
finished with a no-hitter)
4/15/1983—Milt Wilcox, Detroit at Chicago White Sox, Jerry Hairston
5/2/1988—Ron Robinson, Cincinnati vs. Montreal, Wallace Johnson
8/4/1989—Dave Stieb, Toronto vs. New York Yankees, Roberto Kelly (2B)
4/20/1990—Brian Holman, Seattle vs. Oakland, Ken Phelps (HR)
9/2/2001—Mike Mussina, New York Yankees at Boston, Carl Everett
Click to expand...

(Compiled by SABR member Stew Thornley.)
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Watching Stieb lose that perfect game almost brought a teenaged Sea Bass to tears.

IIRC, Stieb had no-hitters broken up in the ninth on four occasions. This one, the two Double J mentioned, plus one at Chicago in the mid-80's. Rudy Law led off the 9th with a home run, and the next batter hit one out too (it might have been Vance Law).
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One was on a nasty bad-hop single to 2B IIRC
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Yeah, off the bat of Julio Franco.

JakeandElwood · Jul 26, 2009

It's being replayed on MLB Network now.

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