...1917 have there been five no-hitters in a season by mid-June. The only year that came close was 1990, when Fernando Valenzuela and Dave Stewart each pitched no-hitters on June 29, the fourth and fifth of the season.Of the 22 perfect...
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...1917 have there been five no-hitters in a season by mid-June. The only year that came close was 1990, when Fernando Valenzuela and Dave Stewart each pitched no-hitters on June 29 - the fourth and fifth of the season.This year, Johan...
...Mathewson threw his fadeaway pitch that was later known as a screwball and thrown so effectively by Pedro Martinez and Fernando Valenzuela.Dickey, the New York Mets right-hander, baffles batters and sometimes his own catchers. He is the only current...
...four-year contract in June.He's the first Mexican-born pitcher to start in the World Series since the Dodgers' Fernando Valenzuela in 1981.Garcia's home-road splits were fairly drastic in the regular season, 9-4 and 2.55 at home with...
...high-kicking left-hander who has taken the baseball world by storm. "He's a cross between Vida Blue and Fernando (Valenzuela)," said Marlins infielder Mike Mordecai of his 21-year-old rookie teammate. "It's fun to watch some...
...appear at shortstop in 10 spring training games, playing 47 innings. - "Fernandomania" began 28 years ago when Fernando Valenzuela was pressed into service for the Dodgers on opening day when scheduled starter Jerry Reuss pulled a calf muscle...
...into the thick of the NL wild card race with an engaging flair that recalls such rookie pitching sensations as Fernando Valenzuela and Mark Fidrych. "He has kind of taken the baseball world by storm," Diamondbacks manager Bob Brenly says...
...combined 264 wins surpassing the Boston Braves' duo of Warren Spahn and Johnny Sain (207) and Dodgers teammates Fernando Valenzuela and Orel Hershiser (206) on the all-time list. Next up, three sets of Hall of Famers -- Cleveland's Bob...
...that jersey is retired. "I don't know why they gave me 99," he said. "I wanted 34." No. 34, worn by Fernando Valenzuela in the 1980s, isn't officially retired, but clubhouse manager Mitch Poole said: "In our hearts, it is...
...when the jagged end of a broken bat struck him in the throat while he was waiting in the on-deck circle. 1981 - Fernando Valenzuela of the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the St. Louis Cardinals 5-0 to tie a National League record of seven shutouts...
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