On September 30 in the second game of the doubleheader, Buehrle pitched his final game of the season at Cleveland and he took the victory when the Sox shutout Cleveland 1–0. Buehrle struggled in the games following the perfect game and he did not achieve another win until September 7 against the Red Sox. After completing his perfect game, Buehrle had an 11–3 pitching record with a 3.28 ERA. On June 14, he hit the first and only home run of his career in a road game against the Milwaukee Brewers at Miller Park. Louis near his hometown, where he pitched a perfect third. His record stood at 9–3 before the All-Star break, and he was voted to the All-Star Game in Busch Stadium in St. Buehrle won five straight decisions to start the 2009 season. Mark Buehrle was the 2009 Opening Day starter, which he took the victory as the Sox beat the Royals 4–2.
This was the 16th no-hitter in White Sox history, the first one since Augwhen Wilson Álvarez threw one at Memorial Stadium against the Baltimore Orioles and first at home since Septemwhen Joel Horlen threw one against the Detroit Tigers. After allowing a walk to Sammy Sosa in the fifth inning and one out after a 3–1 pitch, and he was promptly picked off from first base while facing the next batter. In that game, he threw 106 pitches and faced 27 batters while allowing just one walk.
Cellular Field, Mark Buehrle threw his first career no-hitter. Then he made his first starting appearance on July 19, pitching seven innings while allowing six hits and two runs to Minnesota Twins. Buehrle made his major league debut on July 16, 2000, pitching one inning of relief while allowing a run to Milwaukee Brewers. Mark Buehrle was a 38th round pick and 1139th overall in 1998 draft pick by the White Sox. īackground 1998 Draft and Major League debut and the fourth, which meant the Rays tied the Dodgers as the only MLB franchise to allow three perfect games, being delivered by Félix Hernández on August 15, 2012.the third was pitched by Edwin Jackson of the Arizona Diamondbacks on J.the second was delivered by Dallas Braden of the Oakland Athletics on ( Mother's Day).Buehrle’s perfect game was to become the first of three perfect games and the first of four no-hitters allowed by the Rays in less than three years:
Cooper and Buerhle also shared the same uniform number of 56 and White Sox scoring line was 5-6-0 (five runs on six hits with no errors)Īt the time, the Rays were tied for the second-highest on-base percentage (.343) of any team, so they were one of the least likely to allow a perfect game. The umpire, Eric Cooper, who stood behind the plate for this perfect game was the same home plate umpire when Buehrle threw his first career no-hitter. Buehrle did this in the midst of setting a Major League record by retiring 45 consecutive batters over three games. He became the first pitcher to throw multiple no-hitters since Johnson. The previous occasion a White Sox pitcher threw a perfect game was on Apwhen Charlie Robertson pitched a perfecto against the Detroit Tigers at Navin Field (later known as Tiger Stadium) that was the fifth perfect game in MLB history.īuehrle also logged his second career no-hitter the first was against the Texas Rangers on April 18, 2007. The previous perfect game in MLB history was on when Randy Johnson of the Arizona Diamondbacks pitched a perfect game against the Atlanta Braves at Turner Field. It was the 18th perfect game and 263rd no-hitter in MLB history, second perfect game and 17th no-hitter in White Sox history. The game took place at US Cellular Field in Chicago in front of 28,036 fans, and occurred from 1:07 PM CT to 3:10 PM CT. On Thursday, July 23, 2009, Mark Buehrle of the Chicago White Sox pitched a perfect game against the Tampa Bay Rays.
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