that must be a suicidal feeling if it indeed has happened before, you tell me
2007-04-18 18:33:08 · 19 answers · asked by tj m 1 in Sports ➔ Baseball
The Elias Sports Bureau didn't call Dave Steib the Murphy's Law of no-hitters for nothing.
In his second-last start of 1988, Steib got to two out in the 9th inning in a game played in Cleveland, when, with a 2-2 count, Julio Franco hit a ball that bounced way over Manny Lee's head for a single.
Six days later, in Toronto, against Baltimore, and again with 2 out in the 9th and a 2-2 count against him, Jim Traber, pinch hitting for Craig Worthington, hit a line drive over Fred McGriff's outstretched arm that fell in for a hit.
On August 4, 1989, having set down 26 straight batters, and with a 2-0 count on Roberto Kelly, Kelly hit a double to left field. To this day, I contend that if there had been a real left fielder out there, instead of George Bell, the game would have been over.
In his last column for 1989, a local (Toronto) sports writer had a wish list for a number of professoinal athletes. His wish for Dave Steib was the 27th out. Steib finally got that, in Cleveland, Sep 2, 1990.
Nolan Ryan had 5 no-no bids broken up in the 9th, and I think two of them were with 2 out.
For sens enforcer, wrong. That was Halladay's SECOND career appearance and start.
Michael C, imitation may be the sincerest form of flattery, but plagerism is another matter entirely. You've been reported for it.
2007-04-18 18:48:23 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Does anyone remember Jim Lonborg? It was his first career start and he had a perfect game going into the ninth, then some guy hit a long flyball to deep center field for any other center fielder this would have been a double, but not for Carl Yaztrsemski. Made made an amazing over the shoulder catch while doing a sort of backflip for the first out in the ninth. But then once there were two outs in the ninth Lonborg let up his first major league hit to end the no hitter.
2007-04-19 03:08:46 · answer #2 · answered by Tedwenn 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Brian Holman of the 1990 Seattle Mariners had a PERFECT game going into the 9th inning with 2 outs and in stepped Pinch Hitter Kenny Phelps of the Oakland Athletics. With the Mariners up I believe it was like 5-0 and Phelps hit a 2 out Solo HR to right and then Holman got the final out to get a 1 hitter.
2007-04-18 19:34:14 · answer #3 · answered by marinerfaninsandiego 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
This has happened lots of times! I remember Mario Soto of the Cincinnati Reds had a no hitter going with two outs in the bottom of the ninth with a 1-0 lead and George Hendrick of the St. Louis Cardinals hit a solo home run to tie the game! The Reds eventually won in extra innings! This was in the 80's.
2007-04-19 09:04:25 · answer #4 · answered by G.W. loves winter! 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not that bad, no more than giving up 1 hit in the 4th or 5th inning and realizing after the game how close you were. You still had a great game so the disappointment goes away pretty fast. The worst I have ever seen was a high school kid I coached who through a no hitter, walked 4 consecutive hitters and lost 1-0. I threw a Lou Piniella and was asked to leave prior to the end of the game.. but the umpire sucked on those calls and just took it away from a kid who had his best game. The next day I was devastated and that kid just told me that we should've scored more runs and it wouldn't have been a problem.
So if you only focus on the mistakes or the one mistake instead of the positives of what you accomplished, it makes a great game seem bad - but in reality good players think of how great they played and not the one play that got away.
2007-04-18 19:57:30 · answer #5 · answered by EnormusJ69 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
yes several times.It happened Friday night too I believe.The Phillies led the Reds 1-0 in the bottom of the 9th and gave up a HR. Then the Reds scored 1 more in the 10th to win 2-1.
2007-04-22 09:57:22 · answer #6 · answered by BEJEWELED 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Between 1961 and 2006, 31 no hitters with 2 outs were broken.
2007-04-18 23:28:52 · answer #7 · answered by gman 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh, I'm SURE it's happened a number of times... In FACT, I'll bet there are pitchers who've LOST games- who had no-hitters with two outs in the 9th... You talk about having a "Sinking Feeling..." :(
2007-04-18 18:42:09 · answer #8 · answered by Joseph, II 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Tom Seaver had a perfect game going against the Cubs and gave up a hit to Jimmy Qualls with 2 out in the 9th. I think it was back in 1969.
2007-04-18 18:38:38 · answer #9 · answered by Lefty 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I'll do you one better. 1959. Harvey haddix, Pittsburgh at Milwaukee.
He pitched 12 perfect innings, but the score was 0-0.
In the13th,Braves batting, 2 runners got on( error, walk), then Joe Adcock hit a 3 run homer, and harvey lost the game 3-0.
BUT, Joe Adcock passed a runner on base, which caused him to be out.
The score was later changed to be 1-0, and Adcock got credit for a double..
2007-04-18 20:19:17 · answer #10 · answered by TedEx 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋