Sentences with phrase «major league history»

In 2010, he threw the 20th perfect game in major league history.

Davey Lopes, whose.831 base - stealing percentage was the highest in major league history entering the season, studies opposing pitchers to the point where he can tell which finger they might employ to banish an offending mote from an eye.

Miami Marlins outfielder Ichiro Suzuki tripled in the seventh inning against Chris Rusin of the Colorado Rockies on Sunday, becoming the 30th player in major league history with 3,000 career hits.

Nava became only the fourth player in major league history to hit a grand slam in his first at bat and the second to do it on the first pitch.

We had three 100 - win teams — the Los Angeles Dodgers, Cleveland Indians, and Houston Astros — for just the sixth time in major league history and the first time since 2003.

9 No - decisions for Astros righthander Shawn Chacon in his first nine starts, the longest decisionless streak to start a season in major league history.

Shortly after taking the picture for the card below, Vic Wertz took one of the most famous swings in major league history, clobbering a ball in the first game of the 1954 World Series.

Horn, however, will probably finish with one more triple than the White Sox's George Bell, who, with one week to play, was on the verge of becoming the only player in major league history to go three consecutive 500 - at bat seasons without one.

On April 21, the Pirates became the first team in major league history to come from five runs behind to win a game in the bottom half of an extra inning.

Johnny Bench became the 41st player in major league history to hit 300 homers when he clouted his 13th of the season against the Mets.

Otani is just 22 now, and will be 23 when Nippon posts him to MLB next year, which will make him one of the most coveted free agents in major league history.

Only one other team in major league history has achieved the dubious feat of going from worst to first to worst in its league in so short a time — the St. Louis Browns during the World War II era.

The four - time All - Star has averaged 134 starts behind the plate in the last four years, and counting the postseason set a major league record with 2,725 innings caught in 2014 - 2015 with the Royals, the most ever by a catcher in a two - year span in major league history.

Later that season, he threw a no - hitter in Game 1 of the NLDS, only the second postseason no - hitter in major league history.

It was only the second postseason game in major league history to be won by a team that had trailed by more than two runs entering the ninth.

And according to General Manager Peter Bavasi, the Blue Jays took in more money before the season opened than any team has in major league history, about $ 7 million from the sale of 8,500 season tickets, radio and television time and an appalling array of decals, posters, T shirts, caps, books and even a hit record.

Stanton - literally anyone - Judge is one of the most compelling, hilarious outfields in major league history, and we should support the idea behind it.

His teammate Gary Sanchez tied a record last season for fastest to 20 career home runs in major league history, only to have Los Angeles Dodgers rookie Cody Bellinger break it this season.

Guillen became the first Latino manager in major league history to win a World Series.

In 1985, he received both the American League Rookie of the Year and «The Sporting News» Rookie of the Year awards, becoming only the third rookie shortstop in major league history to win a fielding title.