Joseph Franklin Niekro was an American professional baseball pitcher. During a 22-year baseball career,he pitched from 1967 to 1988 for seven different teams,primarily for the Houston Astros.
In baseball,a no-hitter or no-hit game is a game in which a team does not record a hit through conventional methods. Major League Baseball (MLB) officially defines a no-hitter as a completed game in which a team that batted in at least nine complete innings recorded no hits. A pitcher who prevents the opposing team from achieving a hit is thereby said to have "thrown a no-hitter". In most cases,no-hitters are recorded by a single pitcher who throws a complete game;one thrown by two or more pitchers is a combined no-hitter.
Carlos Alberto Zambrano Matos,nicknamed "Big Z" or "El Toro",is a Venezuelan former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 2001 to 2012 for the Chicago Cubs and Miami Marlins. Zambrano,who stands 6 feet 4 inches (1.93 m) and weighs 275 pounds (125 kg),was signed by the Cubs as a free agent in 1997 and made his debut in 2001.
Lee Arthur Smith is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played 18 years in Major League Baseball (MLB) for eight teams. Serving mostly as a relief pitcher during his career,he was a dominant closer,was the first pitcher to reach 400 saves,and held the major league record for career saves from 1993 until 2006,when Trevor Hoffman passed his total of 478. He was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame as part of the class of 2019 by the Today's Game Era Committee.
Selva Lewis Burdette,Jr. was an American right-handed starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played primarily for the Boston / Milwaukee Braves. The team's top right-hander during its years in Milwaukee,he was the Most Valuable Player of the 1957 World Series,leading the franchise to its first championship in 43 years,and the only title in Milwaukee history. An outstanding control pitcher,his career average of 1.84 walks per nine innings pitched places him behind only Robin Roberts (1.73),Greg Maddux (1.80),Carl Hubbell,(1.82) and Juan Marichal (1.82) among pitchers with at least 3,000 innings since 1920.
Robert Andrew Veale is an American former professional baseball player and coach. He played in Major League Baseball as a left-handed pitcher from 1962 through 1974 for the Pittsburgh Pirates and Boston Red Sox.
Richard Joseph Hill,nicknamed "Dick Mountain",is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chicago Cubs,Baltimore Orioles,Boston Red Sox,Cleveland Indians,Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim,New York Yankees,Oakland Athletics,Los Angeles Dodgers,Minnesota Twins,Tampa Bay Rays,New York Mets,Pittsburgh Pirates,and San Diego Padres. He has played during each MLB season from 2005 through 2024.
Richard William Tidrow was an American professional baseball pitcher and the senior vice president of player personnel and senior advisor to the general manager for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Jonathan Tyler Lester is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Boston Red Sox,Oakland Athletics,Chicago Cubs,Washington Nationals,and St. Louis Cardinals. Less than two years after being diagnosed with lymphoma,Lester started and won the final game of the 2007 World Series for the Red Sox and,in May 2008,pitched a no-hitter against the Kansas City Royals. He helped lead the Red Sox to another championship in 2013,and he won the 2016 World Series with the Cubs. Lester started the opening game of a playoff series 12 times,which was a record for the most in baseball history until Justin Verlander passed him in 2023.
Lonnie Warneke,nicknamed "The Arkansas Hummingbird",was a Major League Baseball player,Major League umpire,county judge,and businessman from Montgomery County,Arkansas,whose career won-loss record as a pitcher for the Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals (1937–42) was 192–121.
Howard John Ehmke was an American baseball pitcher. He played professional baseball for 16 years from 1914 to 1930,including 15 seasons in Major League Baseball for the Buffalo Blues (1915),Detroit Tigers,Boston Red Sox (1923–1926),and Philadelphia Athletics (1926–1930).
Fred Toney was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball for the Chicago Cubs,Cincinnati Reds,New York Giants and St. Louis Cardinals from 1911 to 1923. His career record was 139 wins,102 losses,and a 2.69 earned run average. Toney twice won 20 games in a season and also led the National League in saves in 1918.
Raymond Leonard Culp Jr. is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Phillies (1963–1966),Chicago Cubs (1967),and Boston Red Sox (1968–1973).
Perce Leigh "Pat" Malone was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball who played from for the Chicago Cubs (1928–1934) and New York Yankees (1935–1937). Listed at 6 feet 0 inches (1.83 m) and 200 pounds (91 kg),Malone batted left-handed and threw right-handed. He played for four pennant winners and two World Series champions.
The 1998 Major League Baseball season ended with the New York Yankees sweeping the San Diego Padres in the World Series,after they had won a then AL record 114 regular season games. The Yankees finished with 125 wins for the season,which remains the MLB record.
The 1990 Major League Baseball season saw the Cincinnati Reds upset the heavily favored Oakland Athletics in the World Series,for their first title since 1976.
The 1960 Major League Baseball season was played from April 12 to October 13,1960. It was the final season contested by 16 clubs and the final season that a 154-game schedule was played in both the American League and the National League. The AL began using the 162-game schedule the following season,with the NL following suit in 1962.
Jacob Joseph Arrieta is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Baltimore Orioles,Chicago Cubs,Philadelphia Phillies,and San Diego Padres.
Craig Michael Kimbrel is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Atlanta Braves,San Diego Padres,Boston Red Sox,Chicago Cubs,Chicago White Sox,Los Angeles Dodgers,Philadelphia Phillies,and Baltimore Orioles. He is a nine-time All-Star,two-time Reliever of the Year,and a 2018 World Series champion.
Wade Allen Miley is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Arizona Diamondbacks,Boston Red Sox,Seattle Mariners,Baltimore Orioles,Milwaukee Brewers,Houston Astros,Cincinnati Reds,and Chicago Cubs.
