(07-08-2023, 08:09 PM)PAsportsfan Wrote: No hitter
Houston vs Philly last year in WS.
Correct. Cristian Javier started, Abreu relieved for an inning, Montero relieved for another inning, Pressly closed it out.
Philly lost that one, but (hint) Philly won the other one. And it wasn't that long ago. And (hint #2), one of the two catchers who have caught four no-hitters caught that Philly no-hitter.
One more hint on the catcher. Here's a list of the 17 catchers who have caught three -- but not four -- no-hitters:
Alan Ashby (Astros, Ken Forsch, Nolan Ryan, Mike Scott)
Yogi Berra (Allie Reynolds 2x and Larsen's Perfect Game)
Roy Campanella (Carl Erskine 2x, Sal "The Barber" Maglie)
Bill Carrigan (Red Sox, Rube Foster, Dutch Leonard, Smoky Joe Wood)
Del Crandall (Milwaukee Braves, Jim Wilson, Burdette, Spahn)
Lou Criger (Boston Americans/Red Sox, Cy Young 2x, Bill Dineen)
Silver Flint (Chicago White Stockings, 1880-85, Larry Corcoran 2x, John Clarkson)
Jim Hegan (Indians, Don Black, Bob Lemon, Bob Feller)
Charles Johnson (Marlins, Al Leiter, Kevin Brown, A.J.Burnett)
Ed McFarland (1898 Red Donaue/Phillies, 1902 Nixey Callahan/Chisox, 1905 Frank Smith/Chisox)
Val Picinich (A's/Bullet Joe Bush, Senators/Walter Johnson, Red Sox/Howard Ehmke)
Buster Posey (Cain, Lincecum, Heston)
Wilson Ramos (Nationals, Scherzer 2x, Zimmermann)
Ray Schalk (1914-22, Chisox, Benz, Cicotte, Robertson)
Luke Sewell (1930s, Indians & Chisox, Ferrell, Kennedy, Dietrich)
Jeff Torborg (Koufax, Singer, Ryan)
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