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kairos12

(13,706 posts) Thu May 20, 2021, 04:16 PM May 2021

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Only one pitcher in MLB History threw no-hitters in 4 consecutive seasons.

Last edited Thu May 20, 2021, 07:55 PM - Edit history (1)

Sandy Koufax

Nolan Ryan had 3 seasons in a row.

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Only one pitcher in MLB History threw no-hitters in 4 consecutive seasons. (Original Post) kairos12 May 2021 OP

Ryan was my first thought as I tried to recollect if Koufax's... brush May 2021 #1

Yep, Mr. Ryan was my first guess too. yonder May 2021 #3

I followed Ryan's career pretty well and thought I would have known that if it was him. brewens May 2021 #4

And a perfect game in his last one... regnaD kciN May 2021 #2

brush

(61,033 posts)

1. Ryan was my first thought as I tried to recollect if Koufax's...

Reply to kairos12 (Original post)

Thu May 20, 2021, 04:25 PM

May 2021

brief peak even lasted for four years. Thanks for a good tidbit of baseball history.

yonder

(10,314 posts)

3. Yep, Mr. Ryan was my first guess too.

Reply to brush (Reply #1)

Thu May 20, 2021, 04:38 PM

May 2021

brewens

(15,359 posts)

4. I followed Ryan's career pretty well and thought I would have known that if it was him.

Reply to brush (Reply #1)

Thu May 20, 2021, 04:38 PM

May 2021

I asked myself the same thing about Koufax. I couldn't think of any others, even way back in baseball history. I have my own copy of Ted Burns Baseball.

regnaD kciN

(27,700 posts)

2. And a perfect game in his last one...

Reply to kairos12 (Original post)

Thu May 20, 2021, 04:36 PM

May 2021

...against a pitcher who himself only allowed one hit in a complete game (the only run in the game was unearned).

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