Tuesday, January 1, 2019

Roy Halladay No-hitter related stats

The late, great Roy Halladay, my all-time favorite pitcher, has thrown two no-hitter's. One was a perfect game and one was in the playoffs. Both were for the Phillies.

Below is a list of his regular season outings where he carried a no-hitter at least 5 innings:

1. 9 innings (also perfect game)
 - Date: May 29, 2010
 - Opponent: Marlins
 - Final out: Ronny Paulino grounded out to 3rd.
 - Final line: 9 innings, 0 hits, 0 ER, 11 K's, 115 pitches, Winning pitcher, Phillies won 1-0.
 - Video link of final out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMDlm2necNo
 - Video link of Halladay's outing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7HSNsFyRJhk

2. 8 2/3 innings (second career start)
 - Date: September 27, 1998
 - Opponent: Tigers
 - Broken up by Bobby Higginson
 - Hit: Opposite field pinch-hit home run
 - Final line: 9 innings, 1 hit, 1 ER, 8 K's, 95 pitches, Winning pitcher, Jays won 2-1.
 - Video link of Halladay's outing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqtzmTHHZlA

3. 7 2/3 innings
 - Date: October 5, 2001
 - Opponent: Indians
 - Broken up by Travis Fryman
 - Hit: Line drive single to center
 - Final line: 9 innings, 2 hits, 0 ER, 8 K's, 83 pitches, Winning pitcher, Jays won 5-0.

3. 7 2/3 innings
 - Date: September 6, 2003
 - Opponent: Tigers
 - Broken up by Kevin Witt
 - Hit: Double on a fly ball to deep center
 - Final line: 10 innings, 3 hits, 0 ER, 5 K's, 99 pitches, Winning pitcher, Jays won 1-0.
- Video link of Halladay's outing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3yksDc5Xd8

5. 5 1/3 innings (also perfect game)
 - Date: September 24, 2001
 - Opponent: Indians
 - Broken up by Einar Diaz
 - Hit: Double on a line drive to deep left
 - Final line: 6 1/3 innings, 3 hits, 0 ER, 6 K's, 92 pitches, No decision, Jays won 3-2.


5. 5 1/3 innings (also perfect game)
 - Date: August 20, 2006
 - Opponent: Orioles
 - Broken up by Brandon Fahey
 - Hit: Single
 - Final line: 7 innings, 4 hits, 2 ER, 2 K's, 99 pitches, Winning pitcher, Jays won 9-2.


5. 5 1/3 innings 
 - Date: September 4, 2009
 - Opponent: Yankees
 - Broken up by Ramiro Pena
 - Hit: Double down the right field line
 - Final line: 9 innings, 1 hit, 0 ER, 9 K's, 111 pitches, Winning pitcher, Jays won 6-0.
- Video link of Halladay's outing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_p_jZtbaRc

5. 5 1/3 innings 
 - Date: September 30, 2009 (his final Blue Jays start and 4th complete game of the month)
 - Opponent: Red Sox
 - Broken up by Joey Gathright
 - Hit: Single to short left
 - Final line: 9 innings, 3 hits, 0 ER, 6 K's, 100 pitches, Winning pitcher, Jays won 12-0.
- Video link of Halladay's outing: https://www.mlb.com/gameday/blue-jays-vs-red-sox/2009/09/30/246566?#game_state=final,lock_state=final,game_tab=videos,game=246566

9. 5 innings (perfect game) 
 - Date: June 7, 2002
 - Opponent: Rockies
 - Broken up by Benny Agbayani
 - Hit: Line drive double to deep right center
 - Final line: 9 innings, 2 hits, 0 ER, 4 K's, 106 pitches, Winning pitcher, Jays won 8-0.

9. 5 innings 
 - Date: May 8, 2006
 - Opponent: Angels
 - Broken up by Tommy Murphy
 - Hit: Line drive double to deep left
 - Final line: 9 innings, 4 hits, 1 ER, 6 K's, 98 pitches, Winning pitcher, Jays won 4-1.



Longest no hit outing by team

- Blue Jays: 9 2/3 innings; see his second longest regular season outing listed above.
- Phillies: See his perfect game outing listed above and no-hitter playoff outing below.

Longest no hit outing in the playoffs

- 9 innings on October 6, 2010 against the Reds in the NLDS (his first career playoff start and the 2nd no-hitter in MLB playoff history).
- Final out: Brandon Phillips groundout to the catcher.
 - Final line: 9 innings, 0 hits, 0 ER, 8 K's, 104 pitches, Winning pitcher, Phillies won 4-0.
 - Video link of final out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Ju2p-UrBkc
 - Video link of Halladay's outing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWgTPms9-Jo


First major league start

His first major league start was for the Blue Jays on September 20, 1998 where he pitched 1/3 innings before giving up a double to Quentin McCracken.