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Johnson agreed to a four-year contract, with an option for a fifth year, for $52.4 million, with the Arizona Diamondbacks, a second-year franchise. [26] Johnson led the team to the playoffs that year on the strength of a 17–9 record and 2.48 ERA with 364 strikeouts, leading the majors in innings, complete games, and strikeouts.
Johnson's perfect game was the first in MLB since David Cone on July 18, 1999 for the New York Yankees, [8] and the first in the National League since Dennis Martínez of the Montreal Expos on July 28, 1991. [8] Johnson, who was 40 at the time, surpassed Cy Young as the oldest pitcher to throw a perfect game in MLB history. [2]
On March 24, 2001, Randy Johnson killed a bird with his sheer pitching ability.
Today marks the 21-year anniversary of one of the most improbable plays in baseball history. 21 years ago today, MLB all-time great Randy Johnson threw a pitch. That pitch wound up hitting a dove.
One of the most dramatic changes was the transition of the pitcher's delivery from an underhand motion to an overhanded throw. [1] Before the American Civil War, the pitcher's role was to initiate the action by offering an underhanded throw to the batter, in much the same way that a basketball referee offers up a jump ball to begin play. [1]
There were no hitters Vida Blue specifically looked forward to pitching against. Not even Hank Aaron, who broke Babe Ruth’s home run record in 1974, was truly of interest. ... Randy Johnson, Roy ...
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Sandy Koufax was the first pitcher to record three 300-strikeout seasons, including the National League record (and then-MLB record) of 382 in 1965. Rube Waddell's 349 strikeouts in 1904 were a modern MLB record for 62 years. He was also the first modern-era pitcher to record multiple 300-strikeout seasons, in 1903 and 1904.