Posted by:
Anonymous on
May 15, 2007 at
3:37PM EST
Fenway Park has had some unusual event this season. Four consecutive home runs against the Yankees, some of the largest crowds of all time and on Monday night, the first complete game this season by a Red Sox pitcher. As a matter of fact the nine innings pitched by Dice K was only the 20th complete game pitched in the entire major leagues this season. Somewhere pitchers of yesterday are chuckling. For instance former Sox hurler Cy Young tossed 41 complete games in 1902. The Bambino, Babe Ruth, threw 35 complete games for the Sox in 1917. Mel Parnell had 27 of them in 1949, Jim Lonborg had 18 in 1967, Luis Tiant was on the hill for 25 complete games in 1974. The Rocket, Roger Clemens had 18 complete games in 1987 and Pedro Martinez started and finished 7 games in 2000. Since that year there have not been more than 3 complete games thrown by any Sox pitcher. So when you marvel at Dice K’s night, tip you cap to those who spent far more time soaking their arm in a tub of ice after a game.