PAXTON, SCHERZER AND SAINTS’ WILHELMSEN ALL PART OF INDY NO-HIT HISTORY
Source: American Association News
Independent Baseball Chatter – by Bob Wirz James Paxton’s no-hitter for the Seattle Mariners at Toronto Tuesday night raised the question of how many other pitchers who have spent even one day in the American Association have been involved in a major league no-no. For that matter, how many who have played in any Independent league have done so in the majors dating all the way back to the modern-day start in 1993. Photo: (Nick Turchiaro, USA TODAY Sports) James Paxton celebrates his no-hitter against Toronto Paxton and Washington’s Max Scherzer seem to go down as the two pitchers from the American Association with a no-hitter–Scherzer has two–and our extensive records indicate only one other onetime Indy hurler was part of such a gem. Wouldn’t you know, that pitcher is in the league today, hoping to revive his significant major league career. The mystery man? Right-hander Tom Wilhelmsen, who already has appeared in 344 major league games, including two starts, with 68 career saves plus a 14-15 record. He has a respectable 3.53 earned run average with Paxton’s Mariners plus Texas and Arizona and saved 53 games for Seattle in one two-year stretch, with 29 in 2012 and 24…
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