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Mark Buehrle pitches perfect game for White Sox

For several years in the 60's and 70's I was at Comiskey Park almost every Sunday the Sox were home. Only saw 1 no-hitter, by Joel Horlen in 1967. Can't imagine how it felt to be watching a perfect game. Feel kind of funny because for the last few years I always said even I could hit a foul ball off Buehrle, as he seems to just throw it up there. Really happy for him, a class act.
 
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Chico- I have been a bit more fortunate. I have seen 2 ho-hitters in person. The first baseball game my parents ever took me to was a no-hitter thrown by White Sox pitcher Bob Keegan (8-20-57). Then a couple years later, the first Cubs game I ever attended at Wrigley Field, was a no-hitter thrown by Don Cardwell (5-15-60), who was a pitcher for the Cardinals at that time.

But I do remember the Joel Horlen no-hitter on 9-10-1967. It was my first year at Bradley, and I remember listening on the radio from my dorm on campus.

Here is a list of all the no-hitters in MLB history
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_no-hitters
 
I listened to the Joe Horlen no-hitter driving back to Bradley thinking to myself, why didn't I just stay home a couple extra hours so I could see it on TV. But that was a fun drive!
 
tornado said:
6/27/57 the White Sox' Billy Pierce had a perfect game through 26 batters.
Then with 2 outs in the top of the 9th at Comiskey, pinch hitter Ed Fitzgerald dropped a double 2 inches inside the line, before Pierce retired the 28th batter.
Tough break for Billy Pierce...one of the closest near misses of a perfect game...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perfect_game
http://www.brainyhistory.com/events/1958/june_27_1958_120375.html
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Pretty sure I heard that game with the greatest announcer of all time, IMO, Bob Elson at the mike. No shouting just the facts. Had some great sayings. Like, It's a White Owl wallop and a box of White Owl cigars. By that time they had traded my idol. Know who it was?
 
Chico said:
Pretty sure I heard that game with the greatest announcer of all time, IMO, Bob Elson at the mike. No shouting just the facts. Had some great sayings. Like, It's a White Owl wallop and a box of White Owl cigars. By that time they had traded my idol. Know who it was?
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Nelie Fox, Lou Apolreseo , Jimmy Peirsall, Meni Manoso if not one of those, then it had to be the knuckleball pitcher (lost for a name but can picture him) **** it:roll: Sorry but that is as close to correct spelling as I can get with the names:eek:
 
Minnie Minoso, Luis Aparicio, and Hoyt Wilhelm...unless you're thinking of Wilbur Wood who came along later
 
Beninator said:
I'm a bit of a fan of baseball history so I will go with an educated guess.


Chico Carrasquel
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Right on. I was going to give a clue that he played SS after Luke Appling and before Litttle Louie. Chico was probably one of the most underrated shortstops of all time. At one time he held the record for most chances without an error.
 
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